Colorado expects many exciting openings, additions and updates for 2023. From transformations of ski resorts, updated and opened museums to festivals and a new national historic site, the state offers plenty for visitors and locals alike.

Amache © R. Wallner

The Durango Hot Springs Resort & Spa continues to expand, adding 12 additional hot spring pools. The property will soon boast a total of 38 pools in the newly renovated resort, which also just completed the crafting of a Japanese-inspired meditation garden with Japanese soaking tubs. Glenwood Springs’ Iron Mountain Hot Springs hints at some great additions to open mid 2023. These new features include a new section open to those 21 and older, eight new riverside pools, a cold-plunge pool, a large experience pool and a café.

A-Frame Club © Zeppelin Hospitality

The country named its newest National Historic Site: Amache National Historic Site. This designation will permanently protect the site for future generations, helping to tell the history of Japanese Americans’ incarceration during World War II. President Joe Biden also recently designated Camp Hale, a World War II training center near Vail, as his first national monument as president, as well as the ninth national monument in Colorado.

History Colorado recently launched the Black Heritage Trail, an interactive mobile app mapping sites and places of Black historical significance. Visitors and locals can embark on their own tours to learn more about Black history throughout the state.

A-Frame Club © Kylie Fitts

The state sees new properties emerge in 2023, allowing for more visitors to enjoy the natural beauty of the state. Slated to open in time for the 2022/2023 ski season, A-Frame Club features 31 newly constructed, A-frame cabins integrated into Winter Park’s natural environment.

In the historic district of Ouray, Western Hotel & Spa currently undergoes restoration to become a modern hotel with luxe touches. Many properties prepare to open in 2023 after extensive renovations, including Aspen Meadows Resort. The Carlin, located in Breckenridge, expects to open this winter, featuring four luxury hotel suites on the top floor, an open-kitchen restaurant on the main floor and a subterranean tavern.

The Western Hotel & Spa © Zeppelin Hospitality

Off-beat and dynamic non-ski adventures has seen an emergence in the state recently. Now, more visitors can enjoy activities like fat biking, winter Jeeping, dog sledding and more at various sites across Colorado. Steamboat Springs recently awarded first-ever permits for this winter for fat biking and backcountry ski tours, as well as instruction on the Emerald Mountain Trail Network by local outfitters. Femme Trek, a women-run tour company, offers new snowshoeing adventures for women in Rocky Mountain National Park.

Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies © Dan Bayer

Art lovers will enjoy the recently opened Resnick Center for Herbert Bayer Studies. This center focuses on preserving and honoring Bayer’s Bauhaus art. Other exciting art news includes Denver’s Kirkland Museum, welcoming exhibit Frank Lloyd Wright Inside the Walls through Jan. 8, 2023.

Upcoming events include the 2023 Golden 50^th Anniversary Summit, Feb. 4–11, 2023. The national Brotherhood of Skiers selected Vail as the site for next year’s event. Throughout the week, NBS raises funds to support the organization’s mission of increasing participation in winter sports while developing and supporting athletes of color.