Summer Travel Ideas - in the Great Outdoors

From Teresa Plowright, former About.com Guide

Ski resorts work hard to attract visitors during summer months. Staging a festival is one popular strategy: some festivals are adult-oriented (jazz, food, wine, etc.), but you can be sure that family vacationers are always welcome.

Ski resorts have also been adding infrastructure for summer fun. For example, in the Colorado Rockies, Winter Park is the closest ski resort to Denver, and in summer offers mini-golf, human maze, bungee, climbing wall, and Colorado’s longest alpine slide: ride a chairlift to mid-mountain, get on a sled that has rollers and brakes, and slide 3030 feet down. Alpine coasters are appearing at number of ski resorts, and are suitable for kids as young as three years old (riding with a parent.)

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