This article first appeared in the November/December edition of Yampa Valley Adventures. Yurts offer visitors to Northwest ...

IDAHO CITY • The Mongolians would never have imagined it. The popularity of yurts as winter getaways among modern-day cross-country skiers and snowshoers continues to grow as more people realize it’s ...

Skiers bask in the winter sun in 2013 at the Rambouillet Yurt, part of the Hinsdale Haute Route system in Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. With the sun reflecting off the snow, sunscreen is essential ...

Most yurts can be booked all year and many are accessible in summer with four-wheel-drive, high-clearance vehicles. But for quiet solitude, bring skis or snowshoes and visit one in winter. Most can be ...

If you’re prone to cabin fever during our long Midwestern winters, then an escape to a wintery cabin may be, in fact, just the right medicine. Many of Michigan’s state parks keep their campgrounds’ ...

At the center of the glamping craze across Colorado and beyond are yurts. These are the round, wood-framed tents paneled by windows looking out to surrounding beauty and topped by skylights letting in ...

BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (CBS4) - The town of Breckenridge is looking for ways to help businesses succeed in the winter. Part of the plan? The continuation of outdoor dining. "That's going to be really ...

Yurts, greenhouses, igloos, tents and all kinds of partly openoutdoor structures have popped up at restaurants around the country. Owners have turned to these as a lifeline that can help fill some ...

The popular Seattle restaurant San Fermo allows only two people inside each of its enclosed dining igloos at a time to reduce the risk that people from different households will dine together. Credit: ...