Colorado Explorer Activities
mount a horse or board a snowmobile, a thrilling time awaits you in the high country this winter.
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Aspen Aspen boasts three skating rinks, the immaculately maintained indoor Aspen Ice Garden, the Silver Circle outdoor rink at the base of Aspen Mountain, and the Lewis Ice Arena with its NHL regulation ice surface on the outskirts.
Steamboat Springs The Howelsen Ice Arena offers a regulation rink and public skating. Steamboat Horseback Rides’ views from the saddle range across the Flattops, Mt. Werner and Sleeping Giant. Grizzle-T Dog Sledding guides you on a groomed trail in nearby Stagecoach State Park. And Steamboat Snowmobile Tours rides
Ouray Ice
climbing routes, but there’s a mile of “farmed” ice available free to climbers right in town. And don’t miss the annual Ice Festival, Jan. 6-9, 2011.
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hat do mountain climbers do when ice and snow cover the Rockies? Ice climbing in Ouray! Not only are the surrounding mountains full of ice-
Ride, skate and climb
hether you strap on a pair of blades,
Ice skating in Beaver Creek.
use the renowned trails of Rabbit Ears Pass and the Upper Elk River Valley.
Durango The fabled Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s magical Cascade Canyon Winter Train chugs through the snow-covered landscape, with a memo- rable fi reside picnic at the steam train’s turn-around spot. It runs daily through Jan. 5, Thursday to Sunday from Jan. 6 to Mar. 9, then daily to mid-April.
Telluride Telluride Horseback Adventures, aka, Ride With Roudy, offers trail rides and sleighrides, daily except Sunday, from a winter base in Placerville. Telluride Snowmobile Tours’ options include half-day guided rides to the ghost town of Alta and full-day tours to Dunton Hot Springs. Ice skate on a regulation-size rink in Town Park or a new
Ice Climbing – a climber ascends a challenging route at the Ouray Ice Park.
outdoor rink at the Capella Hotel in Mountain Village.
Vail & Beaver Creek There’s a choice of ice— Dobson Ice Arena and the outdoor rink at a luxury resort hotel called Arrabelle at Vail Square, both at Vail, or the charming out- door rink in the heart of Beaver Creek Village. Vail Snowmobile Tours pro- vides jaw-dropping views of the Gore Range and the Continental Divide.
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