Chryss Cada

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Chryss Cada

Chryss Cada is a freelance writer and an adjunct professor of journalism at Colorado State University.

Passengers often help with inflation of the balloon.

Hot-air ballooning, even close to home, is a high-flying family adventure

June 9, 2016 at 4:07 p.m.

It was just like my flying dreams: peaceful, beautiful and effortless, one moment held to the ground by the earth鈥檚 gravity, and the next floating high above it, looking down...

The Mishawaka has brought in Leon Russel and, more recently, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats.

Around Colorado: Across generations, summer nights are ever the same at the Mishawaka

June 21, 2016 at 1:33 p.m.

Many of the times I headed up to the Mishawaka Amphitheatre in the '90s, I had only a vague idea of who was playing that night.

The author's daughters paddle a canoe on Holland Lake in Montana. After a trip onto the lake with Mom, the girls paddled the boat on their own.

What happened when a Colorado mom let her 11-year-old hike ahead by herself

June 21, 2016 at 1:33 p.m.

What happened when a Colorado mom let her 11-year-old hike ahead by herself

The lounge of Spa Anjali at the Westin Riverfront in Avon.

After ski season, take those aches and pains to the spa

June 21, 2016 at 1:33 p.m.

After ski season, take those aches and pains to the spa

Skiers take a break on the deck of Crested Butte's new Umbrella Bar, atop the resort's beginner area.

Wilderness vibe calls a skier back to Crested Butte

June 21, 2016 at 1:33 p.m.

Wilderness vibe calls a skier back to Crested Butte

Snowboarders eye the headwall of Vasquez Cirque at Winter Park Resort.

Steep skiing in Winter Park’s Vasquez Cirque just a snowcat ride away

June 21, 2016 at 1:33 p.m.

Steep skiing in Winter Park's Vasquez Cirque just a snowcat ride away

Canadian Mountain Holidays guides set out an on-mountain lunch for heli-skiers that includes hot tea and soup.

Redefining deep powder on a heli-skiing trip in the Columbia Mountains

April 18, 2016 at 4:46 p.m.

Redefining deep powder on a heli-skiing trip in the Columbia Mountains

Kids and a dog play in Keystone's Kidtopia snow fort on Dercum Mountain. Keystone Resort is kid-friendly, even for little ones who don't ski at all.

At family-friendly Keystone, kids rule the snow fort

June 21, 2016 at 1:33 p.m.

At family-friendly Keystone, kids rule the snow fort

Loveland's new Ptarmigan Lift is 3,207 feet long, rises 813 vertical feet and can transport 1,800 people per hour.

Will the I-70 Mountain Express Lane revive the skiing day trip?

June 21, 2016 at 1:33 p.m.

Will the I-70 Mountain Express Lane revive the skiing day trip?

The newly released bison run on the 1,000 acres of meadow at Soapstone Prairie Natural Area on Nov. 1.

Where to see the Laramie Foothills Bison herd free on the range

June 21, 2016 at 1:33 p.m.

Where to see the Laramie Foothills Bison herd free on the range

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Hot-air ballooning, even close to home, is a high-flying family adventure

Around Colorado: Across generations, summer nights are ever the same at the Mishawaka

What happened when a Colorado mom let her 11-year-old hike ahead by herself

After ski season, take those aches and pains to the spa

Wilderness vibe calls a skier back to Crested Butte

Steep skiing in Winter Park’s Vasquez Cirque just a snowcat ride away

Redefining deep powder on a heli-skiing trip in the Columbia Mountains

At family-friendly Keystone, kids rule the snow fort

Will the I-70 Mountain Express Lane revive the skiing day trip?

Where to see the Laramie Foothills Bison herd free on the range