Colorado

Aerial Activities in Colorado

In Colorado, the aerial activities offered are concentrated between Denver and Colorado Springs. South of Denver, in Lone Tree, the skydiving simulator lets you experience indoor skydiving in a vertical wind tunnel.

Farther south, a hot air balloon ride in Colorado Springs takes place in the Pikes Peak region, where the Rocky Mountains meet the Great Plains.

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Where can you go hot air ballooning and indoor skydiving in Colorado?

Hot air ballooning is available in several areas of Colorado. The state's tourism office lists flights around Colorado Springs, Boulder, Denver, and Longmont, as well as in some mountain areas such as Winter Park or Estes Park. Depending on the area, the scenery changes between the high peaks of the Rocky Mountains, valleys, and the wide-open plains to the east. Departures generally take place around sunrise, when winds are usually more stable. Alongside these outdoor flights, indoor skydiving offers another way to fly, using a vertical wind tunnel that keeps the participant in an upward-flowing air stream.


Hot air balloon ride or skydiving simulator: two different aerial experiences

These two activities therefore offer very different ways to experience flight while staying within the same theme. A hot air balloon ride in Colorado emphasizes altitude, movement with air masses, and observing the landscape, while the skydiving simulator in Denver recreates a parachute jump and free fall in a controlled environment. In Colorado, you can therefore find both hot air balloon rides across wide-open spaces and wind tunnel flying in the Denver metro area, with experiences suited to very different preferences.


You can thus go from a wind tunnel flight near Denver to a hot air balloon ride in Colorado Springs. Lone Tree is in the southern part of the Denver metro area, and Colorado Springs lies farther south along the same major Front Range corridor; I-25 directly connects the two areas. This proximity makes it possible to include both experiences in the same Colorado itinerary.


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