Purgatory Resort
Purgatory Resort Purgatory Resort is Durango’s home mountain in the San Juans—more than 1,600 skiable acres of steep tree skiing, wide-open cruisers and terrain parks, with sunny bluebird days and a scheduled 2026–27 opening day of Friday, November 20. Purgatory Resort in Durango, CO Purgatory sits about 25 miles north of downtown Durango on U.S. […]
Monarch Mountain
Monarch Mountain Monarch Mountain has been “keeping it real since 1939”: an independent ski area high on the Continental Divide west of Salida with about 350 inches of average annual snow, no crowds to speak of, and some of Colorado’s most fun steeps and hike-to terrain. Monarch Mountain Ski Area near Salida, CO Monarch sits […]
Redstone
Redstone Redstone, the “Ruby of the Rockies,” is a storybook village on the Crystal River where red cliffs glow above a Tudor-style castle, a row of historic coke ovens and a single main street of shops, galleries and a landmark inn. Redstone, Colorado: Ruby of the Rockies Redstone was built at the turn of the […]
Marble
Marble Marble is a tiny Crystal River Valley town with a monumental story: the gleaming white Yule marble quarried above town built the Lincoln Memorial and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and the ruins of its giant mill still stand among the aspens. Marble, Colorado: Yule Marble & Mill Site Park Marble sits at […]
Palisade
Palisade Palisade is Colorado’s fruit-and-wine country: peach orchards and vineyards spread across the Grand Valley floor, the striped cliffs of Mount Garfield and the Book Cliffs tower overhead, and the Colorado River slides right past a small-town Main Street. Palisade, Colorado: Peaches, Wine & Book Cliffs Established in 1904, the Town of Palisade sits on […]
Lake City
Lake City Lake City is one of Colorado’s most remote county seats: a pocket of Victorian storefronts in Hinsdale County where Highway 149 meets the Alpine Loop, Lake San Cristobal and some of the wildest high country in the San Juans. Lake City, Colorado: Alpine Loop Gateway Town Silver Street and Gunnison Avenue still read […]
Wolf Creek Pass
Wolf Creek Pass Wolf Creek Pass carries U.S. 160 over the Continental Divide in the San Juan Mountains—an 10,857-foot notch between Pagosa Springs and South Fork that delivers big alpine views, deep snow and one of Colorado’s snowiest ski areas. Wolf Creek Pass: Continental Divide Scenic Drive The pass is famous both as a scenic […]
Central City
Central City Central City is the “Little Kingdom of Gilpin”: a steep Victorian mining town about 40 minutes west of Denver, where an 1878 opera house, the Teller House and brick Main Street casinos share the same canyon walls that once produced Colorado’s gold boom. Central City, Colorado: Gold Rush Opera & Casinos Founded in […]
Buena Vista
Buena Vista Buena Vista lives up to its name—“beautiful view”—with the Collegiate Peaks stacked above town, the Arkansas River running through the valley, and a Main Street that still feels like a working mountain community rather than a resort strip. Buena Vista, Colorado: Collegiate Peaks Adventure Town Buena Vista sits in Chaffee County at about […]
Pagosa Springs
Pagosa Springs Pagosa Springs is southwest Colorado’s soak-and-stare town: the Mother Spring steams beside the San Juan River, the San Juan Mountains rise on every side, and Wolf Creek Pass waits just up the highway when the snow flies. Pagosa Springs, Colorado: Deep Hot Springs Town The Ute word pagosah points to healing waters, and […]