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Calling all Seniors who love to ski

If you are a senior – over 70 years old and you love to ski, then Ski Cooper has a deal for you!  Come spend the day at Ski Cooper on January 6th and 20th and your lift ticket for the full day will be only $14 ! If you are a senior aged 55[continue reading...]



25th Annual Musicfest at Steamboat Springs

Steamboat MusicFest– now in it’s 25th year,  is the  festival that brings the finest Texas and Americana music to the snow swept Colorado Rockies to celebrate a full week of sport and song from January 4-9, 2010. Forty bands will perform over the six days in the heart of the Rocky Mountains with 50 shows,[continue reading...]



Nordic Centers offer FREE entertainment

Nordic skiing is a lot of fun, with a variety of activities and great places to go enjoy the day. The best part is, most Nordic Centers are FREE… That’s right, how can you beat that? You get great scenery, good times, great exercise and family fun, all for just the right price – nothing[continue reading...]



Ski Train to Winter Park Celebrates 70th Season ?

Growing up in Denver, many kids had the opportunity to ride the ski train up to Winter Park for a day of Colorado ski lessons and fun. The Ski Train, which began in 1940 and has continued for 69 years was the key for many kids to get to the mountains. During the 1950′s and[continue reading...]



US Freestyle Selections

Come see the very best up and coming mogul skiers in the nation, the US Freestyle C Team, Canadian Development teams, Japanese Development teams and more compete at the U S Freestyle Selection Events in moguls and dual moguls on the challenging Ambush Venue. This event maps out the season for many athletes as they[continue reading...]



New Zoo Baby

If you heard a little laughter coming from the Denver Zoo, it may be from the Spotted Hyena enclosure.  The Spotted Hyenas are the largest mammal in the species and are also known as Laughing Hyenas.  They have reason for some happiness because they are welcoming a new member to the Denver Zoo Predator’s Ridge[continue reading...]



It Isn’t Easy Being Green – But It’s Critical

In 2006 we lived near some very nice ponds and walking trails in a green space that was excellent for getting exercise, walking with friends and pretending you were in the great wilderness, when in fact you were only a few hundred yards away from the city suburbs. We took our grandchildren there for outings[continue reading...]



Vail founders to be honored

One of the founders of Vail, Bob Parker will join friends from Colorado and beyond on Dec. 11, 2009 for a tribute and dinner to honor Mr. Parker and those who worked with him in the early days of Vail and Beaver Creek.  Parker, now 85, was the first marketing v.p. for Vail Associates and[continue reading...]



Walking with Dinosaurs

After many years of work and planning, the acclaimed and award-winning BBC TV series Walking With Dinosaurs is live and coming to Colorado Springs, Colorado. Bring your children and enter the lost world of the Jurassic era – if you dare…. Be in the audience as 15 life-sized dinosaurs, including the fierce and ferocious T-Rex[continue reading...]



First Lambkin in Space

Her name is Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, she is a 1993 Fort Collins High School graduate, currently a science teacher and she and “a little friend” will be going with other NASA astronauts into space. Who is the friend? His name is Clyde, and he is a Lambkin. Yes, a cute, fuzzy, soft stuffed lambkin with a[continue reading...]