After a few snowboarding seasons in Colorado, I took my first ski vacation to Italy's Dolomites. From the mountain terrain to the costs, the regions varied drastically. Ultimately, I thought the ...

The Durango and Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is the town’s most iconic attraction, and it genuinely lives up to the hype. A coal-fired steam locomotive hauls passengers through the Animas River ...

Monarch Mountain is a throwback ski-bum paradise.

There is no shortage of scenic alpine towns hidden amid the snow-slicked heights of Colorado's Rocky Mountains. The warm, golden lights peak between the vertiginous ridges carved through the state, ...

Colorado is an outdoor adventurer's playground, and this quiet mountain town is the perfect base to explore the state's ...

Here’s how to plan the perfect trip to Vail, Colorado, a year-round outdoor adventure destination.

Snowboarders and skiers have long relied on an old superstition to bring in fresh powder: putting trail maps in the freezer. But this year, amid an unusually dry winter, the need to do so seems more ...

So far this has been a rough winter for skiers and snowboarders. Many of the largest resorts in the country are having terrible snow years with limited terrain open. Some of the highest-profile new ...