Thursday, April 3, 2008

Colorado ski resorts

Colorado ski resorts are, without a doubt, some of the best in the country. All around this nation, and around the world, there are problems going on with ski vacation resorts right now. Rising global temperatures seem to be cutting the ski season shorter and shorter, and low altitude ski resorts are going out of business right and left. As all this happens, however, Colorado ski resorts continue to thrive and prosper. I went to a Colorado Springs ski resort this last year, and I was completely amazed. It was just like childhood. The entire place was covered with thick snow that fell the whole time I was there!

When I was growing up, the Colorado ski vacations were a sort of tradition among my family. We would go to Colorado ski resorts almost every single year. It was easy to do because we had an uncle in Colorado. He was right outside of Denver, up in the mountains, so many of the Colorado ski resorts were an easy drive from his house. We would go to a Colorado ski resort around Christmas time and not come back home until after New Year's. It was one of the best times of my life. I always loved skiing and snowboarding, and my family would encourage me to develop my skills to the utmost. When I was in those Colorado ski resorts, I felt like an Olympic skier in training!

Of course, not all ski resorts in Colorado are the same. Most of them are good, but they all are marketed to different kinds of people. Some of the Colorado ski resorts are basically luxury hotels with skiing available. The people who go to these types of ski resorts Colorado tend to be extremely rich, and not very good skiers. They spend most of the time indoors, enjoying luxury accommodations.

In other Colorado ski resorts, it is all about the skiing. The best ones will have classes for both beginners and advanced skiers, a variety of different slopes, and excellent accommodations. Of course, there are also discount Colorado resorts for people who are there primarily to ski. Some of these actually have some very good slopes, although other ones are pretty mediocre. The best way to get into Colorado ski resorts is to have a local explain them to you. If you can't find someone local to tell you about the different Colorado ski resorts, a vacation planner can probably do just as well.