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Top Ten Active Baby-Boomer Vacations
Hiking in Colorado
Slopeside Ski
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Lumiere, Telluride, Colorado
Keystone Bike Park
Keystone, CO
The Uncrowded Mountain Town
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Rafting Colorado: Big Water Awaits
Record snowfall over the winter has obviously made for bomber ski conditions throughout Colorado. But what happens when all that snow melts? Paddlers know. Colorado will be blessed with one of the most epic whitewater seasons in recent memory.

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Trip Ideas

Winter Family Fun in Park City
Introduction
Big Mountain Magic: Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Top 10 Winter Family Getaways
Ski America's Newest Resort: Idaho's 700-Acre Tamarack Opens for Business
Vail: The King of Colorado Skiing
Whitewater Wanderlust: Paddling Utah's Colorado and Green Rivers

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Practical Advice

Rising to the Challenge
How do you learn to conquer a snow-covered mountain—and your fears? Simple. Go with Wyoming's Exum Mountain Guides, the leaders in mountaineering training.
How to Build a Snow Cave
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Ask ten people how to make a snow cave and you'll get ten different answers. Winter-survival expert Greg Davenport, 49, ends the debate. Here's his definitive guide to making a bomber backcountry bunker.
What Andrew McLean, Ski Mountaineer, Brings
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McLean, 47, is one of the world's most accomplished backcountry skiers, with first descents on every continent—and more than 100 total. This spring, he's off to Greenland for a few more. Here's what he's packing.
Playing It Safe
Tout, scam, trickery, pickpockets, or downright theft—any one of 'em can turn a trip of a lifetime into a lifelong lesson. Here's how to avoid bad experiences.
Fix a Busted Tire with a Buck
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Flatten your bike tire on a thorn and you can patch the inner tube or swap in a new one—no problem. Damage the tire itself (say, by tearing your sidewall on a sharp rock)—much bigger problem. Here's a quick field solution to keep you on the roll.

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GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

Rocky Mountain Multisport
The World Outdoors
from $2098, 6 days
Rocky Mountain National Park and surrounding wilderness areas are the showstoppers of the West! Emerald lakes, wildflower meadows and old growth...
Grand Teton - Yellowstone Multi-Sport
The World Outdoors
from $1698, 6 days
The pristine wilderness and rugged beauty of America's most beloved national parks--Grand Teton and Yellowstone--set the stage for our action-packed...
Canyonlands-Arches Multi-Sport
The World Outdoors
from $1598, 6 days
Prepare for the ultimate adventure getaway of non-stop excitement. Set in the heart of southeast Utah's dramatic Canyon Country, this multi-sport...
Bar W Guest Ranch Winter Package
Bar W Guest Ranch
from $382, 7 days
Whether you want to ski all day or half a day and ride half a day in the mountains (weather permitting) or in the arena - it's up to you. Come spend your winter vacation at Montana's Bar W Guest Ranch! ......
Yellowstone & Teton National Park: Best of the West
Austin Lehman Adventures
from $2598, 6 days
Peppered with soaring spires, snaking rivers and steaming mud vents, Wyoming is home to two of our nation's most renowned national parks: Grand Teton and Yellowstone. Austin-Lehman Adventures offer the best of both worlds. ......

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Gear

What You Need: Ski Mountaineering
The gear you need to strap on, pack up, wear, and shed to get up—and back down—a serious mountain.
Gear of the Year
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Wilier Triestina Izoard
Women's Road Biking
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Race Upgrades
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KTM Adventure 990
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Fitness

Four Steps to Peak Agility
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Without agility, working out is just bodybuilding.
Cutting-Edge Sports Gear
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The athletic equipment that made the cut for our second annual celebration of the best in design and technology.
Revolutionary New Gear
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Outside's guide to the best new concepts in gear, garb, human performance, and green.
Are the Mountains Killing Your Brain?
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Alarming new science shows that thin air can wreck brain cells—at lower altitudes than you'd think. Here's how to protect yourself.
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Attractions

Eagle Bahn Gondola

Lionshead Cir
Vail, Colorado 81657

Description: Eagle Bahn Gondola is Vail Valley's only gondola, and provides the most comfortable passage up Vail... Read More

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Sheri Griffith Expeditions

Moab
P.O. 1324
Moab, Utah 84532

Description: Adventurous rafting expeditions head down raging waters and tranquil sections of the Colorado and... Read More

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Holy Cross Wilderness
Minturn, Colorado

Description: Named for a snow-filled crevice on its northeast face that forms a distinct cross, the mountain towers 14,000 feet over Rocky Mountain National Park. ... Read More

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