Close to Denver and just 21 miles from Boulder (you can even get here via Boulder bus), this frills-free area offers unsurpassed convenience. The frontside trails are narrow classics cascading down to a small base complex, while Corona Bowl and the Indian Peaks Area on the backside offer true challenges and sensational views of the Indian Peaks Wilderness.

Where: Three miles from Nederland and 21 miles from Boulder, via Colorado 119.

What's There: 1,600-foot vertical drop, 53 trails, 680 acres, two quad chairlifts, two triples, four doubles, one Poma, three surface lifts, and four terrain parks.