What’s New, Colorado?
Kristin Graber
New activities, events, culinary offerings, and more took a place on the map this year. Let’s take a look at a few.
The Royal Gorge Bridge & Park Reopening
After a 16-month closure to rebuild due to a wildfire that demolished
90 percent of the park, The Royal Gorge Bridge and Park re-opened its gate to the public Labor Day weekend 2014, to showcase the completion of a brand new 14,500-foot visitor center and to allow visitors to walk or drive across one of the world’s highest suspension bridges.
The St. Regis Aspen Resort’s Skijoring Lessons
Starting January 2015, St. Regis Aspen Resort invites guests to em“bark” on the sport of skijoring with private lessons in Aspen. The St. Regis Aspen has partnered with a certified professional dog trainer to assist in training guests, and their dogs, in the art of skijoring. Those traveling without a dog have the opportunity to skijor with an adoptable pooch on loan from the Aspen Animal Shelter. A portion of proceeds goes toward the operating costs of the shelter.
Steamboat Adds Additional Night Skiing Options
Coming off its inaugural season of night skiing and snowboarding, Steamboat will add two additional nights for skiers and riders to enjoy the slopes under the lights. Night operations will now be available Thursday through Monday evenings.
Children’s Center at Buttermilk
Aspen/Snowmass is excited to unveil The Hideout, a new $10 million children’s center at the base of Buttermilk Mountain. The Hideout will give children and families a world-class facility with improved access for drop off, direct access to the mountain, and an adventurous and interactive design.
Renovation of Grand Junction’s Historic Avalon Theatre
The Avalon Theatre has been the cornerstone of 7th and Main Street in downtown Grand Junction for
90 years and is receiving some much-needed improvements and upgrades. More than $9 million is being invested in the project, which will allow for additional seating (total capacity of 1,150), acoustic and digital audio/visual improvements, and an overall facelift providing a state of the art performance venue.
The Art Hotel
A new 165-room boutique hotel in Denver is expected to open in late 2014, showcasing a lobby with modern art and guest rooms with vibrant art and wall coverings. The Art Hotel will be across from the new History Colorado Center and next to the Denver Art Museum.
The Broadmoor’s Cloud Camp
The wilderness retreat on Colorado’s Cheyenne Mountain, Cloud Camp is on the historic 1924 site of Broadmoor founder Spencer Penrose’s original Cheyenne Lodge and overlooks Pikes Peak to the north and the Colorado Rockies to the west. The cuisine of Cloud Camp is inspired by the life and times of Penrose during the Golden Age of the 1920s. During their stay, guests hike in the Pike National Forest, enjoy birding, photo safaris, and rock art, as well as assist the chef each evening with the preparation of the Social Hour hors d’oeuvres.
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