Cross-Country Skiing in Colorado: These All-Inclusive Resorts Offer More Than Just Luxury Rooms
Three Colorado destinations where access to XC trails—and gear—is part of the deal.
|Lindsey B. King
Deputy Editor
Lindsey B. King edits service packages, nontraditional feature packages, longform narrative features, and the magazine’s Getaways and Great Outdoors departments. King also writes narratives and service packages. She is a three-time National Magazine Award finalist. Along with Kasey Cordell, King wrote “The Art Of Dying Well,” which won the 2019 Ellie for personal service. Her “Earth, Wind & Water” feature was selected as a 2016 National Magazine Award finalist in the leisure-lifestyle category. King also co-wrote, with Natasha Gardner, “Low On O2,” which was an ASME finalist in 2010 in the personal service category. In 2017, King was named a Folio: Top Women in Media honoree. Her 2015 fly-fishing story “Hooked” won the City and Regional Magazine Association award for leisure-lifestyle interests. In 2011, her feature “Gone”—a look at a local police detective searching for a missing child—was selected as a finalist in the feature writing category by the City and Regional Magazine Association. Her narrative “Undefeated,” which focused on her friend’s encounter with Denver’s serial rapist Brent J. Brents, was selected as the winning profile story at the 2006 Maggie Awards. King was born in Charleston, West Virginia, spent more than a decade in suburban Atlanta, and moved to Colorado in 2001. She has an ABJ in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism.
Cross-Country Skiing in Colorado: Falling in Love With Skate Skiing
I never liked Nordic until I swapped classic gear for skating sticks.
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Cross-Country Skiing in Colorado: 3 of Our Favorite Snowy Cross-Country Trail Systems
Bring your gear—and a sense of adventure—to these free trail networks.
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Cross-Country Skiing in Colorado: Where to Cross-Country Ski in or Near Breckenridge
While there might be more blues and blacks than greens at the Breckenridge Nordic Center, the sweeping views are sure to please any kind of skier.
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Cross-Country Skiing in Colorado: Where to Cross-Country Ski in or Near Tabernash
Devil’s Thumb Ranch, which offers 120 kilometers of cross-country trails, is the perfect destination for any beginner.
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Cross-Country Skiing in Colorado: How to Decide Between Classic and Skate Skis
Selecting your preferred skinny skis—classic or skate—should be more about predilection than popularity.
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The Best Places to Cross-Country Ski in Colorado
Everything you need to know to fall in love with Colorado’s other style of skiing.
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Everything Coloradans Never Knew They Needed To Understand About Hemp
Our comprehensive guide to the nonintoxicating version of cannabis.
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A Rookie’s Guide to Surviving Colorado’s Backcountry
Avoid these seven mistakes to stay safe in the wilderness.
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10 Classic Western Landmarks You Should Visit Now
From Colorado’s Black Canyon to Montana’s Glacier National Park, here’s our list of the Mountain West’s 10 most iconic landmarks.
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A First-Timer’s Guide to Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
Twenty years ago, Congress declared 14 miles of Colorado’s deepest canyon worthy of national park status. If you’ve stood along the edge of Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park’s namesake chasm, you understand why—yet the Black is still the state’s least-visited national park. We suggest you go before that changes.
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Your (Perhaps a Bit Too Detailed) Introduction to Denver’s Sexual Revolution
Dive into the Mile High City’s growing sex-positive community to better understand how to improve your, ahem, nighttime activities.
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The 5280 Holiday Survival Guide
December is fraught with the potential for poor decision-making in Colorado: ill-fated travel plans, gear you buy as a gift for her that’s really for you, pot edibles as stocking stuffers. Don’t let bad ideas mar all the merriment. Use this manual to avoid 16 common missteps and find better ways to enjoy whatever you happen to be celebrating this month.
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The Art of Dying Well
It’s been nearly two years since Colorado passed the End-of-Life Options Act. How has the controversial law affected Centennial Staters, and how, exactly, does one plan for a good death?
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The Best Paddling Adventures in the West
Colorado and its neighbors may not have access to open water, but they’re hotbeds for paddle sports of all kinds nonetheless.
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High-Country Hut Trips: Ruby Jewel Yurt
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High-Country Hut Trips: The Sneffels Traverse
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High-Country Hut Trips
Eleven off-the-grid escapes perfect for summer adventures.
|10 Classic Western Landmarks You Should Visit Now
From Colorado’s Black Canyon to Montana’s Glacier National Park, here’s our list of the Mountain West’s 10 most iconic landmarks.
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Denver’s Live Music Scene Is Better Than Ever
Twenty-two things you don’t know—but should!—about the Mile High City’s rockin’ music scene.
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