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Moderation key for diet success

January 12, 2009

To keep that dieting resolution for 2009, take small steps, and don't deprive yourself of the things you love. Dietitians say that no food is off-limits, but moderation is the key.

SKI SCHOOL: Keystone provides peak of tubing, night skiing

January 12, 2009

In Colorado, several resorts - including Echo Mountain, Howelsen Hill and Keystone - offer night skiing. It's the full-on Rocky Mountain ski experience, and one not to be taken lightly.

Thrills with chills

January 12, 2009

Want to do something really different on your next ski vacation? Check out one of these alternatives for a vacation you won't forget.

A choice place in the sun

January 12, 2009

One of the very best things about a Colorado winter is that it offers occasional reprieves from snow and cold. On a recent Sunday morning, we were granted such a reprieve at Pine Valley Ranch Park.

DR. WEIL: Apple a day has many health benefits

January 12, 2009

What are the health benefits of eating apples? I'm also curious about the best way to choose apples.

What price happiness?

January 12, 2009

With more grim economic news in the forecast, one might assume that joy will be hard to find in 2009. But not so fast, say scientists in the burgeoning field of happiness research.

Fit recipe: Cranberry Avocado Salsa

January 5, 2009

Here's a cranberry appetizer from Johnson & Wales University: Cranberry Avocado Salsa.

Fit Food: Cranberry juice not a UTI cure-all

January 5, 2009

Some people swear by this home remedy, but cranberry juice does not work for everyone as a cure for a urinary-tract infection.

DR. WEIL: Tests back silicone cookware

January 5, 2009

Silicone kitchen products seem to be everywhere these days, and generally, it appears to be safe and environmentally friendly.

Small ski areas easy on wallet

January 5, 2009

With what it costs to spend a weekend on the slopes at many Colorado resorts, skiing and snowboarding might as well be the sports of kings. But bargains can be found at some of the state's smaller resorts.

Boot camp is tough, but agony is worth it

January 5, 2009

Butt-kicking takes many forms, and one of the most popular involves a boot. As in camp.

NORDHAUS: Coming full circle in Full Tilt boots

January 5, 2009

Although Full Tilt ski boots are now a different color and have comfy thermoformable liners, they're otherwise exactly the same as the boot I skied in during the early '90s: same plastic, same buckles, same tortured crustaceous look.

BOYD: Mountains beckon with flurry of fun

January 5, 2009

There are two ways to get to the top of Keystone's Bergman Bowl: The first is to pony up for a snowcat ride to the top of Independence Bowl and then traverse west. The second is to heave the skis up onto the back and hoof it.

Gyms sweat it out with fewer joining

January 5, 2009

January is for fitness centers what December is for retailers: a bad month makes for a bad year. And fitness center officials fear a bad January.

Intense school programs help skiers improve with elite techniques

Intense school programs help skiers improve with elite techniques

December 29, 2008

The smile on Lisa Swanson's face spoke volumes as she skied down the black diamond Deuces Wild trail. She looked more like a seasoned local than a novice tourist who skis only a few days every year.

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