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Colorado ski trip (1 Viewer)
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boots11234
Footballguy
Drive to MT and save a bunch of cash. Skip Colorado.
flapgreen
Footballguy
One day is set in stone. A Basin. They provide a ride out for the day, ski rentals, and lift ticket for $50. Other day is more open. I kind of wanted to do some night skiing, though. Seems like Keystone is the place for that.
Looks like Steamboat has night skiing as well, but he has the Epic pass and it doesn't cover Steamboat. What makes steamboat better?
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Osaurus
Footballguy
I like the terrain better than the Summit County resorts, less Denver folks on the slopes, the great lift system, double diamond chutes, and proximity to where I used to live (Laramie), which is 50 miles west of Cheyenne.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
With Zuma and the Beavers now A Basin is killer. The issue there is parking. Get there early.
If you get snow while you're there, don't f around. Just go to Vail. Vail on a powder day is phenomenal.
If you get snow while you're there, don't f around. Just go to Vail. Vail on a powder day is phenomenal.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
Osaurus
Footballguy
That’s great too, but didn’t really persuade me to go all the way down there when I lived in Laramie.
MTskibum
Footballguy
MTskibum
Footballguy
As my name indicates, I used to be a Montana skibum.
Now that I live in Houston it is cheaper/easier to go to Denver. Flights are tons cheaper.
Drunken knight
Footballguy
Both Keystone and Vail will give you plenty of int. runs. I would hit Vail and go play in the bowls (a lot of int options). All of the towns have fun apres.
Apple Jack
Footballguy
It's crazy how cheap it is to fly into Denver. Even a day or two out like I do a couple times a year chasing storms.
boots11234
Footballguy
Ah. I live in MN. Lots of people here now just drive to MT as it is now so much cheaper than CO
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Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Agree with others that say Vail is the place to go. Blue Sky Basin probably has the most to offer intermediate skiers.
And don’t waste your time night skiing - limited runs, colder and more prone to ice.
And don’t waste your time night skiing - limited runs, colder and more prone to ice.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
MTskibum
Footballguy
No plans yet. Flying in the 19th and out the 23rd.
I will have kids with me this time so I will only ski one day and spend time with them the other days.
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Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Not on Epic pass.
Although it’s not my favorite, Breck is probably the best choice for the OP. It’s closer to A Basin (and Keystone), with more intermediate terrain than Vail.
SWC
Bromigo
if you go to steamboat give yourself a lot of time to get back to the airport if you are returning on sunday the traffic through the metered tunnels created huge backups for me and my lady and i were just there for a vacation in the summer i cannot even imagine it in the winter take that to the bank brohans
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
For what you are describing and for your level of skiing you have the right plan. Me, If I was already in Wyoming, even only a few miles north of the Colorado Border, I'd take the bit of extra time to go to Jackson's Hole, that's me though. Everybody has their personal preferences. In the end what matter? If you have snow, sunshine, vertical feet and gravity you have pretty much the makings of a good day.
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
After all these years I still love Corbet's at Jackson Hole.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJZHgVG_m2Q
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJZHgVG_m2Q
Maude
Footballguy
Just got back from Vail. It snowed all day on Sunday with 6-8” of fresh powder.
The skiing was pretty good. No lines and not crowded, though I think the big holiday kickoff weekend is this weekend.
Went to a semi-pro hockey game on Saturday night. The Vail Yeti played the Jackson Hole Moose. Was super fun in a very small, intimate hockey arena.
The skiing was pretty good. No lines and not crowded, though I think the big holiday kickoff weekend is this weekend.
Went to a semi-pro hockey game on Saturday night. The Vail Yeti played the Jackson Hole Moose. Was super fun in a very small, intimate hockey arena.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
J Hole is probably my favorite mountain. Keep meaning to do Corbet's, but the visibility is always terrible. Maybe that's for the best?
ETA Holy crap, that rocky chute in your video looks gnarly!
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Terminalxylem
Footballguy
This is true. But if you're comfortable on blacks, the advanced terrain is tough to beat.
Ditkaless Wonders
Footballguy
flapgreen
Footballguy
We're probably down to deciding between Keystone and Steamboat. And I don't think Steamboat is part of the Epic pass, so it's looking more likely to be Keystone.
Osaurus
Footballguy
TheIronSheik
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I've only been skiing like 5 times. But my second time was at Arapahoe. I could be mistaken, but it's pretty much all difficult trails. Not much if you're not a good skier. I ended up getting sick. So with the elevation, any movement was a Herculean effort. I spent a lot of time laying in the snow trying to cool off. Ski Patrol kept asking if I was ok and needed help getting up.
Also, it was June 1st and I dressed like a person who hadn't every really been skiing would dress. For cold weather. It snowed 3 fresh inches overnight and was about 80 degrees by noon. People were skiing topless. Dudes.
Anyway, if you're a good skier, probably a fun place. If you're not a good skier, it wasn't that fun.
Also, it was June 1st and I dressed like a person who hadn't every really been skiing would dress. For cold weather. It snowed 3 fresh inches overnight and was about 80 degrees by noon. People were skiing topless. Dudes.
Anyway, if you're a good skier, probably a fun place. If you're not a good skier, it wasn't that fun.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
You could do Breck during the day, and Keystone at night pretty easily. They’re only ~15 miles apart, near A basin, and both are Epic,
Steamboat isn’t on the pass and kinda out of the way unless you want to take the scenic route back to Cheyenne.
flapgreen
Footballguy
flapgreen
Footballguy
Are you overweight? We got a deal through the military base for the Arapahoe trip so that one is pretty set. I'm just a moderate skier. Most blues. No blacks
TheIronSheik
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flapgreen
Footballguy
Your description sounded like you were out there laying on your back just rolling around. Pictured you being a hefty guy getting short of breath just putting on your boots.Odd question.
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Terminalxylem
Footballguy
flapgreen
Footballguy
Ahh ok. Sounded like he was so large that the extra weight combined with the altitude made it hard for him to move.
Mile High
Footballguy
flapgreen
Footballguy
OK. I missed the part where he has only been skiing 5 times. I don't ski really often, but I've been skiing for 25 years. My buddy, who just moved to Cheyenne, went to Vail this weekend and had no trouble with the altitude. I'm an active guy. I figure I'll start out slow and work my way into things to get adjusted.
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Altitude sickness has little to do with physical fitness. And Vail isn’t nearly as high as A-Basin.
Fat guys do tend to fatigue quickly at any altitude, however.
Mile High
Footballguy
Yeah most people are fine as long as they don't overdo it. I don't think alot of people who aren't experienced with altitude even consider altitude sickness is a thing.
Mile High
Footballguy
Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Biggest predictor of who gets altitude sickness: prior altitude sickness.
Most people have a threshold altitude where they start to feel it, and everybody is different. 12K is my number.
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flapgreen
Footballguy
OK. Didn't realize there was a big difference in elevation between the resorts. Now, I'm a little more concerned. I'll just take some Aleve. Maybe Sheik really is a whopper.
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Terminalxylem
Footballguy
Aleve ain’t good for altitude sickness. Best to acclimate at lower altitude for a day or so , somewhere between 5 and 8k feet. And stay hydrated.
You’ll probably be OK as long as you sleep under 8000 feet.
TheIronSheik
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TheIronSheik
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Just to clarify, it wasn't altitude sickness. That was poor writing on my part.
The morning we woke up to go skiing, I woke up with a temperature of 101 degrees. I had some sort of chest cold and sore throat. It was miserable. But we had already planned to ski, so I wasn't going to let a little sickness stop me. With the chest cold and going from Houston (which is about 2 feet above sea level) to Arapahoe, I was having trouble breathing.
Now, I did get altitude sickness on another trip when we hiked up at the top of Mt. Evans. But in fairness, we all got it. Including my friends who actually live in Denver. First we noticed we were laughing like we were all high. Everything was hilarious. Then it was like my brain started slowing down. Things wouldn't compute right. Then came the pounding headache. We went down the hill and went to a Rockies game and my head was pounding all night.
Also, I'm overweight.
The morning we woke up to go skiing, I woke up with a temperature of 101 degrees. I had some sort of chest cold and sore throat. It was miserable. But we had already planned to ski, so I wasn't going to let a little sickness stop me. With the chest cold and going from Houston (which is about 2 feet above sea level) to Arapahoe, I was having trouble breathing.
Now, I did get altitude sickness on another trip when we hiked up at the top of Mt. Evans. But in fairness, we all got it. Including my friends who actually live in Denver. First we noticed we were laughing like we were all high. Everything was hilarious. Then it was like my brain started slowing down. Things wouldn't compute right. Then came the pounding headache. We went down the hill and went to a Rockies game and my head was pounding all night.
Also, I'm overweight.
TheIronSheik
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But as someone who wasn't a very experienced skier, even if I had not been sick, that place probably wouldn't have been fun for me. It seemed like a place for more advanced skiers.
