Edd
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Doing a late January trip to CO. I've never skied there. We only have 3 full ski days, Tuesday - Thursday, non holiday. The two travel days are well timed...arriving in Denver at 10am and on the departure day we're leaving at 5:30pm. BTW, we got non-stop flights from Logan to Denver for $250/person round trip! Thought that was a great deal. It's just me and a buddy, advanced skiers.
Steamboat is further away but seems big enough to keep us interested for 3 days. I like the idea of just concentrating on one mountain and spending some time exploring. Also, it looks like we wouldn't have altitude sickness issues at Steamboat. I've never had that problem out west but I've heard CO is worse than others.
Summit obviously has a lot more choices and is less of a drive. We wouldn't ski Breck because of its reputation regarding crowds but I've heard its a great town to stay in and we could ski the other areas like Loveland and such.
At the moment were letting snow conditions decide. It still a couple of weeks away so anything can happen. We are renting an SUV. I like nightlife but skiing is very much the priority. I can drink beers anywhere.
So, snow conditions being equal, what does everyone think? I'd like to hear your most subjective, biased opinions.
Steamboat is further away but seems big enough to keep us interested for 3 days. I like the idea of just concentrating on one mountain and spending some time exploring. Also, it looks like we wouldn't have altitude sickness issues at Steamboat. I've never had that problem out west but I've heard CO is worse than others.
Summit obviously has a lot more choices and is less of a drive. We wouldn't ski Breck because of its reputation regarding crowds but I've heard its a great town to stay in and we could ski the other areas like Loveland and such.
At the moment were letting snow conditions decide. It still a couple of weeks away so anything can happen. We are renting an SUV. I like nightlife but skiing is very much the priority. I can drink beers anywhere.
So, snow conditions being equal, what does everyone think? I'd like to hear your most subjective, biased opinions.