COME TO LIFE / Pick-Your-Passion Itineraries 1 WEEKEND, MANY SKI MOUNTAINS Get a real taste for winter living by sampling a few ski resorts during your stay. These are close enough to experience in just a couple days. X Breckenridge, Keystone & Arapahoe Basin: 20 miles; the free Summit Stage bus runs between the resorts X Crested Butte & Monarch: 74 miles X Aspen, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk & Snowmass: 8 miles X Vail & Beaver Creek: 13 miles X Winter Park & Ski Granby Ranch: 21 miles X Steamboat & Howelsen Hill: 4 miles Denver X Copper Mountain & Ski Cooper (Leadville): 31 miles X Silverton, Hesperus & Purgatory (Durango): 30 miles Howelsen Hill Steamboat 40 Ski Granby Ranch 131 Copper Mountain Vail Winter Park Arapahoe Basin CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: PURGATORY RESORT; VAIL, JASON LEWANDOWSKI; SKI SCHOOL, ASPEN SNOWMASS. 70 Buttermilk Snowmass Crested Butte Beaver Creek Ski Cooper Aspen Aspen Highlands Keystone Breckenridge 25 Monarch 50 550 Silverton You can also plan your ski trip according to what resorts are included in various multimountain passes available. Check each resort’s website for information — and plan ahead, as many are discounted through July for the coming season. Still looking for options? See what makes the smaller spots so special at COLORADO.com/HiddenSkiHotSpots . WANT MORE? Learn about all 27 Colorado ski resorts on page 23. Purgatory 160 Hesperus 84 / COLORADO.COM
Colorado Official State Vacation Guide 2018: Page 84
