Crossing up and over the fabled Donner Pass in the northern Sierra Nevada and descending to Lake Tahoe is one of those essential rites of passage for Californians. But forget doing it in a car ...

Whether you want an easy way to get to the ski slopes, meet Santa, or eat donuts at the top of one of Colorado's iconic fourteeners (mountains over 14,000 feet), there's a train journey for you.

The Pikes Peak Cog Railway — aka “The Cog” — has carried travelers to the top of “America’s Mountain” since 1891. The train stops at over 14,000 feet above sea level, where riders ...

Recap. Thursday brought light amounts of snow to Colorado’s ski areas in the form of 2-7 inches, mostly in the northern mountains, and freshened the slopes up for Friday skiing and riding ...

The Western United States is bracing for a relentless "storm train" that will bring heavy rain, mountain snow and potential travel disruptions throughout the Christmas holiday, according to ...

Snow-storm train rolls in 10-20" of snow to Colorado ahead of St. Patrick's Day Bomb Cyclone to mostly miss Colorado ... The San Juan and West Elk mountains see snow first.

The mountain ski resorts could pick up 4-8" of snow today with some isolated spots getting more. The Wasatch Mountain Valleys, like Heber and Park City, will likely get 2-4" of snow.

Even though snow levels will rise and fall, the highest peaks will likely have snow through the duration of the storms. "Above pass level in the mountains, especially the Washington Cascades and ...