Denver · Sports & events

Broncos football September to January, with the front range behind the west stands. Sell-outs are the norm and resale is the realistic route in.

Nuggets basketball and Avalanche hockey from October to April, sharing a downtown arena with its own light rail stop and a vast car park.

Baseball April to October. The Rockpile bleacher seats sell for a few dollars on the day, and the thin air turns fly balls into home runs.

Resorts along Interstate 70 run roughly November to April, with ski buses and a winter train from Union Station. MLS at Commerce City runs February to October.