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Best Intermediate Resorts Colorado
Hi everyone, we are heading to Colorado in February. We are
intermediates looking for long blue cruisers only. We are going to stay in Frisco and were thinking of Keystone, Copper, Vail, and Snowmass; I do want to ski at Vail regardless. Any suggestions would be appreciated, such as when to ski the resorts. We will be there on a Saturday through Tuesday; I would like to go to the resorts on Saturday and Sunday that would have the smallest crowds. Also, how long to allow for the trip from Frisco to Snowmass? Or should we skip that one for Breck maybe. Thanks, Kevin |
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"Kevin Harper" wrote in message ... Hi everyone, we are heading to Colorado in February. We are intermediates looking for long blue cruisers only. We are going to stay in Frisco and were thinking of Keystone, Copper, Vail, and Snowmass; I do want to ski at Vail regardless. Any suggestions would be appreciated, such as when to ski the resorts. We will be there on a Saturday through Tuesday; I would like to go to the resorts on Saturday and Sunday that would have the smallest crowds. Also, how long to allow for the trip from Frisco to Snowmass? Or should we skip that one for Breck maybe. Thanks, Kevin It is about 120 miles, and a 2 hour drive to Snowmass.(In good weather) Breckenridge is much larger and much closer. C. |
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Stretch wrote:
For my money, your best choices are Snowmass, Steamboat, and Vail. Crowds are usually not an issue at either Snowmass or Steamboat, so I recommend doing Vail on a weekday or two, and heading to Snowmass or the Boat for weekend days. You should know that those enticing long blues on Copper's trailmap are infested with numerous slow skiing zones. I'm an intermediate and really like Copper, but if you want room to move and love to cruise long blues, Snowmass is the place. I agree that Snowmass is great, and has the best cruising terrain. I would put Snowmass up against the Vail frontside any day. FWIW, I don't like Vail that much. For one thing, I don't like looking down the hill and seeing a massive interstate, with a separate side road for trucks, etc., while I'm skiing. But that's just me. Steamboat is OK, though it's topographically kind of complicated. If you do insist on Vail/Beaver Creek, but want to ski other places, you're probably stuck with the Keystone/Copper option. But seriously, I would NOT try to cram too much into this vacation if I were you. Why not pick one large resort or resort group and do just that one? You said you were skiing Saturday through Tuesday - you mean just 4 days? Dave |
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"Dave Stallard" wrote in message ... Stretch wrote: For my money, your best choices are Snowmass, Steamboat, and Vail. Crowds are usually not an issue at either Snowmass or Steamboat, so I recommend doing Vail on a weekday or two, and heading to Snowmass or the Boat for weekend days. You should know that those enticing long blues on Copper's trailmap are infested with numerous slow skiing zones. I'm an intermediate and really like Copper, but if you want room to move and love to cruise long blues, Snowmass is the place. I agree that Snowmass is great, and has the best cruising terrain. I would put Snowmass up against the Vail frontside any day. Snowmass is worth a full vacation by itself, and given it's location (a long way from nowhere, except Aspen) it prolly should be considered as such. FWIW, I don't like Vail that much. For one thing, I don't like looking down the hill and seeing a massive interstate, with a separate side road for trucks, etc., while I'm skiing. But that's just me. Vail's really big, almost too big. And there's lots of terrain where you can't see the interstate. The thing I like about Vail is that every run feels like it's in a different county. I always have a good ski day at Vail. Beaver Creek is a ways further out, but it's worth checking out. The thing about Beaver creak is that it's about four times bigger than it looks on the trail map. The layout looks like a much smaller ski area, but the trails are big, wide, and far apart. It's really the "I like big butts and I cannot lie" of ski areas. -J Urrrk Esq. |
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J. Urrrk wrote:
Snowmass is worth a full vacation by itself, and given it's location (a long way from nowhere, except Aspen) it prolly should be considered as such. Agree, though, on my Snowmass trip, I skiied a day each at Aspen Highlands and Aspen mountain proper, aka Ajax. I thought Highlands was a lot of fun, mostly because of the long, long cruise you can take down the center of the thing. But I think one day would be enough for Highlands. Ajax itself I didn't think was anything so great as far as intermediate terrain goes. Very small area by western standards. But, it's right there in town, and of course has the fabled name. Maybe we could call it the Stowe of the West? There's also Buttermilk (whoops, they've probably changed the name by now), but that's very small and more of a beginner mountain. Never been there. Dave |
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I wasn't impressed with any of the ski areas in Aspen .... I didn't like the
long bus ride to Snowmass either. I'd prefer to ski Vail ..... Jackson Hole ...... even Steamboat ...... "Dave Stallard" wrote in message ... J. Urrrk wrote: Snowmass is worth a full vacation by itself, and given it's location (a long way from nowhere, except Aspen) it prolly should be considered as such. Agree, though, on my Snowmass trip, I skiied a day each at Aspen Highlands and Aspen mountain proper, aka Ajax. I thought Highlands was a lot of fun, mostly because of the long, long cruise you can take down the center of the thing. But I think one day would be enough for Highlands. Ajax itself I didn't think was anything so great as far as intermediate terrain goes. Very small area by western standards. But, it's right there in town, and of course has the fabled name. Maybe we could call it the Stowe of the West? There's also Buttermilk (whoops, they've probably changed the name by now), but that's very small and more of a beginner mountain. Never been there. Dave |
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