Colorado travel

10 Colorado Small Towns to Explore in Winter

While they may be petite in population, Colorado’s small towns ooze with character and offer activities and attractions that beg travelers to venture beyond the typical tourist trail. Colorado.com compiled these local charmers to add to your next winter itinerary. Leadville North American’s highest incorporated city at 10,152 feet, Leadville’s past as a lawless mining boomtown reveals itself in a National Landmark District with more than 70 square blocks lined with Victorian buildings. Party: March’s Ski Joring and Crystal Carnival Week­end brings ski joring, a sport where a skier is pulled by a horse and attempts jumps on a snow-packed course, to historic Harrison Avenue. Other activities include the Backcountry Film Festival and Nordic paintball biathlon (think: paintball on cross-countr...