A beloved Colorado ski industry icon is gone. The Winter Park Ski Train, which shuttled tens of thousands of visitors between downtown Denver and the Winter Park Ski area on weekends, has been sold and will be moved to Canada. Algoma Central Railway Inc., a subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway, purchased the 14-railcar train….
Casa Nova, located within an elite gated society in Deer Valley, Utah, is a wonderful chateau inserted cozily into one of the most impressive mountain ranges in the earth. This ski-in-ski-out property is the ideal luxurious retreat. A home away from home, Casa Nova is contrived for pleasure and comfort. Just a few minutes away…
Choo choo, choo choo ch’boogie. The Winter Park Ski train opens its 68th season of ferrying skiers from tracks to trails on Dec. 27. Upwards of 500 skiers, snowboarders and sightseers ride the train from Denver’s downtown Union Station to the base of Winter Park Resort on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and some Thursdays through the…
Forget the long lines and dinged up, forced-to-fit equipment at traditional ski rental shops. Black Tie Ski Rental Delivery brings the good stuff right to you. Created five years ago, the valet ski and snowboard delivery service now has 10 locations serving 21 resort areas in the western US and Canada. The personalized service, top-of-the-line…
The Vail Cascade Resort & Spa is offering what may be one of the best ski resort deals out there right now. To celebrate the hotel’s 25th anniversary, Vail Cascade is featuring a third night’s stay for just $25 when you purchase two nights of lodging, which start as low as $129 right now. With…
If it were any higher, you’d be asking for supplemental oxygen. Winter Park Resort in Colorado is installing North America’s highest high-speed, six-person chairlift to quickly move guests to the top of Parsenn Bowl, located at a breath-taking 12,060 feet above sea level. The Panoramic Express, the resort’s third new chairlift installation in as many…
Developed by Motorola and the snowboard company Burton, the Audex Bluetooth Ski Jacket lets you listen to your iPod or even talk on your cell phone on the slopes completely hands free. The iPod or phone plugs in a connector in a pocket and then you control everything from a panel on the jacket’s sleeve….
A skier heads down the slopes. Photo by Sue Frause. Ski season is just a flip of the calendar away, and British Columbia’s Whistler has again been touted by Conde Nast Traveler in its November 2006 issue. A trio of Whistler hotels swept the top three spots in the annual readers’ choice awards for the…
We just watched the Queen Latifah movie, “Last Holiday,” and most of it took place at the Grandhotel Pupp in the alpine town of Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. And what a grand hotel it is! The opulent main building was erected in 1701. The Presidential Suite goes for about $4,000 US per night, but a…
I’ve skiied in the Swiss and Italian Alps, but it was in the late summer when the air temperature was quite warm and the slopes were very slushy. If you’d rather ski in cooler climes, we suggest the Austrian Alpine village of Hotel Gruner Baum in town of Bad Gastein. This alpine resort is offering…
British Prince William and his possible princess bride Kate Middleton, skied recently in Verbier, a year-round alpine Swiss resort popular with wealthy Brits. When they weren’t on the slopes, they dined at Chez Dany, a local bistro, and stayed at Les Trois Chouettes (“The Three Owls”), a chalet owned by some friends.
A ski chalet that combines a rustic atmosphere while still exuding sophisticated luxury is not all too common. The Post Hotel in Lake Louise mixes an extensive wine cellar (over 25,000 bottles) and hand rolled Cuban cigars with a quaint atmosphere you expect from a ski lodge.