Where to eat. What to do. What the weather will be. A mile high on biz Stories by Ann Hattes Denver, the Mile High City was selected by President Clinton to host the Denver Summit of the Eight in 1997. Denver has a mild, dry and arid climate with mild winters.
Snow falls, but it usually melts in a short time.
Golf courses remain open all year. Denver s on the 105th Meridian, at the exact midpoint between the Pacific Rim and continental Europe, making it possible to communicate with both Tokyo and London in the same work day. Its location allows one-bounce satellite transmissions so advantageous to cable broadcasts and telephone transmissions. Several of the nation s cable television and direct broadcast satellite television companies are based here. Denver International Airport, the eighth busiest in the world, is within three hours flying time of major cities on both coasts.