COME TO LIFE Rocky Mountain National Park Ice Skating Glide into Skate in the Park at Acacia Park in downtown Colorado Springs, where you can capture the perfect holiday-card photo amid twinkling lights and festive decorations. Or tighten up your skates, throw on a scarf and head to Evergreen Lake . When frozen over, it becomes a clean sheet of ice, ideal for perfecting your crossovers in a winter scene easily mistaken for the North Pole. Keystone Resort also has a dedicated skating rink, so you can hop off the slopes and spend the evening carving the ice with the picture-perfect pinnacle backdrop. guide you through a wonderland of snowcapped alps and frosty stands of aspens. Choose romance with Golden Horseshoe , where you and your special someone are whisked through the enchanting forests of Breckenridge while you snuggle up under blankets and enjoy marshmallowy hot cocoas. Snow Tubing Hop into a tube and hold on tight at Colorado Adventure Park in Fraser to spend the day flying down the pillowy lift-served runs, each tailored to a different speed. Then sit by their fire pits to roast some gooey s’mores. In Steamboat Springs, travel to Tube Howelson , the hometown ski hill that hosts the town’s annual Winter Carnival, complete with ring-of-fire jumps, ski dancing and a spectacular fireworks display. Looking for an evening activity? Try night tubing at Echo Mountain in Idaho Springs, where you can listen to music and slide under the stars. This electrifying winter activity is easy to pick up and ideal for all ages. Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash Sleigh Rides Winter brings lovely weather for a sleigh ride together. Don’t miss 2 Below Zero sleigh rides in Frisco. Here, evening visitors are drawn up to a lantern-lit heated tent in the backcountry, where you can feast on a hearty three-course meal and an acoustic performance. Or dash through the snow in Aspen, all the way to Pine Creek Cookhouse , where cowpokes 32 1-800-COLORADO LEFT TO RIGHT: ANDREW MAGUIRE; DEVIL’S THUMB RANCH
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