Don’t hibernate this winter

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Bears hibernate, but you don’t have to. Just because the thermometer has dropped a few degrees and the rain has turned to snow doesn’t mean that it’s time to put on 40 pounds, curl up by a fire and wait for spring. You live in Colorado for Pete’s sake. Winter just means it’s time to change sports, switch from fresh locally grown veggies to pickled locally grown veggies and write down 15 excuses you can use to call in sick at work every time your favorite mountain gets a foot of fresh snow.

It’s also the time of year that many of us think is actually Colorado’s most beautiful. You may have to drive a little slower in the snow, but there is nothing like the Rocky Mountains in winter to take your breath away. So head on up to the high country every chance you get over the next four months. You’ll find plenty to do up there and you don’t have to be on skis, snowshoes, a board, have an ice ax in your hand or be screaming down a mountain on a tube to have a great time — though it doesn’t hurt.

Every year we put together the state’s most comprehensive guide to wintertime fun in Colorado, and this is it. Winter Scene gives you a guide to the state’s many ski resorts along with critical information like which areas added terrain since last year, but that’s just the beginning. It also gives you a massive concert list of all the music playing up and down the Front Range over the next four months and trust us, this winter has some great shows.

In addition, we’ve also provided a calendar of all the great events and festivals happening between now and spring on the Front Range. And for those of you who have no fear of chain laws and want to explore all the fun happening across Colorado, we’ve also added a comprehensive calendar of events and festivals that includes nearly every noteworthy happening this winter, whether it’s in Steamboat, Durango, Pagosa, Vail, Aspen or Winter Park, and all points in between.

So get out there and have a great winter. Watch out for avalanches while you’re driving. You’ll want to avoid them everywhere except on the way to resorts that will give you a free season pass if one hits you. Only in Colorado.