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What resorts should I go to in colorado?

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[J_Gasper]
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I live in Michigan so i dont get to go out west very often. Im def going to vail and breck for at least 2 days each. So I have 2 more days to ski which I need help deciding on. I hear good things about, Keystone for park and Beaver creek for pow. Also winter park i hear is good. Since Breck has the park scene, im looking for more BC.
Anyone have any thoughts?
Jan 20 2011 3:41PM
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powpowpowpow
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I would head up to Steamboat if I were you.  The absolute best trees on the planet.  Do it.
Jan 20 2011 3:43PM
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ThaLorax
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god dammnit, why does every east coast skier looking to ski the west talk about skiing "BC instead of park". THe park is located on a mountain. Just say you want to ski a sick mountain or big mountain. You have no idea what BC is.


That said, if you're limited to Summit County, go to Arapahoe Basin. If you can get out of Summit County, go to either Steamboat or Aspen. I'd normally suggest other resorts, but they'd be too hard to get to if you only have two days. You can't go wrong with either of those resorts though. My suggestion goes to Aspen/Snowmass though since for your two days there you can choose from 4 awesome mountains, 3 with some of the best big mtn. terrain, and the other with one of the best terrain parks.
Jan 20 2011 3:52PM
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JacheOReally
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Terrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrigh
Jan 20 2011 5:12PM
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chitownskiier8
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Silverton
Jan 20 2011 5:15PM
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120494435941
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steamboat was pretty ill.. i would recomend it.. like 3hr drive from denver though
Jan 20 2011 5:19PM
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dhuber17
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Telluride is the best I live there
Jan 20 2011 5:20PM
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coloradopow123
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If your going to go to winter park, stay on mary jane side, the front side of winter park is for greenhorns. Steamboat is killer. If you can, go south towards Durango or Gunnison, Wolf Creek and Crested Bute are two of my personal favorites for BC skiing.
Jan 20 2011 5:22PM
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muFFn
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Steamboat is incredible right now. And as an NS'r said, some of the best trees on the planet. Especially the Aspen skiing.

I love living in Steamboat.
Jan 20 2011 5:30PM
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deathcookie
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If you want pow go to Wolf Creek. They get 200 more inches than most of colorado, and are not super developed so the powder lasts. That place is amazing.
Jan 20 2011 5:30PM
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Tasche
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You could ski every day at Vail and not see 20% of what that mountain can offer. I would ski there every day unless you want to hit park.

A-Basin has slow lifts and is tracked out and cold. It can be great but it is literally nothing compared to Vail.
Jan 20 2011 6:20PM
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DERS.
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if your willing to make an effort. telluride or silverton
but comparable and easier to access id check out crested butte or aspen
summit county is dope but you'll find better steeps/terrain/bc access elsewhere
Jan 20 2011 6:23PM
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Piste.Off
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pali lift at a basin on a good day, is imo some of the best inbounds skiing in summit.
Jan 20 2011 6:41PM
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infuser
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winter park is pretty sick
Jan 20 2011 7:08PM
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[J_Gasper]
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anyone know how far winter park is from breck?
Jan 20 2011 7:27PM
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infuser
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about an hour^^^^
Jan 20 2011 7:29PM
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derpina
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COPPER MOUNTAIN DUDE!!!! Free snowcat to Tucker's Peak for as back country as it gets without really being in the backcountry. Copper has amazing terrain!
Jan 20 2011 7:35PM
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bfnradford
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ya dont go to the basin, its too steep too the snow just rolls to the bottom of the hill, lame.
Jan 20 2011 7:48PM
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[J_Gasper]
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i know keystone is not that far, do they have anything good other then the park>?
Jan 20 2011 8:10PM
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ThaLorax
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not much. there's the outback area and some decent trees but they get tracked out super fast unless you know where to go. seriously, drive the extra 10 minutes and go to A Basin.
Jan 20 2011 8:15PM
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derpina
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ABay is so small though... You can get all the terrain at Copper and so much more. Plus ABay isn't doing great on snow at all this year. Copper's getting a ton.
Jan 20 2011 8:25PM
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ThaLorax
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Cool, I get it. You ski at Copper.
Jan 20 2011 8:36PM
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derpina
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Haha! I have a Colorado Pass and a Copper Pass. I actually only really go to Copper to ride their Pipe. But I've done some pow days there and they do have some amazing terrain... Just trying to throw out the pros and cons, easy killah!

ABay is also phenomenal for terrain... I just think Copper has that plus more. Either would be sick though.
Jan 20 2011 8:52PM
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ThaLorax
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word. i've only skied copper once and i didn't find much challenging terrain despite being with regulars of the mountain. they definitely had some sick trees though. maybe it was just cuz it was a rather flat light kind of day?
Jan 20 2011 8:58PM
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steezemonkey
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Yea man steamboat is sick especially for their upper mountain stuff so fun there you got good options there!
Jan 20 2011 9:03PM
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skichicky3
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A Basin, for sure
Jan 20 2011 9:04PM
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