91. Arapahoe National Forest
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 887-4100
Description: Visitors to the national forest will enjoy fishing, hiking, horseback riding, jeeping, and rafting. The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce (970-726-4118) has information about outfitters.
92. Bicycling
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 726-4118
Description: Bicycling is a popular participant sport and Winter Park accommodates cyclists with 600 miles of marked, mapped, and maintained trails. There are 10 bike shops in the Fraser Valley. Free town rides are held every Thursday evening and free women-only rides take place on Wednesdays throughout summer. Trail maps are available online.
93. The High Country Stampede Rodeo
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 406-1335
Description: The rodeo takes place every Saturday evening from early July to late August. The junior rodeo gets under way at 5:30 p.m., followed by the pros. Bull riding, bronc busting, barrel racing, and other popular events are held. In recent years admission was $10 for adults and $6 for children. A low-cost barbecue dinner is also available.
94. Winter Park Resort Music Festivals
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (800) 903-7275
Description: Winter Park also hosts two major music events in July: The KBCO World Class Rock Festival and The Winter Park Jazz Festival, featuring nationally known bands.
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 677 Winter Park Drive
96. The Grand Victorian
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 726-5881, (800) 204-1170
Address: 78542 Fraser Valley Parkway
Description: This is the first among equals when it comes to Winter Park’s growing selection of charming bed-and-breakfast inns. Secluded in a grove of lodgepole pines, this romantic neo-Victorian offers lodging in three sumptuous fireplace suites. The rates include a gourmet breakfast and afternoon drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Address: 1599 C Summit County Road 3
98. Ice Skating At Maggie Pond
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 547-5726 (Maggie Ski Ren
Description: There’s ice skating on Maggie Pond at the village of Breckenridge, behind the Bell Tower Mall. Cost is $12 for adults and $8 for children. At the time of this printing they are not sure when they will open in 2009, possibly as late as March. Please call for details.
99. Breckenridge Stables
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 453-4438
Address: 1799 Ski Hill Road (above the Super Slid
Description: This stable offers rides over the Ten Mile Range and prides itself on its gentle horses. A 90-minute ride is $50, half-price for children age 6 and younger.
100. Beachside Pizza And Pasta
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 968-2882
Description: This eatery is at the base of the American Eagle lift. Lunch and dinner are served during the winter months, but the restaurant is typically closed during summer months.
101. Salsa Mountain Cantina
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 968-6394
Description: Traditional Mexican fare, plus hamburgers and daily specials that include lasagna and seafood, are served here. It’s open daily for lunch and dinner.
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
104. Alpine Institute
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 496-4275
Description: The Alpine Institute is near the stables on Soda Ridge Road about a mile west of the main lodge. Directed by ebullient former Olympian Jana Hlavaty, it offers outstanding instruction programs and guided ski tours. Nearly 35 kilometers of prepared trails lace through the Snake River Valley and high on the mountain, accessible from North Peak.
105. Ice Skating On Keystone Lake
City: Boulder, CO
Category: Tours & Attractions
Telephone: (970) 496-7103
Description: Keystone Lake is the largest maintained natural-ice surface in the country. For rink use and rentals the cost is $18 for adults; $14 for ages 12 to 17; $11 for ages 11 and under.