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Best Places for a Bachelor or Bachelorette Bash

U.S. News Travel | Posted 05.16.2013 | Travel
U.S. News Travel

If movies like "The Hangover" or "Bridesmaids" have taught us anything, it's that pre-wedding festivities usually involve a combination of alcohol-ind...

PHOTOS: Ski On Ski Off Spas

Oyster | Posted 04.18.2013 | Travel
Oyster

What's better than crawling into a soft, warm bed after a long day of skiing? Well, very few things, but an aprĆØs-ski spa session may just top it! It...

How To Travel With An Entourage

Christine Drinan | Posted 04.02.2013 | Travel
Christine Drinan

Traveling with an entourage is no longer reserved for the likes of the Jolie-Pitt brood and their handlers. Travel with friends can create some of your most memorable experiences, as long as the logistics, group dynamics and, of course, the place is right.

Vail's Early Days: What the Famous Ski Resort Used to Look Like

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 02.11.2013 | Travel
Conde Nast Traveler

In honor of Vail's 50th anniversary, we asked Morrie Shepard, the original director of the Vail Ski School, to recall the destination's beginnings.

What Ski Resorts Are Doing To Make Post 50s Happy

The Huffington Post | Shelley Emling | Posted 12.01.2012 | Fifty

Have baby boomers, who made skiing popular in the 1960s and 1970s, reached their demographic peak on the slopes? After all, what person over 50 wants ...

PHOTOS: A Parking Garage Plays Canvas In Colorado

Renee Blodgett | Posted 08.28.2012 | Travel
Renee Blodgett

When you look at the drawings, you see masks, mammals, human forms, weapons, statues, night sky insects, birds, elementary math, reptiles, feet and hand prints.

Spring Skiing at A-Basin

Connie Lawn | Posted 06.17.2012 | Denver
Connie Lawn

Though it may not seem like it from the 70-degree weather in Denver, there is still some fun spring skiing to be had nearby and resorts are offering spring deals.

Springtime in the Rockies 2012

Connie Lawn | Posted 06.02.2012 | Denver
Connie Lawn

We are now in Vail, Colorado, and it is as glorious as it was the many times I have been here before. I am grateful to live to ski another day.

Man Convicted Of Killing 1, Hurting 3 At Colo. Bar

AP | Posted 03.18.2012 | Denver

By Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Colo. -- A jury has convicted a man of killing one person and wounding three others at a Colorado bar. The Vail ...

Kirkwood to Vail in Latest Round of Ski Resort Consolidation

Todd Hartley | Posted 04.30.2012 | Denver
Todd Hartley

There's no real reason to fear the corporatization of the ski industry in general. Yes, much of the sport's old-time charm has vanished, but the experience of sliding on snow -- regardless of other resort trappings -- just keeps getting better.

Alicia Ciccone

Without Much Snow, Ski Businesses Are Suffering

HuffingtonPost.com | Alicia Ciccone | Posted 01.11.2012 | Small Business

While many in the Northeast and other cold-weather locales may be enjoying a string of balmy, springlike January days, a lack of snow at the nation's ...

HuffPost Guides: Vail Ski Resort

The Huffington Post | John Csiszar | Posted 01.05.2012 | Travel

Vail Ski Resort in Colorado is a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. As part of a series on ski resorts, Huffington Post Travel offers ou...

PHOTOS: $8.4 Million Ski Chateau Penthouse

Posted 12.22.2011 | Denver

A skier's dream penthouse is listed on the market for a whopping $8.4 million. It's location, Beaver Creek, even topped off the Conde Nast voter's cho...

Vail Summers: 7 Ways To Have Fun Sans Snow

| Sheri L. Thompson | Posted 10.12.2011 | Denver

A Greg Norman course, hot summer concerts and a trampoline at 10,000-plus feet… Summer in Vail will keep you as busy as riding on a snow day. Here a...

Feeding Burgers To Bears 'Extraordinary Example of Stupid' Behavior

The Huffington Post | Andrea Rael | Posted 08.31.2011 | Denver

Colorado Division of Wildlife is looking for two or more people who were reportedly seen hand-feeding Burger King cheeseburgers to a black bear and he...

Ski Report: Just Two Resorts Left Open After This Weekend

Posted 06.25.2011 | Denver

Warmer temperatures in Colorado have the 2010-2011 ski season wrapping up, but two will remain open after this weekend. Loveland doesn't plan to c...

Artists Find Success Selling Their Work to Tourists

Daniel Grant | Posted 05.29.2011 | Arts
Daniel Grant

Vacationers and second home owners are a major source of collecting for a great many artists who paint or sculpt regional scenes.

Flaming Lips and More Warm Up Chilly Fans at Snowball Music Festival

Farryn Weiner | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Farryn Weiner

There are a lot of music festivals out there, from big names like Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits, to smaller fests like this summer's Electric Fo...

Plea From A Foodie Ski Bum: Better Restaurants in Vail, Please

Elizabeth Gunnison | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Elizabeth Gunnison

Nobody goes to Vail, Colorado to eat. Of this I am certain. People go to Vail to whiz down the side of a mountain on a pair of fiberglass sticks. But eat they must, and dining is where the world-renowned ski resort starts to fall short.

Ski Resort Real Estate Rallies In 2010

The Aspen Times | Scott Condon | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

ASPEN -- The mountain resort real estate markets in Aspen, Vail and Breckenridge bounced back in 2010 after bottoming out in 2009, but they aren't clo...

Vail, Beaver Creek Lift Tickets To Exceed $100 For Week Of December 26

The Denver Post | Jason Blevins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Vail and Beaver Creek ski areas will charge $108 for a single-day, walk-up lift ticket during the week after Christmas, passing the much anticipated $...

Bernie Madoff Art Auction Set For Saturday In Vail

Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

On Saturday, just a week after the suicide in SoHo of Mark Madoff, Vail's Sonnenalp Hotel will host a "Bernie Madoff Auction of fine art, jewelry, rug...

PHOTOS: Colorado's Greenest Ski Resorts

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Even in the midst of the recession, environmental practices at ski resorts have been improving. That's according to a report from the Ski Area Citizen...

Snowstorm Stops Ski Star

Claire Walter | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Claire Walter

On November 16, Lindsay Vonn was stuck like everyone else who trying to drive across the Colorado high country when a snowstorm settled in.

No Boarding

Mike Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Mike Gellman

Snowboarding has been good to me. It gave me a reason to go to Aspen to harass Hunter S. Thompson and hit on foreign au pairs and nannys. But that's all over now. This year, I will not be snowboarding.