Denver is typically 8 hours behind Paris. When it's 5:00 PM in Paris, it's 9:00 AM in Denver. Both cities observe daylight saving time, though the transition dates differ slightly.
During the brief periods when the US and France change clocks on different weekends (usually in March and November), the difference can temporarily be 7 or 9 hours. For most of the year, it's a consistent 8-hour difference.
Optimal meeting window: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Denver time (3:00 PM - 5:00 PM Paris). This catches afternoon business hours in Paris while being morning in Denver.
Denver's ski industry has connections with French Alpine resorts and winter sports equipment manufacturers.