Finding Santa: A dozen places in Denver (and beyond) to see St. Nick

Between decorating, light displays and purchasing, shepherding your own children to be delighted (or scared ) from Santa Claus is a ritual which remains central to the holiday experience for most families. But you land around the scarring side of the divide, it’s nice to know you can find Santa in more places than ever
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7 places to grab slopeside food while skiing in Colorado

From Kelly Hepburn, Special to The Denver Post A day on the slopes can cause your body to burn though some severe calories. Remaining hydrated and fueled are all key to being able to make it into the day’s end. Gone are the times of cups of crushed and noodles PB&Js. Here are a few spots
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Ski for free on Sundays at a historic Colorado ski resort

Nothing beats the freedom of snowboarding and skiing and ski at no cost. For the year Howelsen Hill in Steamboat Springs will provide free skiing on Sundays this year. (Sunday skiing is free on Howelsen’s nine cross country paths.)  Prior to last season, completely absolutely free skiing has been provided one Sunday a month. Howelsen Hill
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These Colorado businesses are offering Black Friday deals, and there’s not a TV or video game console in the bunch

Around Colorado, millions of companies will be offering deals and special promotions beginning this Friday within their Black Friday-Cyber Monday weekend that serves as the unofficial kickoff of the holiday buying season. Maybe not all of them hail from the standard corners of this retail sector. Hotels, spas, recreational marijuana stores, are getting in on
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Looking for a winter hike? Try these two trails in Estes Park

By Tyler Pialet, Trail-Gazette When snow falls in Estes Park and neighboring Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP), there’s no reason to pack away the hiking shoes for the season. Along the East side of the park which receives lighter snowfall than the West, almost all of the low-elevation trails are open for hiking in the
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Looks like Dead & Company is planning a return to Boulder’s Folsom Field for fourth straight summer

It appears the Dead will grow in Folsom Field second summer, since the University of Colorado let the cat out of the bag Dead & Company’s intends to play Boulder for its fourth consecutive year. The band — featuring John Mayer and also three of the four surviving members of the Grateful Dead — has
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Six tips that will help you plan your next cross country skiing trip

From Walter Nicklin, Special to The Washington Post Cross country skier Derek Dresler, of Silverthorne, makes the most of the new snow and cold weather in late October while skiing Loveland Pass with his dog Georgia. (Eric Lutzens, The Denver Post)Against the royal background of the Mont Blanc massif, I took a brief break in
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Looking for a wintry hot spring? Try remote, serene Strawberry Park.

STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — “You’re in hot water today, young man! ” my mother used to shout. I was in serious issue. Possibly my proclivity for trouble inspired a passion for simmering in hot water, particularly when it’therefore out of a geothermal spring. Through time, I’ve dipped my body into innumerable hot springs in Colorado and
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Colorado resorts are moving family time from apres-ski to the slopes

From Amy Tara Koch Family time might not be the very first thing that comes to mind when you think of frightening downhill runs like Corbet’s Couloir in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Highland Bowl in Aspen, Colorado, or the Big Couloir in Big Sky, Montana. This is precisely why so many ski destinations celebrated because of
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Free Night at the Museums and more top picks for Denver Arts Week 2018, Nov. 2-10

Denver Arts Week is 1 part advertising for the region’s ethnic offerings and also one area inspiration for civic-minded citizens to get out and make the most of all the great things going on here. The simple fact that it includes a couple of excellent bargains on local attractions which makes it hard to resist.
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