Staying at a ski resort during the summer break is becoming a popular holiday option for those looking to travel to Colorado and visit its highest peaks.
Outdoor activities include hiking, mountain-top yoga, gourmet hiking lunches, bike parks, disc golf and more.
Travel Agent has gathered the following best summer skiing resorts in Colorado:
1. Keystone Ski Resort: Located in Keystone, CO, near the Denver International Airport, the resort offers golf courses, mountain biking, summer camps for children and adults, horseback riding and snow tubing through early July.
2. Copper Mountain: Located in Copper Mountain, CO, summertime activities at Copper include scenic chairlift rides, mini-golf and Copper Creek Golf Course, mountain biking, hiking and trail running and boat rides. Guests can also sign up for Woodward at Copper, a ski and snowboard training camp that takes place year round.
3. Aspen & Snowmass Mountains: Summertime offers at Snowmass and Aspen include gondola rides, hiking expeditions and biking terrain for every level. Travelers can also enjoy free, live outdoor music throughout the summer. The Camp Aspen/Snowmass, which offers mountain boarding, skateboarding, paintball and a host of other outdoor activities, is available to kids ages 1 and up. Aspen/Snowmass also provides various lodging choices--from luxury hotels and rooms--which can be booked online.
4. Crested Butte Mountain Resort: Crested Butte is known as the place where mountain biking first started, and is located in southwest Colorado. Other summer activities offered include chairlift rides, hiking, disc golf, women's bike clinics, rock climbing, bungee trampolines, the Flying Gopher Mini Golf Course and more. Other featured activities include the "Zip Line Tour," "Evolution Bike Park" and "Adventure Park.
5. Vail Resort: Golfers can play at a 18-hole golf course located at the base of the Gore Mountain Range in the Rocky Mountains. Travelers can head up to the top of the Eagle Bahn Gondola, Adventure Ridge to explore chairlift rides, mountain bike tours and lunch combination choices. Other activities include disc golf, wall climbing, horseback riding and rebound trampolines.