Both please! Actually, I laugh because I have ridden my bike at a ton more ski areas compared to ski areas where I actually skiied. Just call it a welcome and wanted side effect to being someone who loves trail. There is something special about trails in ski towns. They always seem more fun to me. I love riding in Breckenridge, Park City, Crested Butte, and Steamboat (my newest great place to ride). A good mountain is a good mountain no matter what time of year. I’m hoping to touch my skis down at more of my favorite ski areas to ride in the winter.
It’s quite amazing how different everything looks. My great love is summer. I love the aspens that usually come with ski town riding, the amazing green plants, and the bright happy wildflowers. In the winter, you can appreciate more of the black and white, quiet serenity. Sometimes it’s a mix of both having to posthole through high alpine trail in which the snow never quite melts away. Either way, I’ll take it!
I wanted to do a post where I could honor some of my favorite ski area/ski towns to ride in summer because I think that skiiers don’t often get to see these places when they are every color of the rainbow.
Steamboat. My newest addition.
Park City
Yummy
A-Basin
Snowmass
Monarch
Breckenridge
Vail
Ones worth mentioning that I can’t seem to track photos for…. Winter Park, Telluride, Big Bear, and many more.
It’s hard to believe in just a month’s time, the snow will start to trickle back into our lives in the high country. Not… yet!