St. Vrain State Park has created over 40 programs for teachers and students in the community to use. Some of the topics offered include the history of the St. Vrain Valley, wildlife adaptations, snow science, outdoor safety and much more. St. Vrain State Park is a natural classroom for learning about nature, outdoor activities and
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The Steamboat Ski & Snowboard School treats tourists and locals to spectacular on-snow parade down the mountain, lit only by torches. In conjunction with the torchlight parades, a fireworks display will illuminate the sky providing a perfect ending to the evening. This event is free and open to the public; the best viewing is in
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Mardi Gras, Steamboat Style, with a five-day celebration including free concerts, a parade, Cajun BBQ Festival, restaurant specials, carnival activities, contests and more. The fun kicks off on Friday, March 4th with the Bud Light Rocks the Boat free concert with Sam Bush. Saturday explodes with the Mardi Gras Parade from Ski Time Square to
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The 2011 Vertical Express for Can Do MS at Steamboat Springs, CO involves teams of three skiers and riders or telemarkers (of any age or ability) who raise a minimum $1000 ($333 per person) to enter. On Sunday, February 27, 2011 the day’s activities will include two on-snow events (a card-run/scavenger hunt and dual giant
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Every Tuesday and Thursday through March 15, 2011 Learn about winter on the mountain on this easy ski, down the Why Not trail. Where do the animals go? How do predators find their prey? Why do our forests look the way they do? What are those white things with a black-tipped tail? This is a
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Today starts a popular annual Breckenridge event, for many years this wintertime event remained on a small and local scale, bringing everyone from merchants to schoolchildren into the fold of snow sculpting. However, in the late 1980′s, the event broadened to a statewide competition. And in 1991 Breckenridge hosted the first International Snow Sculpture Championships.
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Due to an extreme amount of early season snowfall in the high Colorado mountains during the month of November along with the wind, the danger for avalanche is high. In addition to the amount of snow, the warm weather adds to the unstable condition of some areas of snowpack, bringing more deadly slides. Weather conditions
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Every ski resort wants to finish the season with a last big celebration to welcome spring. This year on April 3rd, 2010 you can be a part of Monarch’s signature event. Contestants race head to head, in a single elimination format similar to Skier Cross, down a specially designed course featuring berms, banks, and bumps,
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This will be the last opportunity to experience a unique adventure for the whole family, snowshoeing by moonlight! On March 27, 2010 you, your family and friends can meet at the Keystone Resort Nordic Center to enjoy this rare nighttime Nordic activity! Imagine trekking through forests and meadows, all the while bathed in the light
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Grand Lake is transforming itself into an Olympic Village this year. If you can’t get to the actual Olympic Games in Vancouver, but you still want the excitement of all that the Winter Games offer, this may be the answer! From the opening ceremonies on January 29 through the closing ceremonies on February 14, 2010
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