Cruising the Corduroy in Colorado

Colorado's ski resort have it all - from Steamboat's champagne powder to Breckenridge's above treeline alpine terrain to Vail's legendary Back Bowls to Beaver Creek's Birds of Prey. But when your legs need a break from all that vertical or you're looking for family-friendly runs, all these world-class resorts have plenty of smooth groomed cruisers where you can let your skis or snowboards rip and just float!

Here are our go-to groomers in Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Steamboat and Vail:

Skiing and riding champagne powder through the trees or tackling the steeps of the newly opened Mahogany Ridge may entice some in your group. But when you just want to cruise, Steamboat has family-friendly green and blue runs that, on a bluebird sky day, are just plain fun!

• Vagabond
• Tomahawk
• HighNoon

• Buddy's Run
• Rainbow
• West Side

Check out more about these groomers and why you'll want to add them to your family ski vacation cruiser run list.

• Bliss
• Pioneer
• Angel's Rest 
• Trygve's
• Four O'Clock

• Springmeier
• Duke's
• Silverthorne

• Frontier
• Doublejack

From peak to peak, here's why you'll want to seek out these groomers.

The legendary Back Bowls may take all the glory, but when all you want are long stretches of smooth corduroy, there are plenty of cruisers to excite everyone in your group.

• Northwoods
• Riva Ridge
• Hunky Dory
• Simba

From green to black runs, here's what you need to know about these trails that you can't miss when they've been freshly groomed.

The steep Birds of Prey slopes in Beaver Creek are only for a few faint of heart. Most families are looking for long mellow green and blue runs that you can do laps on all day. 

• Cresta
• Centennial
• President Ford's

What you need to know about how to cruise these family-friendly runs.