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Glacier, permanent snowfield, semi-permanent snowfield? Summer turns by any name are sweet. (Photo by Bob Chamberlain; skier Peter Shelton)
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“Like a lot of glaciated features, our headwall ended in a knife-edge ridge with a mirror-image cirque falling away on the other side.” Shelton remembers a long-ago midsummer ski trip.
Photo by Torie Bowman
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Car racing at Olathe’s Thunder Mountain Speedway packs a punch of high-adrenaline excitement, and it’s easy on the wallet.
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Some of the best summer meals come out of the campground. Try these expert-tested recipes for your next camp cookout.
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How about a Western San Juans brewery tour? Here are some local libations to quench your thirst after that summer adventure.
Kite sailor and instructor Mark Worth glides across Lizard Head pass meadows. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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Veteran skier and climber Lance Waring learns a new trick.
Mike Doherty carves up the powder in the alpine terrain of Alta Lakes. (Photo by Brett Schreckengost)
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For those who want horsepower in their winter sport, snowmobiling is the answer. The San Juan Mountains provide the perfect location.
The High Camp Hut
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High Camp Hut is the perfect winter adventure retreat, with all the creature comforts.
HESPIE HANGING ON. Durango locals have called Ski Hesperus their own since 1962. Night Skiing, geat chili and uncontested powder keep them coming back. But for how long? Owner jim Pitcher threatens to sell the place every year. (Photo by Cecily Bryson)
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Ski Hesperus (aka Hespie) may be a small, but it’s tough (so is its owner), and it’s a local’s favorite ski hill.
