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 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: Tomichi Cycles in Gunnison 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 Full Cycle and Front Range Ride Guides in Boulder Cycles of Life in Leadville Pagosa Mountain Sports Boneshaker Cycles in Buena Vista Breck Bike Guides, Ridden and Gold Run Nordic Center in Breckenridge Front Range Ride Guides in Fort Collins Durango Nordic Center Winter Park Resort and Snow Mountain Ranch Ute Mountaineer in Aspen Latigo Ranch in Kremmling Howelsen Hill Nordic Center in Steamboat Springs More: COLORADO.com/SnowBiking Where to Go: Almont Grand Lake Winter Park Leadville Monarch Buena Vista South Fork Steamboat Springs Brecken-ridge 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 Cedaredge More: COLORADO.com/Snowmobiling 6 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 CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: FAT BIKING NEAR SALIDA, MILES/LISA SEAMAN; SNOWMOBILING NEAR SILVERTON, JIM DAVID; INFERNO MOUNTAIN COASTER, PURGATORY RESORT; SNOWSHOEING AT SNOW MOUNTAIN RANCH NORDIC CENTER NEAR WINTER PARK, MILES/LISA SEAMAN. WINTER COASTERS 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 Vallecito Lake, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Keystone, Vail, Telluride, Aspen/Snowmass, Tennessee Pass in Leadville, Frisco, Telluride, Never Summer in Walden, Eldora (near Nederland), Gunnison, Beaver Creek, Silverthorne and Grand Lake Vista Verde Ranch in Steamboat Springs Vail Nordic School Ski Granby Ranch in Granby Winter Park Resort Steamboat Resort Purgatory Resort in Durango Sunlight Mountain near Glenwood Springs Latigo Dude Ranch in Kremmling More: COLORADO.com/NordicCenters & COLORADO.com/HutTrips 24 / 1-800-COLORADO
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