If you think that winter is best spent indoors, alumni in Colorado suggest an altitude adjustment. Here are some of their favorite to-dos:


Skiing at Copper Mountain. Beautiful scenery. Nothing prettier on a beautiful day!
~John Cussen ’71

Colorado winters are sunny and mild. I love going for a long run on New Year’s Day in just my shorts and shades. Eat your heart out, Boston!
~Paul DeFelice ’97

Snowshoeing Squaw Pass in Evergreen. Close to Denver...miss the I-70 ski traffic...great for a beginner. View from the top overlooks Denver to the east and the Continental Divide to the west. Recharge afterwards on burgers and beers at the Little Bear Pub.
~Brian Zabroski ’97

Ice skating at Keystone’s five-acre lake. It’s a pretty incredible place. You can skate forever as fast as you want. Paradise!
~Courtney Jordan MSHFID ’06

Our favorite part of living in Colorado? Access to mountains of course. In the winter, it’s all about skiing and snowboarding. The number of choices you have is what’s great: low-key places like Loveland all the way to high-end places like Vail. Add a great downtown (Denver), a wonderfully over-saturated craft beer scene, a burgeoning train system and 300 days of sun, and you’ve got a lifestyle we can live with.
~Linda (Callinan) ’96 and Chris ’96 Beardsley

Though skiing is fun, the Dupees much prefer to snowmobile from our log cabin in Grand Lake. We ride on the trails and in the backcountry…we even race them each year.
~Amy (McGlew) ’92 and Brad ’92 Dupee