The Indy Base Pass costs $419 for adults and $269 for kids, and provides two days or nights at each of its partner resorts, subject to blackout dates, plus 25% of a third day lift ticket. The Indy+ Pass costs $469 for adults and $299 for kids, but it has no blackout dates. Access to cross-country ski resorts only costs $99.
Officials in Park County and Clear Creek County, on both sides of Guanella Pass, are prepared to issue tickets and tow cars when they find people parking illegally. Enforcement will be heightened at Golden Gate Canyon State Park, too.
Not all adventures need to be measured by speed or distance. A recent excursion with the Telluride Mushroom Festival proves you can also count by the dirt, fungi and tranquility.
The White River National Forest (except Summit County) moves to Stage 1 fire restrictions on Sept. 4, following Pike-San Isabel, Arapaho and Roosevelt, Routt, Grand Mesa, Uncompahgre and Gunnison, and San Juan national forests.
We’re talking up to 50% or 60% off on skis, snowboards, boots, bindings, jackets, base layers, goggles, helmets, gloves and more.
Fixes to South Platte River Trail in Denver reopen formerly “unsafe” stretch by Mississippi Avenue and between Johnson-Habitat Park
Hipcamp’s 12 coolest Colorado camping spots for 2026: Basalt Mountain Homestead, Camp Overland in Livermore, Camp Penguin at WPR, Lavender Farm Bed and Breakfast in Dolores, Rocky Mountain Glamping and more.
Fat Marmot Week, hosted by the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory near Crested Butte, began as an effort to raise awareness about yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado.
Denver-based Trash Panda debuted its first putters made with recycled Crocs on Earth Day this year. It will add a driver to the mix, called the Crocs Procyon, on Sept. 14.
The Lake Irwin Campground, about 9 miles west of Crested Butte, will close for the summer season on Sept. 8, 2026 and will not reopen in 2027 when the U.S. Forest Service plans a full demolition and reconstruction of facilities. It is expected to reopen in June 2028.