Though easy to get to from Denver, this laid-back community feels worlds away from the big city, with endless access to parks ...

The family-friendly Beaver Creek Resort and Village is an alternative to Vail—without the overcrowded ski runs.

The temperature wasn’t much above zero at the base of Colorado’s Beaver Creek Resort ski area one evening in December as I boarded an open sleigh, powered by snowcat, to head uphill toward dinner on ...