Posts Tagged ‘ Colorado families ’

Coca Cola Tubing Hill Opens Today!

There’s lots of ways to enjoy the snow, and one of Colorado’s favorites is Tubing! That’s why all the Copper Mountain fans are excited today…the Coca Cola Tubing Hill at Copper is now open… If you’ve had enough skiing or boarding for the day, slide down the mountain in a different way! The Coca-Cola Tubing[continue reading...]



Sunlight Opening Day Treasure Hunt

Some Roaring Fork locals anticipate the annual Treasure Hunt almost as much as opening day itself! At the beginning of the season, we will hide a treasure chest somewhere on the mountain three times during the season, containing a Sunlight season pass for the following year. On Sunlight’s opening day, Friday, December 4th, the first[continue reading...]



Christmas Eve Torchlight Parade and En Fuego at Copper Mountain

A long standing holiday tradition at Copper Mountain Resort! A spectacular torchlight parade will weave its way down the mountain as The Village at Copper sparkles with holiday cheer. En Fuego activities will also take place throughout the evening and will include a fireworks display viewed from Burning Stones Plaza. What’s En Fuego? In Spanish,[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...]



Happy, Healthy School Kids in Durango

Keeping our children healthy and well is a process that certainly doesn’t stop when they go to school, so parents want to be sure they have good partners in the school system. In the Durango School District, educators have taken this responsibility seriously and over the past five years have analyzed nutrition and health issues. [continue reading...]



Local Church Hosts Dinner to Benefit Hayden Girl

Hayden Colorado – The Hayden Congregational Church hosted a soup dinner to benefit 20 month old Ella Mosciaro. Little Ella, or “Ellabeans” as her parents call her, is suffering from focal cortical dysplasia. This congenital disorder causes seizures that are hard to treat. The Mosciaro’s church arranged the dinner to help raise funds to defer[continue reading...]



Nederland’s Famous Dead Resident Still “Lives on”

Have you heard of “Frozen Dead Guy”? Folks around the Nederland and Boulder, Colorado area have. Many residents of Colorado can tell you something about this famous dead resident of Nederland.  It all began Nov. 7, 1989 some twenty years ago.  A Norwegian born man named Bredo Morstoel had died and his body arrived in[continue reading...]



Massive snowstorm hits the front range

The biggest October snow storm to hit Colorado in twelve years is leaving roads packed with snow and ice and is falling faster than crews can clear it. That’s true for Colorado home owners who also can’t keep up with the snowfall. On the eastern plains, strong winds and blizzard conditions are causing zero visability[continue reading...]