Discover Some Top Ski Destinations in Colorado

The Snow-capped Mountains of Colorado, the Trees, and Streams and Lakes so Blue and Green, You'd Think Mother Nature was Fooling with Food Coloring

The Rocky Mountains - the first sight I saw when I drove into Colorado. My first drive in the mountains overwhelmed me. The snow-capped mountains of Colorado, the trees, and streams and lakes so blue and green, you'd think Mother Nature was fooling with food coloring.

Copper Mountain

On the drive up to Copper Mountain, I passed by some a couple resorts on the way,Arapahoe Basin and Ski Cooper. But Copper Mountain is considered by many of my friends as a local's mountain; although they have a ski school and beginner's terrain, I feel Copper tends to be frequented by us, Coloradans rather than out-of-state tourists. Unlike resorts like Vail or Winter Park, Copper tends to have fewer lines and shorter wait times, even at the height of tourist ski season (exceptions to this rule are during Holidays, which often experience long lift lines due to so many families just out to enjoy the skiing. Copper has a combination of green and blue runs, Copper's Superpipe, and its premier terrain park, Catalyst. Although virtually every lift at Copper can be directly skied to from the top of either the Eagle or the Flier, many tourists unfamiliar with the resort tend to funnel into Center Village.

Winter Park Resort

My family and I spent a few days just enjoying the resort, I found the resort to consists of three interconnected mountain peaks - Winter Park, Mary Jane, and Vasquez Ridge - which share a common lift ticket. Mary Jane, is known for its moguls, tree skiing, hidden huts and generally more difficult terrain. It encompasses the above-tree line terrain of Parsenn Bowl.

Winter Park is also home to the National Sports Center for the Disabled with its featured ski program. The vision for the NSCD program is "to provide skiers of all levels the opportunity to achieve their dreams and goals through skiing."

Beaver Creek Resort