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While your pooch may not be able to carve the gnar, he or she would probably love to join you on your next ski vacation, eating snow, chilling by the fire and eating wagyu beef. Related: Are you ready to unleash travel adventures with your dog? “Traveling with your dog, or dogs, is easier and more accessible than ever,” writes On The Snow, the popular winter sports magazine, which rounded up a list of eight resorts across the country — from coast to coast — that have pup-friendly amenities or accommodations. Colorado unsurprisingly nabbed two of those spots in the recent roundup, which will become much more relevant now that snow is being made at a few resorts (like A-Basin and Copper) and falling from the sky at others.

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). Modern travel is not for the faint of heart, and the ongoing construction at Denver International Airport ratchets up the challenges with a shifting maze of temporary walls in the main terminal. But I know of a special place here that provides a little respite from this craziness — and it’s free. First, a slight digression: Meow Wolf’s Convergence Station in Denver is a wild assemblage of storytelling, colors, lights, and sounds about fictional alien worlds.

Sanitas is Latin for “health,” and hikers are bound to boost theirs while tackling the challenging climb up Mount Sanitas. It’s the area’s rich history, though, that draws this writer to the top of Boulder’s 6,863-foot peak. Arrive early enough, before all the other day hikers turn up, and you might snag a spot in the small Centennial lot off Sunshine Canyon Drive, which services both the Centennial and Mount Sanitas trailheads.

There’s a new cowboy in Denver: Urban Cowboy, a 16-room boutique hotel in Capitol Hill’s historic George Schleier Mansion, officially opens its doors on Oct. 19. The Brooklyn-based brand already launched its restaurant and bar, Urban Cowboy Public House, on Sept. 13. The cozy eatery, designed to evoke a 19th-century Denver saloon, serves slices from Roberta’s Pizza, a beloved Neapolitan pizza joint from Bushwick, in Brooklyn. But the wow factor will come from the unique design elements that Urban Cowboy founders Lyon Porter and Jersey Banks have included in the rooms — something that mixes modern maximalism with the historic charm of the mansion building itself, built in 1886 during the Gilded Age. Urban Cowboy, a 16-room boutique hotel in Capitol Hill’s historic George Schleier Mansion, at 1665 Grant St.

By Ebony Williams, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Hitting the trails is a great way to explore, while taking in new experiences and scenery — and perhaps testing your endurance and strength. If you’re looking to take things to the next level on your next hiking adventure, these trails might be right up your alley. Striding Edge, Lake District, U.

I grew up in the Midwest, and if there’s one thing I really miss, it’s the long, drawn-out falls of years past. Here in Colorado, autumn is a blip, a frantic shoulder season that usually includes one nightmarish day stuck in I-70 traffic with my kids, all of us racing to Kenosha Pass, hoping to arrive before the last aspen leaves drop. Back home, the harvest period is expansive.