Gift Ideas for Every Coloradan On Your Holiday Shopping List – Travel Boulder

Thanksgiving has come and gone, which means it’s time to get serious about gift shopping for the holidays. If you could use a little extra inspiration this year, consider these gift ideas for all of the friends, family and other loved ones in your life.

For the Outdoorsy Queen: Gnara Go There Pants

It’s an age-old problem: You use the toilet at the trailhead but, several miles into your hike later, you have to pee again. For men, it’s relatively easy to duck into the trees and relieve themselves in privacy. But, for women, the logistics are… quite a bit more complicated.

Enter Gnara’s Go There Pants. These are high-quality hiking pants, with all the zippers, pockets and other bells and whistles you’d expect. But, on top of all that, they also have a unique feature that truly sets them apart: a second zipper fly that extends from the front to the back of the pants. Just unzip, squat, move your underwear to the side and pee comfortably and safely, without needing to remove any clothing.

These pants will be literal game-changers for all the outdoorsy women in your life. They also come in an array of fun colors, they’re extremely well-made and they look great. Even better? The company that makes them, Gnara, is headquartered in Gunnison—so you can feel good supporting a Colorado brand.

For the Mixologist: Aspen Vodka

Sure, you could just run to the liquor store and pick any old bottle of vodka off the shelf. It’s just vodka, who cares, right? Wrong. Not all vodkas are created equal, which is why you should gift the cocktail connoisseur in your life a bottle from Aspen Vodka. This new super-premium spirits brand opened in Aspen was co-founded in 2021 by Matt Patel and Ross Hensley.

It’s made with a proprietary Colorado-grown, pesticide-free, non-GMO red winter wheat, as well as the pristine waters of the Roaring Fork River. Not only that, but it’s made at one of the world’s most sustainable distilleries. Aspen Vodka’s 18,000-square-foot, carbon-negative facility is fully electric, and it has on-site solar power and battery storage.

It earned a LEED Platinum v4 certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the highest standard for building energy efficiency. The 8-acre campus is also home to a regenerative farm that provides nutrient-rich food to guests visiting the distillery, as well as local culinary partners in Aspen.

Your recipient will be able to use their Aspen Vodka to make classic cocktails, like an espresso martini or a dirty martini—and, hopefully, they’ll invite you over for a drink when they do.

For the Stylish Cyclist: ABD Culture Upcycled Bike Tube Jewelry

Discarded bike tubes are usually destined for the landfill. But Gunnison-based artist Alixandra Barron realized she could upcycle them and turn them into beautiful, lightweight jewelry instead—and ABD Culture was born.

These beautiful necklaces, bracelets and earrings will make the perfect gifts for all the badass woman cyclists in your life. They can show off their love for their sport while also rocking fashionable accessories that help turn trash into treasure.

For the Green Thumb: Resource Central Garden in a Box Gift Certificate

As drought and sky-high temperatures continue to plague Colorado, it’s getting harder and harder to justify maintaining a turf grass lawn. If you’ve got an eco-minded gardener in your life, consider getting them a gift certificate for a Resource Central Garden In a Box.

Each one of these innovative kits includes more than a dozen starter plants that thrive in Colorado’s arid climate. And, because they come with planting instructions and diagrams, they make it easy to achieve a professionally designed, waterwise yard without needing to spring for expensive landscaping.

And if you need an extra stocking stuffer or two, head to Resource Central’s newly renovated materials reuse facility at 6400 Arapahoe in Boulder. You never know what you might find—whether it’s garden tools, landscaping supplies or something else—but you’re sure to find one-of-a-kind treasures for all the green thumbs in your life.

READ MORE: Resource Central: 45 Years of Conservation

For the Craft Beer Drinker: Beer Fest Tickets

Showing up to a holiday dinner with a six-pack of Colorado craft beer is great. But showing up with a six-pack and a pair of tickets to a Colorado craft beer festival? Now you’re really the hero of the party.

For the beer drinkers in your life, gift them admission to Collaboration Fest (April 19, 2025), the WeldWerks Invitational (Feb. 8, 2025), the Great American Beer Festival (Oct. 9-11, 2025) or one of the many other beer-themed fêtes that take place in Colorado throughout the year. If you’re lucky, your friend will be so thrilled with this gift that they’ll invite you to tag along!

For the Skier (or Apres-Skier): Puffin Drink Sleeve

The skier or snowboarder in your life is super steezy, always sporting the coolest gear on the mountain. Their apres-ski drinks should be just as stylish.

That’s why you should pick up one of Puffin’s clever drink sleeves, which are designed to look like retro ski coats. The Miller, for instance, comes in two 1980s-inspired color schemes, with vibrant neon hues. The Patroller is for your buddy who always takes safety super seriously on the hill.

And the Puffy is a classic riff on a Colorado puffy jacket available in 12 fun colors. Puffin even has an entire Colorado Collection of sleeves featuring the state’s iconic red, yellow, white and blue C.

For the CU Buffs Fan: Laws Whiskey House Black and Gold Select Straight Bourbon Whiskey

Now this is a bottle the CU fan in your life will display proudly and gladly sip on game day. Earlier this year, Laws Whiskey House became the official whiskey partner of CU Athletics.

In honor of this new relationship, the Denver distillery is making a new Black and Gold Select Straight Bourbon Whiskey. It’s made from corn, heirloom wheat, heirloom rye and heirloom malted barley and it has notes of vanilla bean, golden raisin, beeswax, almond butter, orange spice tea and cherry wood. A portion of the proceeds will go to the 5430 Alliance, the NIL (name, image, likeness) collective benefiting all 11 sports teams at CU Boulder.

If your recipient is a huge Ralphie fan, grab a bottle of Ralphie’s Reserve instead. A portion of proceeds from this whiskey go to the Ralphie Live Mascot Program, which supports CU’s cadre of current and retired live buffalo mascots.