Beginning at the east end of the county the quest starts off in Fraser and Winter Park . These communities put skiers and snowboarders in the shadow of Winter Park's slopes and minutes from Silver Creek Resort , an great area for family skiing . In summer, access Arapaho National Forest and Indian Peaks Wilderness Area from the many trail heads and fourwheeling roads that lace the Fraser River Valley. The jangle of the real west rings out in the summer months. Horseback rides to pristine lakes are just one way to discover Granby's wide open landscape.
Grand Lake is only one of three lakes in the area.
Play the championship golf course or tie up to a hitching post on the boardwalk in town. In summer, enjoy live professional repertory performances at the Historic Community Theater as well as festivals, fireworks and barbecues. Follow the chilly waters of the Colorado River west to reach Hot Sulphur Springs . On a colder note, it just so happens that ski jumping got a big start in Hot Sulphur Springs as early as 1911. This was an early training ground for America's Olympic Ski Jumping Team.