Colorado Ski Countrys 2016-17 Bucket List

It’s time to make the good ol’ Bucket List. Photo by Tripp Fay courtesy of Copper Mountain.

Life is too short to ski the same run at the same resort for a whole season. Spice up your season with some challenges and create goals that will get you outside of your comfort zone, or at least get you to look at the season in a different way. All youll need is a little motivation… and maybe a hashtag. Here is Colorado Ski Countrys 2016-17 #SkiBucketList, hamburgers included.

• Ski all 9Gems resorts.
• Ski all 4 resorts with peaks above 13,000 feet
  • Arapahoe Basin
  • Loveland
  • Telluride
  • Silverton
• Bonus points: Ski all 21 resorts in Colorado Ski Country USA.
• Taste every resort hamburger (and ski off all the calories).

Is this the year you try snow biking? Photo by Chris Segal courtesy of Crested Butte.

• Try a new snow sliding sport.
• Do a heli-drop at Silverton.
• Take the train to Winter Park.

Spring Splash at Winter Park. Photo courtesy of Winter Park resort.

• Conquer the spring skiingpondskim.
• Hike (and ski down) the Knife Ridge at Wolf Creek.
• Eat at Bon Vivant in Telluride.
• Compete in the Cardboard Derby at Purgatory.

The Ridge Cat. Photo courtesy of Loveland Ski Area.

• Access new terrain ona powder cat.
• Ski under the lights at Ski Granby Ranch.
• Ski Sunlights The Heathen, one of the steepest runs in Ski Country.

The East Wall can stay open until Easter! Photo courtesy of Arapahoe Basin.

• Hike (and ski down) the East Wall at Arapahoe Basin.
• Host a BBQ at one of Lovelands huts.
• Watch (or try if you’re brave) ski jumping at Howelsen Hill.
• Jump into the foam pit in the Woodward Copper barn.

The views from Powderhorn are like none other. Photo courtesy of Powderhorn.

• Experience skiing on a Grand Mesa at Powderhorn.
• Eat lunch at the new Mountaintop Yurt at Cooper.
• Lap the Pali Chair at Arapahoe Basin.

Aprs at Cloud Nine. Photo courtesy of Aspen Snowmass.

• Aprs at Cloud Nine at Aspen Highlandsafter a day skiing the bowl.
• Snowshoe up to the Umbrella Bar at Ten Peaksfor a full moon dinner.
• Ski the new Black Diamond runs at Eldora.

The views above 12,000 feet are spectacular. Photo courtesy of Monarch Mountain.

• Take a photo at the top of the Continental Divide at Monarch.
• Ski with an Olympian at Steamboat.
• Introduce skiing or snowboarding to someone whos never done it before.