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Where to Go Skiing and Snowboarding in Colorado AFAR 1/21/2021
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Head to Aspen for an upscale experience.Colorado is so spoiled for ski resorts it can be hard to know where to start. The best bet is to consider what else aside from skiing and snowboarding you’re interested in, and the environment in which you want to do it. Love Victorian architecture and history? Breckenridge is your best choice. Got eager kids in tow? Keystone might be the one.
Here, we explore six of the top Colorado ski resorts, each an excellent place to ski or snowboard for different reasons. There are many more worth exploring, including smaller spots like the privately owned Wolf Creek near the New Mexico border (great for early season snow) or Arapahoe Basin, among the closest ski resorts to Denver and offering one of the longest snow seasons. Coloradoski.com, a nonprofit representing 22 resorts across the state, is a good resource for an overview, too.
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Safe Slopes Colorado, a coalition with the goal of increasing safety and transparency at ski areas, recently released a report detailing the number of traumatic snowsports injuries over the course of the 2017-18 ski season. The report includes data from the Colorado Trauma Registry and was compiled by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.
The report tallies 1,426 injuries that took place at Colorado ski areas and were treated at Level I-III trauma centers from Nov. 14, 2017, to April 15, 2018. A hospital’s designation equates to the level of care it can provide, with a Level I center capable of providing total care for every aspect of injury