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Aspen area- any recommendations?
I was curious to see if you folks on rsa had any recommendations about what
mountains to go to in Aspen. I will be in Aspen at the end of January. My friend invited me to spend a week at her house so choosing where to go this year was a no brainer. My wife is an intermediate skier and I am an intermediate snowboarder (intermediate meaning all blues and most blacks?). I know the xgames are going to be going on at the same time I am going to be there- Snowmass? so I guess I should stay away from that particular mountain. However, I hear the other mountains are going to be empty because everyone will be at the xgames. Is this true? Your thoughts appreciated. |
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http://www.skipressworld.com/us/en/d...l?cat=E vents
reports that "All Winter X Games VIII events will be held at Buttermilk, an Aspen/Snowmass area mountain. There are four ski areas in the Aspen/Snowmass area - Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk - all operated by Aspen Skiing Company." While Snowmass has lots of expert terrain, IMHO, Snowmass has the best blue cruisers in the world. Aspen Mountain (Ajax) and Aspen Highlands are tougher than Snowmass, and are a bit smaller, but you should try those as well. Ernie "Howlee" wrote in message ... I was curious to see if you folks on rsa had any recommendations about what mountains to go to in Aspen. I will be in Aspen at the end of January. My friend invited me to spend a week at her house so choosing where to go this year was a no brainer. My wife is an intermediate skier and I am an intermediate snowboarder (intermediate meaning all blues and most blacks?). I know the xgames are going to be going on at the same time I am going to be there- Snowmass? so I guess I should stay away from that particular mountain. However, I hear the other mountains are going to be empty because everyone will be at the xgames. Is this true? Your thoughts appreciated. |
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Howlee wrote: I will be in Aspen at the end of January. My friend invited me to spend a Bummer. The hottest Acid Jazz Hip Hop Jam band in North America is playing Aspen this weekend. Liquid Soul. Guess that's a Texas thing...day late and a dollar short. But you can tell your friends you skied Aspen... -- According to John Perry Barlow, "Jeff Davis is a truly gifted trouble-maker." |
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Without a doubt Snowmass is the best intermediate mountain of the 4. An
intermediate could ski there everyday for 2 weeks and not get bored. Its also huge; so, there are never lift lines. The X Games are at Buttermilk so that you ought avoid that. "Howlee" wrote in message ... I was curious to see if you folks on rsa had any recommendations about what mountains to go to in Aspen. I will be in Aspen at the end of January. My friend invited me to spend a week at her house so choosing where to go this year was a no brainer. My wife is an intermediate skier and I am an intermediate snowboarder (intermediate meaning all blues and most blacks?). I know the xgames are going to be going on at the same time I am going to be there- Snowmass? so I guess I should stay away from that particular mountain. However, I hear the other mountains are going to be empty because everyone will be at the xgames. Is this true? Your thoughts appreciated. |
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