Colorados Most Popular Ski Resorts

Perfect ski conditions are available in Colorado as it is located in the Rocky Mountains. When you visit Colorado for a ski or snowboarding trip, you can chose from amongst a number of mountains. Most ski enthusiasts are aware that during winters the snowy peaks at the legendary ski hills attract a lot of celebrities.

Aspen is, by far, the most popular ski resort town in Colorado. Aspen offers visitors snowy hills, and challenging and varying terrain. But it also offers visitors the chance to people-watch, both well-to-do folks and famous celebrities flock to beautiful mountain resort each year. Aspen used to be a mining town, but is now one of the hottest vacation destinations in the USA. Aspen offers visitors a choice of spas, resorts, and fabulous dining. But it's the ski hills that bring in the most visitors. It's not a discount area; expect to pay $74 for an adult day pass at the ski resorts.

Vail is another popular Colorado ski resort. As the largest ski resort in America, Vail boasts at least 193 trails covering over 5,289 acres. Consistently ranked number one by most ski magazines, Vail is the place to be for skiing. Vail offers top notch snow conditions, a varied terrain and a number of challenging runs. Lessons for skiers and snowboarders are also available throughout Vail. The town of Vail offers skiers a break from the slopes, with great shopping, restaurants, and nightlife.

One of the local favorite ski resorts in Colorado is Copper Mountain Resort. Copper Mountain offers an impressive number of trails, over 120 and 22 lifts to move you around the slopes. Copper Mountains' trail system is award winning and takes advantage of everything this mountain has to offer. Copper Mountain also has the advantage of being slightly less expensive then Aspen or Vail, but still offers trails that are exciting and challenging.

Powderhorn Resorts is a slightly smaller mountain with great value day passes. It offers a choice of challenging day outs or easy meandering and relaxing runs. There are 29 runs; ideally suited for beginners and intermediate skiers. The combination of world class accommodations and restaurants with world class skiing makes it an enjoyable visit.

For skiers that look for an opportunity to ski all day and into the night, Keystone resort is the perfect place. Keystone offers the largest and best night skiing area in Colorado, in fact in all of North America! Keystone Resort is composed of three great mountains, which means there are plenty of great terrain and diverse trails, 116 of them in all. Keystone also provides many options besides skiing, including an exciting nightlife, fantastic restaurants, and great specials for those guests of the resort.

Colorado has earned reputation as the home of North America's best ski resorts. New resorts continue to sprout up throughout Colorado, while the old resorts are upgraded and made even more fabulous. Many people would enjoy the opportunity for a dream vacation to live the lives of millionaires, and a lot of the resorts offer great deals which make it possible. Throw in world class skiing and top notch accommodations and you have the dream vacation.