Author: R. Scott Rappold
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Skier ‘Superwoman Sally’ is back from the brink of death
Sally Francklyn stood high on Cody Peak in Wyoming, a lifelong skier at the top of her game, living the dream in her version of paradise, Jackson Hole. She clicked into her skis and dropped into a strip of rock-lined snow outside the ski area, so steep there’s little margin of error if things go…
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Pikes Pub: Dear brewers, can’t we all just get along?
It’s hard to imagine a more laid-back industry than craft brewing. More than 2,600 breweries operate in the U.S., and most are small operations launched by home brewers. They are collectively refining the nation’s palate for quality beer, a product that brings friends and strangers together. So why can’t we all just get along? There’s…
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Win prizes and get some exercise in our annual scavenger hunt
It’s Thanksgiving and you know what that means, loyal Out There readers. Turkey, stuffing, gravy and the Second Annual Gazette Scavenger Hunt. In 2012, more than 30 set out in the parks and open spaces of the Pikes Peak region to sniff out clues, answer questions and get a little exercise. We’re hoping for an…
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WOLF CREEK SKI AREA? – It was a typical mid-November day high in the San Juan Mountains of southern Colorado. Brutal winds, white-out conditions and deep snow. While many ski areas were operating with a handful of runs on machine-made snow, Wolf Creek was 93 percent open, with twice the snow base of most others.…
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Big weekend snow on the way for some ski areas
Southern Colorado ski areas should have plenty to be thankful for going into the holiday season, as more snow is expected in the high country through Saturday. Most ski areas picked up a few inches of snow overnight Wednesday, but that was just the warm-up. The National Weather Service says a series of Pacific storms…
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Winter fun in Colorado: 48 hours in Breckenridge
FRIDAY 8 p.m.: Downstairs at Eric’s After checking into your room or condo, hit Main Street. You’re probably tired from the drive, so go casual at Downstairs at Eric’s (111 S. Main St., 1-970-453-1401, downstairs aterics.com) a family-friendly pizza place and sports bar where you can have pizza, wings, sandwiches and other casual bar fare…
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Winter fun in Colorado: More skiing than any other state
Colorado has more skier visits than any other state, 11 million last winter, nearly twice as many as runner-up California. Here is your guide to the ski areas our state has to offer. Arapahoe Basin A favorite “locals” ski area, A-Basin offers no ski-in, ski-out condos or ritzy restaurants, but they do have the longest…
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SubheadDiscover a remote winter paradise in Crested Butte
For much of the year, there’s only one road in or out of the Elk Mountain hamlet of Crested Butte. The snow falls early and often in this valley, and once winter has entombed the landscape in its icy embrace, closing the mountain passes, Crested Butte can feel like the most remote corner of Colorado.…
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Winter Fun Guide: Your time to get out play
Winter in Colorado – it doesn’t have to be all about dicey mountain passes, deadly avalanches and Jack Nicholson frozen in the snow. It can be fun. Colorado is a winter lover’s paradise. More than 11 million people visited our ski areas last winter, nearly twice as many as the next state, California. Thanks to…
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Winter fun in Colorado: Ah, hot springs
TAKE A WINTER HOT SPRINGS SOAK PAGOSA HOT SPRINGS 165 Hot Springs Blvd., Pagosa Springs, 1-970-264-4168. Pagosahotsprings.com Sulphury, steamy and less crowded in winter than summer, this hot springs resort in the San Juans of southern Colorado has nearly two dozen pools, fed by the ultraproductive mother spring, which gushes water to the surface at…