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| Pikes Peak |
On September 7th to the 10th, 2012, the Western returns for the third time to Colorado Springs and the BROᴬDMOOR Resort, this time for its 58th annual meeting.
The BROᴬDMOOR is a AAA Five-Diamond Resort and has Forbes Five-Star designation for the overall Resort as well as for its Penrose Room restaurant and its Spa. (The small letter 'A' raised higher than the other letters in BROᴬDMOOR is an alteration of Broadmoor, the name of a nearby area, which was necessary to obtain an exclusive copyright.)
The resort is located on 3,000 lush acres under the shadow of Cheyenne Mountain which houses the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) in one heck of a cave. It offers a tennis facility rated #3 by Tennis magazine and three 18-hole golf courses; the East Course has hosted numerous USGA championships, most recently the 2008 U.S. Senior Open. The hotel sits at an elevation of 6230 feet (1900 m) above sea level. The BROᴬDMOOR has over 700 rooms, 18 restaurants and cafes and includes the nearby El Pomar Carriage House Museum which houses an extensive collection of vintage carriages and automobiles.
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| Broadmoor Hotel and resort |
The BROᴬDMOOR was built in 1918 by Spencer Penrose, a mining claim speculator, as the "Grand Dame of the Rockies"; it was one of the finest resort destinations along the Rocky Mountains during the age of railroads when Colorado Springs was a popular health destination for those wishing to take the climate felt to be curative of tuberculosus. Colorado Springs was recast during the Pikes Peak gold rush as a boom town and yet again with the arrival of NORAD and the US Air Force Academy.
With the city located at the base of the Rocky Mountains and with its many trails and parks, Colorado Springs is a popular destination for tourists seeking scenery, rock formations and other unique geological features like Pikes Peak (14K feet), Garden of the Gods park, Seven Falls, and Cave Of The Winds.
Colorado Springs has a variety of cultural, educational, and historical attractions including the Cheyenne Mountain Heritage Center, the ProRodeo Hall of Fame & Museum of the American Cowboy, the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, the Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center, the Colorado Springs Pioneers Museum, the American Numismatic Association Money Museum and the Peterson Air and Space Museum.
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| Air Force Academy Chapel |
Temperatures in early September run in the mid-seventies during the day, falling into the 40’s at night.
The Colorado Springs Airport is located 15 minutes from The BROᴬDMOOR and is serviced by major airlines, including Allegiant Air, American, Continental, Delta and United. Nonstop flights are available from Denver, Salt Lake City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Long Beach. Nearby Denver International Airport is one of the world's largest airports, providing nonstop daily service to more than 126 domestic and international destinations. A major international gateway to the Rocky Mountains, DIA is located 90 minutes from Colorado Springs. No shuttle service is available from DIA to Colorado Springs.
Roundtrip and one-way shuttle service is available between the Colorado Springs Airport and The BROᴬDMOOR. Fares are $37 per person roundtrip or $24.00 per person one-way. (Children 15 and under ride free with a paying adult.) Fares can be charged to your room. Once your travel plans are finalized, notify BROᴬDMOOR’s Transportation Department to make shuttle reservations, which are required, by calling 888.577.5769 or go to http://www.broadmoortransportation.com.
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| Pikes Peak Train |
Our room rate will be $276, plus a $16 resort fee, said rate also available three days before and after the meeting. Commensurate with the quality of the courses, greens fees will be $200 for the West and Mountain course and $235 for the championship East course.
This year, registration and the evening opening reception will occur on Friday the 7th, with the morning scientific sessions on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
The hotel’s general web site is located at: http://www.broadmoor.com. A special link for making reservations for the WNS meeting (and getting our discounted rate) is:
https://resweb.passkey.com/go/wns12. If you prefer to call, the reservation number is 800-634-7711.
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