Winter Shines a Little Brighter in Colorado

Colorado is the ideal winter destination with unparalleled skiing and snowboarding, snowshoeing, snowmobiling, fat-biking, snowtubing, seasonal festivals, a rich cultural heritage and so much more. Plan your Colorado vacation now and find out if you know how to Do Colorado Right.

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Denver's Zoo Lights

Holiday Lighting Festivals

There are plenty of things to do in Colorado when the most wonderful time of the year rolls around. Some of the simplest joys of the season are the spectacular lighting festivals held throughout the state.

The shopping booths of Denver Christkindl Market in Civic Center Park

Holiday Markets

All the delights of the winter season can be experienced at Colorado’s specialty markets, where Santa makes regular appearances, handcrafted gifts overshadow items bought at the mall and sweet treats abound.

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Denver skyline

Visit Denver

Denver — The Mile High City — is where urban sophistication meets outdoor adventure. Denver is an outdoor city known for its art, culture, food, music and sports in the Rocky Mountain region.

Flatirons in Boulder at sunrise

Visit Boulder

A laid-back lifestyle, breathtaking views of the Flatirons and Rocky Mountains and celebrated culinary offerings are just a few reasons that make Boulder one of Colorado’s most beloved cities.

A group of skiers with disabilities and instructors on top of a mountain near Aspen Colorado

Colorado Ski School: Learn to Ski & Snowboard

Colorado ski areas offer acclaimed ski-school learning programs that are the perfect springboard to a lifelong love affair with the slopes. Whether you’ve tried skiing or snowboarding a few times or you want to make that inaugural Colorado mountain trip, taking a professional lesson will help you get the basics down and improve your technique more quickly.

An airstream trailor with a wooden porch sits below redrock formations at Canyon Hideout Bungalow in Cortez

Sleep Somewhere Cool

Discover inspirational places to lay your head in an inspirational state. No matter how many sleeps you have planned on a Colorado vacation, we've got someplace cool for each of them.