Fact Sheet
Family Fun On and Off the Mountain
Fun in Colorado Ski Country USA is not limited to the ski slopes.
Families of all ages and sizes can enjoy the Colorado winter with
out stepping into a pair of bindings. Whether tubing down a slope
at Copper Mountain, taking a night-time sleigh ride through the
snow streets of Old Town Steamboat , or ice skating in Beaver
Creek, Colorado guarantees a good time both on and of the slopes.
Aspen/Snowmass, www.aspensnowmass.com
- Tubing at Snowmass
- Family Twilight Snowcat Ride and Dinner at the Burlingame
Cabin
- "Storytelling by the Campfire" with roasted marshmallows, hot
chocolate and tales of the Old West
- Enjoy a fun, informative and affordable family evening at Aspen
Center for Environmental Studies
- Check out the "Family Zone" at Snowmass for a fun way to
ski/ride with the family
Beaver Creek, www.beavercreek.com
- After a day on the slopes, stop by Beaver Creek's ice skating
rink for a mellow slide across the ice and a rich cup of hot
chocolate.
Breckenridge, www.breckenridge.com
- Dogsledding and sledding at Carter Park
- Take a Mine Tour or History Tour
- Try a private Family Terrain Park Lesson at our learning park
and pipe
- Stop stealing from the cookie jar and make one at Ready, Paint,
Fire - Pottery Studiorested Butte, www.skicb.com
- The tubing hill will have extended hours this winter
- Try dogsled rides, snowmobiling, snowshoeing, ice-skating and
cross-country skiing
Keystone, www.keystone.com
- Tubing Hill and snow biking on "Snow Hawgs" at Adventure
Point
- Take a scenic Gondola ride
- Mom, Dad and Me lessons with the Ski & Ride School
- Keystone's Nordic Center has 16 kilometers of groomed trails
and 57 kilometers of "packed trails" through the White River
National Forest.A perfect way to explore Keystone: take a sleigh
ride or horse-drawn dinner sleigh ride and enjoy a festive
western-style dinner while listening to a cowboy entertainer
Steamboat, www.steamboat.com
- Tubing, pool and H2O slide at the Hot Springs
- Saddle up for a horseback ride
- Get a bird's eye view with a hot air balloon ride
- Release your inner call of the wild behind a team of sled
dogs
- Sate your starving palate with a Western BBQ
Sunlight, www.sunlightmtn.com
- Sunlight Snowmobile Tours
- Hot Springs Pool
- Glenwood Caverns
- Adventure Park
Telluride, www.tellurideskiresort.com
- Tube at the Thrill Hill
- Test a new method of sliding on snow with a Snowbike
- Shoot 'em up at the X-box Arcade
- Ice skate at the rink in Mountain Village
- Enjoy the splendid scenery dogsledding
Vail, www.vail.com
- Check out Vail's mountaintop activity center, Adventure Ridge.
Play all day and well into the night at Adventure Ridge with ski
bikes, snowmobile tours, ice-skating, laser tag and a slippery
slope of rip-roaring tubing lanes.
- Explore Vail Village's shops and restaurants for tasty tidbits
and souvenirs from logo gear to the latest European fashions
Winter Park, www.skiwinterpark.com
- Family Privates offer a unique experience for families to spend
quality time on the slopes for up to six members
- The Tubing Hill and Sno Scoots (scaled down snowmobiles)
provide innovative ways of descending the mountain.