Tag: Leadville
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Pizza, please: 8 favorite spots to grab a slice around Colorado
In Colorado, pizza makes sense. This is a tourist state, and what tourist doesn’t want pizza? This is an outdoorsy state, and after a long day in the mountains, what’s better than pizza? Coloradans know what’s better: pizza and beer — a match made in the craft beer heaven that is the Centennial State. Pizza…
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Lakeside camping in Colorado: A quick guide to 7 of the state’s best spots
There’s nothing quite like opening the flap of your tent to the view of a lake, watching the rising sun’s warm glow dance across the water reflecting Colorado’s mountain majesty. Trappers Lake is the second largest natural lake in Colorado behind Grand Lake and sits on the edge of the 230,830-acres Flat Tops Wilderness Area…
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PHOTOS: 76th Annual Leadville Ski Joring
People lined Harrison Avenue for the 76th Annual Leadville Ski Joring event on Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Leadville, Colo.
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All aboard! These Colorado trains are offering holiday-themed rides with Santa
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If reindeer weren’t available, Santa would certainly travel by train. As evidenced by all the Santa-themed train experiences that roll our way every holiday season. Here are some to get you in the holiday mood. The Santa’s North Pole Adventure train is returning to the Georgetown Depot. CHRISTIAN MURDOCK, THE GAZETTE File • Santa Express…
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Fat Bike Worlds returns to Colorado mountain town for 2024
Fat Bike Worlds 2024 is set to make a return to Colorado in January for its 9th annual celebration of fat biking, organizers announced Wednesday. The event is gearing up to take place in Leadville and is promising participants an elevated fat biking experience against the stunning backdrop of the state’s highest peaks. “Leadville, with…
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Gear and apparel for winter: 8 Colorado makers to know
If you’re going to enjoy the Colorado winter, consider getting outfitted by Coloradans who cherish the season the most. Here’s a look at manufacturers around the state: Akinz: Suzanne Akin started her brand with a logo of wings and a motto to “find your wings.” The brand has flown from wakeboarding in Texas and snowboarding…
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Powder primer 2023: A closer look at Colorado’s ski areas
ARAPAHOE BASIN (est. 1946) A-Basin is the oldest of Summit County’s four ski areas, beginning with former ski racers and World War II veterans. The decades ushered in a new cast of characters: a scrappy bunch who called themselves Atomic Janitors, cleaning by night, sleeping in an A-Frame attic and skiing by daybreak. Skiable terrain:…
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8 memorable dive bars across Colorado ski country
After a day on Colorado’s slopes, it’s highly likely you’ll be thirsty. Who says you have to follow the crowds to that bustling, hip, well-lit scene of apres? Look real hard across the glitz of ski country, and you’ll find other places to wet your whistle (and probably save some cash). These are some dives…
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A dive into Colorado’s skiing soul and spirit
In Colorado’s ski world, there are legends and lesser-known legends. An example of the latter is Tom Szwedko. Szwedko is called Tomski by his friends. As one told us: “There are people who think they are fanatic skiers, but they haven’t met Tom Szwedko.” Midway through his 70s, we found Tomski last winter continuing a…
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A timeline of Colorado’s ski industry
The image of today’s Colorado ski scene is one of extravagance, of designer shopping and fine dining at the base of immaculate, groomed slopes. The scene of yesterday was much different. Here we glide through the history of the industry that helped define the state: 1860s: Colorado’s first “ski bum” starts to make a name…