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Chryss Cada
Chryss Cada is a freelance writer and an adjunct professor of journalism at Colorado State University.
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A skiing family’s hunt for the best on-mountain lunches
This January, there was a new option on my family's radar for a tasty lunch that won't take us away from the slopes.

Skier fatalities: Myths about who dies, and where, debunked
The average person who died on the slopes of U.S. ski resorts during the 2015-16 season was a 30-something experienced male skier wearing a helmet who hit a tree going...

Twenty years later, Telluride’s free gondola is still a wonder
The three-mile ride on the gondola in Telluride — with a 2,000-foot drop into the valley — might be the most scenic commute in Colorado.

Enjoying old-school civility at the Broadmoor
During a “Minding Your Ps and Qs” etiquette class at the Broadmoor, two dads got into a shouting match. You can't make this stuff up.

Keystone Adventure Tours take skiers right to the top of the mountain
The mountains you know look different in the winter. Here's one way to get that peak experience, at Keystone.

Now my kids get to join a family tradition — riding the Winter Park ski train
The only person who would be surprised by the rush to buy some of the 3,300 tickets for the Winter Park Express ski train the day they went on sale...

Why fall is the perfect time to visit Colorado’s Great Sand Dunes
If you go to the GSDNP in the fall there won’t be water flowing, but you’ll find cooler temperatures. It was in the low 80s for our summer visit, which...

A summer visit to the many sides of Telluride
A family takes in the historic mining town from some new angles, each more gorgeous than the one before.

Family camping made easy in the yurts at Snow Mountain Ranch
When I heard about the opportunity for camping without the packing, I loaded up the family, their toothbrushes and little else and headed for the YMCA of the Rockies Snow...

Summer cool-down: Canoeing the Gunnison River with the family
This family spent three days Gunnison River between Delta and Grand Junction with Centennial Canoe Outfitters -- and estimated they spent two of those three days wet.