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America’s eighth-largest state has 28 resorts and ski areas nestled around its 58 peaks that rise more than 14,000 feet above sea level

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America ’s eighth -largest state has 28 resorts and ski areas nestled around its 58 peaks that rise more than 14,000 feet above sea level.

Ski Cooper and Arapahoe Basin are linked by history to a unit of the U.S. Army that not only was instrumental in defeating the Germans in the Second World War , but its veterans are credited with founding the modern American ski industry.

Vail Resort has 5,317 acres of prepared terrain, 278 trails and 32 lifts.

Snowmass has a resort that you can ski in and out of while Aspen Mountain is accessible from the streets of downtown.

Vail , at 8,150 feet , and about 155 kilometres from Denver , has Swiss and Bavarian -inspired architecture.

Il Rifugio is perched atop the Continental Divide at 12,454 feet , making it the highest elevation restaurant in North America .

Every Friday at 2:30 p.m. to kick off the weekend they host a free champagne toast, ringing a bell out on the deck so skiers will come in and join.

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