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Any ski aficionado is familiar with the legendary ski hills in Colorado that draws celebrities to their snowy peaks each winter. Much of Colorado is situated in the Rocky Mountains, giving perfect ski conditions each year. If you are planning a trip to Colorado for a little skiing or snowboarding you have plenty of mountains to choose from.

Aspen is, by far, the most popular ski resort town in Colorado. Aspen offers visitors snowy hills, and challenging and varying terrain. But it also offers visitors the chance to people-watch, both well-to-do folks and famous celebrities flock to beautiful mountain resort each year. Aspen used to be a mining town, but is now one of the hottest vacation destinations in the USA. Aspen offers visitors a choice of spas, resorts, and fabulous dining. But it's the ski hills that bring in the most visitors. It's not a discount area; expect to pay $74 for an adult day pass at the ski resorts.

Vail is another popular ski resort and constantly ranked as number one in many ski magazines. With 193 trails covering 5,289 acres, Vail is the largest ski resort in the USA. The snow condition, terrain and number of challenging runs are top of the line. The great shopping, restaurants, and nightlife, makes the town of Vail as a popular destination for skiers. Vail provides great lessons for skiers and snowboarders.

One of the local favorite ski resorts in Colorado is Copper Mountain Resort. Copper Mountain offers an impressive number of trails, over 120 and 22 lifts to move you around the slopes. Copper Mountains' trail system is award winning and takes advantage of everything this mountain has to offer. Copper Mountain also has the advantage of being slightly less expensive then Aspen or Vail, but still offers trails that are exciting and challenging.

Powderhorn Resort is a slightly smaller mountain with great value for day passes. With 29 runs, it offers beginning and intermediate skiers plenty of challenges. If you'd rather not ski a challenging run, there are several easy runs which provide a relaxing day meandering down the slopes. Not only is the skiing world class, but the Powderhorn Resort accommodations and restaurants are quite enjoyable.

Keystone resort is the perfect place if you like to ski all day and into the night! It offers the largest night skiing area in all of North America. It is by far the best resort for night skiing in Colorado. Keystone Resort offers the use of three great mountains, which equals great terrain and diverse trails, 116 of them to be exact! Keystone also offers an exciting nightlife, fantastic restaurants, and great specials for those staying up at the resort.

Colorado has long been known as the home of North America's best ski resorts. New resorts are being built, and upgrades are making the old ones more fabulous than before. For many people a dream vacation would be a week at one of these mammoth resorts and some of them are offering great deals, making it possible for those of us who aren't millionaires to enjoy some world class skiing and accommodations as well.