 Be one of the first to get a FREE Skier's Edge DVD. DVD topics include: product details, how to carve perfect turns, what beginner through advanced skiers can do to improve, how to ski powder and moguls. Click here to make this your best ski season ever. Learn more Breckenridge Builds 'BreckConnect' Skiers and boarders at Breckenridge, Colo., will have an easier time getting from the parking lot to the mountain, beginning at Christmas this year. The new eight-person gondola that should be finished by the holidays is called BreckConnect. Film Highlights Castle Extremes This fall, as Warren Miller's Off the Grid film tours the world, audiences in Canada, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland will get a peak at Alberta's Castle Mountain. A 12-minute trailer shown before the film snagged inbound footage on Castle's steeps and features a first descent last May of Mt. Haig's cliff-banded east face. Silverton Goes To Extremes Pretty common knowledge around these parts that Silverton has the extreme stuff and now there is even more of it. The southern Colorado resort has added 164 acres of new terrain next to its boundaries. Santa Fe Salutes The Millenium New Mexico saw its first new chair installation in many years when Ski Santa Fe built its Millennium lift - named for the new century. Reaching the 12,075-foot level on Deception Peak, the triple chair will carry its first skiers and riders tentatively at Thanksgiving this year. Gloves, Minis Debut At Vail On occasion, some way-cool items pass across my desk. One recent example are the new gloves by 180s, the ones where you breathe into a gadget on the back and the heat from your breath sends warmth into your fingertips. Another fun item coming out of Evergreen, Colo., is the Snowskirt. It's a cute little waterproof mini-skirt that you wear over your ski pants, or SnowLeggins. Colorado Adventures Colorado is the home of outdoor adventure! Climb mountains, bike scenic trails, raft a wild river...or just relax in the warm sunshine, cool mountain air and magnificent scenery. Visit our site now for specific details, directions and suggestions on accommodations, dining and more, or call 1-800-COLORADO for a FREE vacation guide. North Lake Tahoe Navigate 180 Degrees of pure experiences at North Lake Tahoe. It's all the dining, dancing, spa-crawling, lap-of-luxury joy you can pack into a vacation. Boating, golfing, biking and hiking abound, as do art festivals, concerts, races and more. Check out the lake's largest inventory of lodging and start planning now.
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