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  • The civilized route to ski country: The Winter Park Express
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    The civilized route to ski country: The Winter Park Express

    ByAndy Yemma March 9, 2020November 10, 2025

    There is a better way to go skiing — every Friday and Saturday, January-March, Amtrak offers the “Winter Park Express” from Denver’s Union Station to a platform just a short hike from Winter Park’s ski lifts.

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  • To Philadelphia and celebrating women during women’s history month
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    To Philadelphia and celebrating women during women’s history month

    ByEileen Ogintz March 5, 2020July 9, 2021

    For 2020, Philadelphia has officially changed the city’s “City of Brotherly Love” moniker to the “City of Sisterly Love,” acknowledging that women of color were not fully enfranchised until the 1965 Voting Rights Act

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  • A Teen’s Perspective – The Perfect Teen Trip to Orlando & WDW Resorts
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    A Teen’s Perspective – The Perfect Teen Trip to Orlando & WDW Resorts

    ByEileen Ogintz March 5, 2020June 28, 2023

    While family trips are a lot of fun, one-on-one time with only one parent and one child allows for really special time and bonding that often does not occur with a lot of family members around

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  • Snow graffiti? Who knew? The kids program at Vista Verde Ranch
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    Snow graffiti? Who knew? The kids program at Vista Verde Ranch

    ByEileen Ogintz March 4, 2020July 9, 2021

    All you need is some snow and spray bottles with food coloring—blue, yellow, green, red, purple…

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  • Back to Vista Verde Ranch – snowmobiles and more fun in the snow
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    Back to Vista Verde Ranch – snowmobiles and more fun in the snow

    ByEileen Ogintz March 4, 2020July 14, 2021

    Welcome to Vista Verde Ranch near the tiny Colorado town of Clark and about a 40-minute drive from Steamboat Springs-and a world away from the busy ski town where you have to jockey on the slopes for a place to sit at lunch time.

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  • Under the Devil’s Thumb, a guest ranch for XC, snowshoe and spa lovers
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    Under the Devil’s Thumb, a guest ranch for XC, snowshoe and spa lovers

    ByEileen Ogintz February 27, 2020July 14, 2021

    We see that giant snow-covered thumb as we are getting a Nordic classic ski lesson at Devil’s Thumb Ranch, a four-season resort on 6,500 pristine acres about 75 miles west of Denver and 15 miles from Winter Park and its famous downhill slope

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  • Tweens Spill on Skiing in Vail and Beaver Creek
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    Tweens Spill on Skiing in Vail and Beaver Creek

    ByEileen Ogintz February 27, 2020July 2, 2023

    Local kids in Vail Valley say there’s so much to love about the area. Hear directly from kids themselves about their favorite ski runs, off slope activities and more!

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  • Fun in the snow off the slopes
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    Fun in the snow off the slopes

    ByEileen Ogintz February 27, 2020July 6, 2021

    Spring also is a great time to come to the slopes with plenty of sunshine, warmer temperatures and late season deals

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  • Taking the Kids — on spring break
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    Taking the Kids — on spring break

    ByEileen Ogintz February 20, 2020July 14, 2021

    Spring break is such a good time to get away. Hopefully, your kids will have that same week off. And you may find it easier to escape for a week or a long weekend than in the middle of the summer when everyone wants to get away

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  • Woodward Copper — all year fun on the snow an hour from Denver
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    Woodward Copper — all year fun on the snow an hour from Denver

    ByEileen Ogintz February 19, 2020July 9, 2021

    Just an hour from Denver at popular Copper Mountain, Woodward Copper is an innovative action sports center that offers year-round skiing and snowboarding

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