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Mum’s gone to Colorado: There’s more to Steamboat than skiing.

Trish Burgess Posted on21/03/201604/05/2016 Colorado, Skiing, Steamboat Springs, United States 11 Comments

Visitors can’t get enough of Steamboat in winter or summer as there is so much to do in the mountains whatever the weather. The town is geared up for tourists with ample accommodation and restaurants...

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Mum’s gone to Colorado: Skiing in Steamboat Springs

Trish Burgess Posted on08/03/201615/05/2016 Colorado, Skiing, Steamboat Springs, United States 25 Comments

Where do cowboys go in the winter? No, this isn’t a riddle. Chances are you’ll find them in Steamboat Springs, an authentic western town in Colorado, where the Director of Skiing, 1964 Olympic medallist,...

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Mum’s gone to Colorado: Where to eat in Winter Park

Trish Burgess Posted on24/02/201629/01/2019 Colorado, Skiing, United States, Winter Park. restaurant 15 Comments
Whiksy menu in Vertical restaurant, Winter Park ski resort

One of the joys of skiing in Europe is, I’m told, the excellent food and the après-ski. The amount of time skiing versus the time scoffing and quaffing can be quite telling. I thought...

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Mum’s gone to Colorado: Learning to ski at Winter Park

Trish Burgess Posted on22/02/201629/01/2019 Colorado, Skiing, United States, Winter Park 34 Comments
A ski lesson in Winter Park, Colorado

  I suppose Dougie and I could have learned to ski at home. There is a dry ski slope fairly close by at Tallington Lakes and we did visit it, but only to buy...

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Mum’s gone to Colorado: Flying high to Denver

Trish Burgess Posted on15/02/201618/10/2018 Colorado, Skiing, United States, Winter Park 36 Comments

The striking design of Denver airport (Photo courtesy of Denver International Airport) I don’t think I have ever drunk so much water as I did on our flight from London Heathrow to Denver, Colorado....

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