If you love to ski, you may have heard about the wonderful ski hills and resorts in Colorado. These resorts draw celebrities and ski experts every ski season. Many Colorado ski resorts are situated in the Rocky Mountains, making for ideal ski conditions each year. If you are planning to visit Colorado for a ski or snowboard trip, you will have lots of options 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 extremely popular ski resort. Vail is the largest ski resort in America and boasts 193 trails covering 5,289 acres. Constantly ranked number one in a variety of ski magazines, Vail is the place to be. The snow conditions in Vail are top notch, as is the terrain and number of challenging runs. Vail also offers great lessons for skiers and snowboarders. The town of Vail is also a popular destination for skiers, offering great shopping, restaurants, and nightlife.

A local favorite in Colorado is Copper Mountain Resort. If you want to know the reason for this then go there. Copper Mountain has an impressive 125 trails and 22 lifts, no small feat. The trail system that has been developed here utilises all the benefits that the mountain provides. This has been awarded a few times. Though the rates are lower than Aspen or Vail, the trails are no less exciting.

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.