There’s no better or more exhilarating way to cool off in the summer than a rafting trip down one of Colorado’s rivers. Rafters can choose to careen down swift-moving rivers such as the Cache la Poudre near Fort Collins, or drift lazily along the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs in late summer. ...

Round five kicks off this weekend in Colorado The Enduro World Series crosses the Atlantic this week to Aspen-Snowmass for the Yeti Cycles Big Mountain Enduro presented by Shimano. The first North American race of the year will take place in some of the USA’s highest mountains, at the iconic Aspen...

Enduro World Series set to take place in Snowmass and Aspen on July 30 and 31 Pedal up a mountain at high altitude. Race down the hill as fast as possible. Repeat. This is more or less the gist of enduro cycling, a form of mountain biking that combines timed downhill racing and uphill cycling over t...

SNOWMASS VILLAGE, CO — After an arduous 16 mile hike yesterday, I’m at The Spa at Viceroy Snowmass while an experienced massage therapist ministers to my aching legs and shoulders. My two daughters are enjoying massages at the same time—a little mom-daughters time. The Viceroy Spa is the large...

Skip the expensive town of Aspen and explore Colorado's casual Snowmass for great summer hikes and bites. A stones throw from the ever-popular Aspen and a stunning three hour drive from Denver, Snowmass is the affordable, family-friendly mountain town we are currently in love with. This may surprise...

OMG, I fell in love with Snowmass, Colorado. It was the vision I’ve had for years of my perfect mountain town appeared for me – warm, friendly, homegrown, small-town, perfect for families, unpretentious, with plenty to do. We visited Aspen in 2006 on our US road trip, and I liked it, but it did ...

For most people, Aspen = skiing, which is a shame because the truth is, the snow that has made this town so famous is just an icy blanket that covers up one of the most spectacularly beautiful mountain villages in the world. I had no idea how glorious Aspen was going to be until I went last summer a...

CrossFit competition debuts in Snowmass When Pat Burke left the Marine Corps at age 23, the former combat veteran said trying to reintegrate with society was like "an outsider trying to come back in."

even years ago, two New York-based music executives, business partners and best friends had what seemed like an outrageous idea at the time — to start the world’s first-ever yoga retreat combined with a music and arts festival. “It was seen as a little bit wacky,” said Wanderlust Festival co...

The world’s first and only yoga retreat meets music and arts festival returns to Snowmass today. Back for its third consecutive year, Wanderlust Festival kicks off with several activities beginning at 8 a.m. and will cap off with a yoga dance party Sunday at 4 p.m. Wanderlust’s ability to merge ...

Once the cap-off event to the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen, Grand Cochon is in its second all-grown-up year as a standalone three-day shindig in Snowmass. While the main Grand Cochon event on Saturday was all about the swine, the one that blew our minds was Heritage Fire, the launch of the weeke...

Swimming in the lake, bunking in cabins with your besties and sneaking off to smooch with Timmy in the woods. Ahhh, those were the days... Well, now you can relive your youth--but in much better style--with a wide variety of “adult summer camps” that offer everything from boozy color wars to arc...

I was never a Deadhead. I never followed Jerry Garcia and company around the country in a VW Microbus. But I would consider following Wanderlust in Deadhead fashion (Volkswagen’s new electric Microbus would be fitting transportation). The yoga lifestyle festival is the largest in the world, with i...

It’s been seven years since Cochon 555 was established by founder Brady Lowe as a way to educate chefs and consumers about heritage breed pigs, as well as encourage the practice of nose-to-tail cookery. The 10-city tour is a friendly-fire competition in which five local chefs duke it out for the t...

Farm-to-fork is a delicious and healthy trend that’s happening across the United States. Also known as farm-to-table, the phrase refers to the local food movement that promotes eating food that was grown close to home. In the western United States, farm-to-fork is very popular, and finding a resta...

There are those who will remember with fondness celebrating summer’s start by sampling beer and homemade chili in the heart of Snowmass. The Annual Snowmass Chili Pepper & Brew Fest was held on Fanny Hill in Snowmass for nine years, as an unofficial start to the summer’s many festivities. A ...

The New Orleans music legend Cyril Neville’s first gigs were as a teenager in the 1960s, playing French Quarter clubs with his brother’s R&B outfit, Art Neville and the Neville Sounds. That group later recorded with Allen Toussaint and became The Meters – the founding fathers of New Orlean...

Snowmass’ annual kickoff to summer is coming this weekend, and this year it’s all about the beer. For 10 years, the village offered the valleywide kickoff to summer in the form of the Chili Pepper & Brew Fest, a chili cookoff and beer tasting combo that also offered live music. For the past ...

The craft beer craze hits the high country If you're itching to start off summer with some serious fun in the mountains, consider heading to the Snowmass Rendezvous and bRUNch Trail Run this Saturday, June 11th in Snowmass, Colorado. All of the festivities will take place at the base of Snowmass Mou...

Didn't get tickets to the sold-out Classic? No problem The biggest weekend in food is right around the corner, when famous chefs and winemakers from around the world descend on Aspen from June 17-19. But if you didn't manage to score tickets to the sold-out FOOD & WINE Classic, there's still ple...