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Active Pursuits: Skiing
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Several ski resorts are close to Denver. They include Eldora Mountain Resort, 45 miles west (tel. 888/235-3672 or 303/440-8700; fax 303/440/8797; www.eldora.com), which covers almost 700 acres and has 53 trails, with skiing rated 20% beginner, 50% intermediate, and 30% advanced. Loveland Basin and Valley, 56 miles west on I-70, exit 216 (tel. 800/736-3754 or 303/569-3203; fax 303/571-5580; www.skiloveland.com), covers 1,365 acres and has 70 trails, rated 17% beginner, 42% intermediate, and 41% advanced. Winter Park Resort [ST], 73 miles west of Denver on I-70 and U.S. 40 (tel. 800/979-0332 or 970/726-5514; fax 970/726-1572; www.winterparkresort.com), boasts 2,886 skiable acres with 134 trails, rated 9% beginner, 21% intermediate, and 70% advanced. Berthoud Pass Ski Area, near Winter Park (tel. 800/SKI-BERTHOUD or 970/569-0100; www.berthoudpass.com), is billed as Colorado's first ski area. It recently reopened after a 10-year closure. There are no lifts; skiers ride snowcats. Call for current information.
Eldora and Winter Park offer Nordic as well as alpine terrain.
Full information on statewide skiing is available from Colorado Ski Country USA, 1507 Blake St., Denver, CO 80202 (tel. 303/837-0793; www.coloradoski.com), and the Colorado Cross Country Ski Association (www.colorado-xc.org).
Some useful Denver telephone numbers for skiers include: ski-area information and snow report (tel. 303/825-7669), weather report (tel. 303/337-2500), and road conditions (tel. 303/639-1111).
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