Tag: Lifestyle
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The Broadmoor unveils life-sized gingerbread display, a holiday tradition in Colorado Springs
A sweet tradition of epic proportions has returned to The Broadmoor. The famed, historic resort in Colorado Springs has unveiled its life-sized gingerbread display for the holiday season — a time-honored attraction with alternating themes. This year’s: a whimsical take on the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, including what The Broadmoor calls “a whimsical…
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Think Colorado this holiday season: 12 gift ideas made in state
Skis made not for skiing, but for sitting back and taking in the view. Soaps made for taking you back to the mountains. Artistic creations made from those white, emblematic trees out there. Something to spice things up. Something to carry your needs no matter the outing, wild or urban. And wherever you go, something…
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Day pass prices increasing at 5 state parks in Colorado
Prices are going up at five state parks in northwest Colorado. The Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission recently approved $2 increases to day passes at Steamboat Lake, Stagecoach, Yampa River, Pearl Lake and Elkhead Reservoir state parks, bringing the cost per vehicle to $12. Those are the five state parks within Routt County, which requested…
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Prairie Plunge mountain bike trail opens near Denver – a first of its kind for land manager
A new kind of mountain bike ride has come to the Denver area. Lakewood officials recently opened the Prairie Plunge at Bear Creek Lake Park — the first trail with a downhill-only designation in the city’s park system. It’s gained fast popularity, said Lee Blair, open space supervisor. “I saw someone the other day who…
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Giving thanks to Colorado’s outdoors: 10 enthusiasts pick favorite places
In Colorado’s great outdoors, our interests are different. But the feeling is the same: a feeling of gratitude. That’s what we realize around this time every year, when we ask outdoorsy Coloradans the places for which they are most grateful. We heard from a climber, a runner, a mountain biker, a skier, a kayaker, a…
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Southern Colorado visionary basks in the glow of Neon Alley
PUEBLO • Joe Koncilja finishes dinner inside one of the several buildings he owns around this downtown block. He leaves a hefty tip, asks the lessee if anything is needed, anything at all, and then staggers out into the rainy night. He’s walking with the help of a cane. He’s been moving slower recently. “It’s been a…
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Spine Trail to make long-anticipated connections between Colorado Springs parks
A vision for a trail system surrounding one of Colorado Springs’ most prominent natural landmarks is almost complete. In the five years since the 2020 master plan for Austin Bluffs Open Space — the 600 or so acres of woods, meadows and bluffs around Pulpit Rock — about 20 miles of trail have been constructed,…
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Once dismissed by the mainstream, ski ballet is finding new life in Colorado
The sun was breaking through the clouds one day last April as Lara Rosenbaum stood atop a slope at Colorado’s Monarch Mountain. She took in the scene around her: Costumed skiers twirling around, their arms and legs moving in the elegant cadence of a dancer, getting loose before their performance set to music. “I honestly…
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Big heart behind Big Burger World of southern Colorado | Craving Colorado
CAÑON CITY • The woman stepping up to order at the window is obviously new here. “How big are your burgers?” she asks. Regina Misurelli holds up the to-go box that will just barely contain the burger. “This is the bun,” she says, holding up the other containment that is about the size of the…
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Avalanche forecasting begins in Colorado, with new education tool available
While snow has yet to significantly pack across Colorado’s mountains, a careful watch has begun. With the start of November came the start of Colorado Avalanche Information Center’s daily forecasts — meant to inform skiers, snowmobilers, snowshoers and all backcountry travelers of terrain prone to sliding. When it comes to avalanches, the state is known…