Colorado Sports and Activities Video Page
Below are links to a number of recent videos that will familiarize you with some of the various individual sports and activities that Denver Metro area and Colorado has to offer to residents as well as professional team sports venues. Simply click on the photos or links to the right of the photos below. The video will open in a new window, then just click the play arrow (>) in the center or at the lower left of the screen. Make sure your sound is on!
This video highlights mountain biking in the Waterton Canyon of the Platt River which is located a short drive Southwest of the Denver Metro Area. This is a great trail for beginners and families, but also offers more challenging riding as you proceed further up the Canyon. This is just a small taste of the biking opportunities in Colorado. Many of Colorado's ski areas also offer summer mountian biking on their ski trails and mountainsides which are accessible by lifts and trams. Denver Metro also offers countless miles of paved trail systems for the less adventurous. Regardless of your riding style and ability, you will love riding Colorado!
Skiing in Colorado Video
Colorado offers World Class skiing and other winter sports activities at numerous day areas and resorts within just 1-3 hours drive time west of Denver Metro. Arapahoe Basin, Loveland, Winter Park, Breckenridge, Keystone, Copper Mountain, Vail, Beaver Creek, Aspen and Teluride to name just a few. And whether your are a beginner, intermediate, experienced, or an extreme skier or snowboarder, there is something for every level, every age, and every taste. If you prefer groomed slopes, deep powder, tree-lined cruisers, or banging the moguls in the back-bowls, you will find what you want right here. This video shows a typical powder day at Vail. Enjoy!
4x4 Off Roading SUV and ATV trail riding in Colorado Video
This video gives you a taste of off-roading in Colorado, a great way to experience the vast and yet untamed wilderness of the Rockies. Most of these roads require high-clearance four wheel drive vehicles such as Jeeps or ATV's. It's not for the faint of heart, but well worth the experience to see breath-taking and magnificent beauty few people get to see, including old abandoned gold and silver mines and the remains of boom-to-bust ghost towns from the "Gold Rush" days.
This video gives you a flavor of the excitement you can find while white-water rafting some "class 4's" on the Arkansas River which has it's origins in Colorado. There are numberous other rivers that offer great rafting and kayaking as well, such as the Colorado, Poudre, Clear Creek and more. Rafting companies offer a wide variety of venues from easy float trips to some of the most challenging and technical rapids in the Rockies.