COME TO LIFE / Snow's Perfect State™ 5 SNOWMOBILING Combine the thrill of a high-speed ride with the beautiful scenery of the snowy alpine environment. It’s easy to find an an outfitter who can get you all the gear you need and guide you in the right direction. 4 FAT BIKING Also known as snow biking, fat biking allows exercise-zany Coloradans to keep their wheels spinning, no matter the season. Those fat tires keep you atop the snow, and though they aren’t built for speed, they can go just about anywhere. Many trails are open to fat bikers whenever there’s snow, but here are a few sure things. Rent/Tours/Trails: BootDoctors and Paragon Outdoors in Telluride Ski Haus and Wheels Bike Shop in Steamboat Springs Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash Golden Bike Shop Colorado Bike Service in Vail A Culture of Speed in Idaho Springs University Bicycles in Boulder Cycles of Life in Leadville Pagosa Mountain Sports Boneshaker Cycles in Buena Vista Front Range Ride Guides in Boulder Breck Bike Guides and Gold Run Nordic Center in Breckenridge Fat Bike Adventures in Fort Collins Durango Nordic Center Winter Park Resort Ski Broker in Fraser Latigo Ranch in Kremmling How-elsen Hill Nordic Center in Steamboat Springs Sunlight Mountain near Glenwood Springs More: COLORADO.com/SnowBiking Where to Go: Grand Lake Winter Park Leadville Monarch Buena Vista South Fork Steamboat Springs Breckenridge Grand Junction Glenwood Springs Kremmling Gunnison Crested Butte Pagosa Springs Meeker Creede Lake City Vail Copper Mountain Durango Telluride Estes Park Hayden Silverthorne Grand Junction More: COLORADO.com/Snowmobiling 6 WINTER COASTERS CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: FAT BIKING NEAR FRISCO, LISA SEAMAN; SNOWMOBILING NEAR SOUTH FORK, JEFF CRICCO; ROCKY MOUNTAIN COASTER, COPPER MOUNTAIN; CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING AT THE FRISCO NORDIC CENTER, TODD POWELL. These new ski-resort amenities take summer’s rollercoasters and winterize them, whizzing laughing passengers down hundreds of vertical, powdery feet, some with switchbacks and loops. Where to Go: Steamboat Purgatory Resort in Durango Snowmass Copper Mountain Breckenridge Vail 7 SNOWSHOEING & CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING Backcountry trails lead to fluffy-snow-covered valleys and peaceful stands of evergreen and aspen trees, where the only sounds you hear are chirping birds and your own heartbeat. Dozens of Nordic centers, including many at the ski resorts, are a great way to get started with rentals, trail maps and warming areas. For more intense endeavors, try a hut trip! Where to Go: Nordic centers in Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Keystone, Vail, Telluride, Aspen/ Snowmass, Tennessee Pass in Leadville, Frisco, Never Summer in Walden, Eldora (near Nederland), Gunnison, Beaver Creek and Grand Lake Vista Verde Ranch in Steamboat Springs TopAten Snowshoe & Nordic Area in Telluride Vail Nordic School Ski Granby Ranch in Granby Winter Park Resort Steamboat Resort Purgatory Resort in Durango Sunlight Mountain near Glenwood Springs Crown Mountain Park & Recreation District in El Jebel Latigo Dude Ranch in Kremmling More: COLORADO.com/NordicCenters & COLORADO.com/HutTrips 24 / 1-800-COLORADO
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