DeacLaw05
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Even though it takes longer to get to Aspen/Snowmass you don't get the weekend crowds there like you do on the front range. We fly out five weeks from Tuesday. So pumped.
Spent five days in Crested Butte over Christmas. Loved the town and the slopes. Sweet little spot.
Crested and Wolf are awesome spots that no one out of state touches.
This thread is giving me the bug. I haven't been skiing in 5 or 6 years and my fiancée has never been. I may need to plan a trip next year.
I've skied and snowboarded but I'm wondering if she and I could do a beginners clinic together. Out west I've only been to Steamboat.
Created Butte is awesome but it is a huge pain getting out there. We got caught in a snowstorm driving from Gunnison to Denver one time and it took 12 hours to get there. Add on to that Monarch pass was closed, it was horrifying driving in snow, in western Colorado and not seeing another car for hours.
Beaver creek or Keystone for last week in March?
We bought the epic mix season pass and skied 8 days over Christmas - mostly at Breck since our place was there. I found some cheap airfare over the kid's spring break to Denver, so we are headed back out the last week in March and I cant decide on whether to stay at Keystone or Beaver Creek. Anybody have any thoughts on which one I should book? We are all good skiers / boarders and the kids like terrain parks. We would want to stay ski-in/out or walking distance to lift.
Keystone is closer, but smaller. Keystone will be more crowded on the weekends. I would recommend Beaver if you do not mind the drive. However, Beaver will be much more expensive in terms of lodging. Also, if you choose Keystone you may want to consider A-Basin, since they are on the same road and only a couple miles apart.
Going on a boy's trip to Aspen/Snowmass in mid February. Been to most other CO resorts but never these. Anything we need to be sure to see/do, including any great runs? Can ski most anything, can snowboard greens and blues comfortably.
Just got back from a week at Alta. Just tremendous conditions. Had 4 sunny days, then a 23-inch dump for the last 2 days. I confess that I am an "Altaholic".
Deaclaw05: I have skied at Powder Mountain a couple of times. It is great, but it's not Alta. PM is big in acreage and pretty wide open. 4 or 5 lifts, if memory serves.