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Feature Articles

Slopeside Ski
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Lumiere, Telluride, Colorado
Ménage à Quatre
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Let Cancún have the crowds. Four spots that lend style to spring debauchery.
GORP - Curecanti National Recreation Area - Colorado - Winter Sports
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GORP - Skiing and Other Snowsports - Sawtooth National Recreation Area, Idaho
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Trip Ideas

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Top 10 Winter Family Getaways
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Go Big in Dude Ranch Country
Top Denver Day Trips & Overnighters: Grand County (67 miles)

Practical Advice

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.
Welcome to Home Rental Country: The Refuge of the Un-Hotel
Take the brand-name anonymity out of your next foray into the vacation world by getting the scoop on finding the best homes away from home.

GORPtravel Adventure Trips & Guided Tours

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! ......
Vista Verde Ranch Winter Program
Vista Verde Ranch
from $1315, 7 days
Vista Verde turns into to "Vista Blanca" as the snow falls in winter and offers a variety of fun ways to enjoy this beautiful part of the West. ...
Lone Mountain Ranch Nordic Skiing Package
Lone Mountain Ranch
from $2245, 8 days
Lone Mountain Ranch has a rich heritage of providing top quality cross country skiing vacations for over 29 years. Our close proximity to the Big Sky...
Winter Women's Camp at Lone Mountain Ranch
Lone Mountain Ranch
from $1750, 7 days
Come join us for a positive, supportive learning experience that will boost your confidence on skis. You'll be able to experience the camaraderie of...
Ski Utah - Alta Backcountry Skiing
Alaska Mountain Guides
from $105, 12 days
Join Alaska Mountain Guides for a backcountry skiing trip in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. These mountains offer some of the best snow in the world...

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Gear

Nordic Skiing Gear Essentials
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Whatever your preference—classic or skate—we've got the goods for you
Trek: Camp Corsa Ice Ax
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Train: Atlas Run Snowshoe
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Easton Artica Backcountry Snowshoes
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The Right Snowshoe: MSR’s Lightning Ascent
Walk in stride—above the snow and doggie in tow—in one of the market’s best femme-specific designs

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Fitness

Winter, On Speed
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Make skate skiing part of the season's regimen and you'll start the year with fitness to spare
I'm With Stupid
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Brothers Tom (the good son) and Jerry (the bad seed) are about to join their fellow flatlanders for a zero-to-60 weekend of skiing and snowboarding at a skyscraping resort two miles above sea level. Watch as they confront the pitfalls of poor preparation, altitude sickness, dehydration, muscle fatigue, and draft beer. With this survival guide, we'll show you, with contrasting examples of smart strategies and boneheadedness, how to squeeze every inch of vertical out of trips to the high country.
Prewinter Jump Start
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Cold-weather battle plans from the nation's top fitness advisors
Who's the Fittest?
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Adventure Never Felt So Good
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Double Eagle Resort

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Attractions

Aspen Cross Country Center

Good For Snow Sports

39551 West Highway 82
Aspen, Colorado 81611

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Maroon Bells

Good For Snow Sports

Maroon Creek Rd.
Aspen, Colorado 81611

Description: Together, South and North Maroon Peak form Maroon Bells, or the "Deadly Bells"—consider the... Read More

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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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