Over 12 miles long, this course climbs through the Rocky Mountains up to the summit of Colorado's legendary Pikes Peak, 14,115 feet above sea level. What starts as a simple road course on a public ...

Another group of Colorado Springs residents dabbled in ski jumping on the north slopes of Pikes Peak in the early 1920s. Their first course, called “Suicide Hill,” was a steep and treacherous ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Don't miss the high-altitude, secret recipe doughnuts at the Pikes Peak Summit Visitor ... visitors say the mountain-hugging road with steep drop-offs can be scary ...