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Old January 22nd 08, 10:52 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine.moderated
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Hello All,

I am going on a buisness trip in Boulder on mid-February. I will
arrive at Denver, get a car, go to Boulder and then go back to Denver.
I plan to take an extra day (probably a saturday) to go to ski
somewhere. I can basically go to ski from Boulder or from Denver.

I asked around and heard good things about Copper Mountains. I guess
I could go sleep there on friday night, ski saturday and then go back
to Denver to leave on sunday. That would be my basic plan but I could
go elsewhere. If I follow that plan, any insight on where to stay in a
clean and cheap place near Copper Moutains would be welcomed.

To help you help me, I am a fairly decent skier and coming from the
icy east Canada I would love to get some powder. I can manage pretty
much evertything and enjoy moguls(not sure how to write that), bowls
and skiing in the glades. I will not have my skis and I will rent.

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Old January 25th 08, 03:04 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine.moderated
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On Jan 22, 5:52 pm, wrote:
Hello All,

I am going on a buisness trip in Boulder on mid-February. I will
arrive at Denver, get a car, go to Boulder and then go back to Denver.
I plan to take an extra day (probably a saturday) to go to ski
somewhere. I can basically go to ski from Boulder or from Denver.


Forgot to add: various other resorts in Colorado are served by vans
running out I-70 from the airport. Again, no car is needed. You can
rent skis anywhere. Ask at the airpot kiosk for information on
discount lift tickets, sold at the Safeway or King Sooper.

Sigh. This brings back wonderful memories.

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Old January 25th 08, 03:05 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine.moderated
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On Jan 22, 5:52 pm, wrote:
Hello All,

I am going on a buisness trip in Boulder on mid-February. I will
arrive at Denver, get a car, go to Boulder and then go back to Denver.
I plan to take an extra day (probably a saturday) to go to ski
somewhere. I can basically go to ski from Boulder or from Denver.


Eldora? You won't even need a car. On a Friday evening in February, I
took the city bus from Stapleton (it's been a while) to downtown
Denver and transferred to the bus to Boulder. I stayed at a lousy
hostel in Boulder Friday night. Early Saturday morning, I walked to
the Boulder bus transit center and boarded a bus to Eldora, along with
dozens and dozens of kids. Spent the day on the snow and then reversed
the trip that evening.

You can beat the convenience, but only if you are in Salt Lake City.
At the time, there was only one bus per day, possibly two, running
from Boulder to Eldora. SLC has several, and to different
destinations.

Google:

RTD ski-n-RideFrom Boulder, take the ski-n-Ride (Route N) to Eldora
from the RTD Boulder Station at 14th and Walnut. From Denver, take
Route B to Boulder from the Market ...
http://www.rtd-denver.com/SpecialRid...ide/index.html

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Old January 25th 08, 05:23 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine.moderated
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Beloved Leader wrote:
On Jan 22, 5:52 pm, wrote:
Hello All,

I am going on a buisness trip in Boulder

....


You can rent skis anywhere.


But do take your boots...

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Old January 26th 08, 09:13 PM posted to rec.skiing.alpine.moderated
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I asked around and heard good things about Copper Mountains.


I had a hassle with the Beaver Creek (Vail, Heavenly, Breckenridge and
Keystone) ticket office last month. I gravitated towards the idea of Copper
as the place where locals go to avoid price(?). But my tix were pre paid at
BC.

I considered the Snow shoe (aka snow ho) motel near Frisco. But then read
such nightmare reviews online that I panic-splurged on a Vail Mountain
Resort Properties place. No problems there.

Arapahoe Basin had more snow than most all other resorts in the area at that
point in the season. I think that would be less of a commute than BC.

I noticed a problem between living like a king and slumming it.
http://vaildaily.com might be a place to find a comfortable medium.

Crank those boards Colorado...

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Old February 4th 08, 12:40 AM posted to rec.skiing.alpine.moderated
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On Jan 26, 3:13 pm, "Mike" wrote:
wrote in message

...

I asked around and heard good things about Copper Mountains.


I had a hassle with the Beaver Creek (Vail, Heavenly, Breckenridge and
Keystone) ticket office last month. I gravitated towards the idea of Copper
as the place where locals go to avoid price(?). But my tix were pre paid at
BC.

I considered the Snow shoe (aka snow ho) motel near Frisco. But then read
such nightmare reviews online that I panic-splurged on a Vail Mountain
Resort Properties place. No problems there.

Arapahoe Basin had more snow than most all other resorts in the area at that
point in the season. I think that would be less of a commute than BC.

I noticed a problem between living like a king and slumming it.http://vaildaily.commight be a place to find a comfortable medium.

Crank those boards Colorado...


There's loads of snow right now anywhere in Summit County, Keystone, A-
Basin, Breck, or Copper. There might be a less expensive place to
stay on I-70 in Idaho Springs Friday night, and that would also put
you halfway to anywhere in Summit County vs staying in Denver, and
also would be probably half the cost of overnighting in Summit County.

Be prepared for very slow traffic going back toward Denver on Saturday
night, it moves slowly but ok unless there are road closures due to
avalanches or really bad accidents.

I have also stayed at either of the Motel 6's on I-70 at Kipling on
the west side of Denver, around $45 per night. Typical Motel 6, not
great, but passable.

 




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