I can get over the cost of living as the jobs are plentiful and pay really well. The mountain skis good enough and is not too bad on the midweek...the sidecountry is good as well. The deal breaker for me is really the parking situation. In the end Aspen and Telluride are probably where I should look harder. Aspen housing is kind of outrageous though....1000 buck for a room is a good deal which blows my mind
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Eagle/Summit County Colorado ski area choices, etc?
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I can get over the cost of living as the jobs are plentiful and pay really well. The mountain skis good enough and is not too bad on the midweek...the sidecountry is good as well. The deal breaker for me is really the parking situation. In the end Aspen and Telluride are probably where I should look harder. Aspen housing is kind of outrageous though....1000 buck for a room is a good deal which blows my mind
What's pricing in Glenwood Springs like these days? I don't recall that being too bad of a commute from the Aspen areas
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4aprice
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What parking? Oh yea Vail, I thought you had to park in Eagle to ski there (j/k)
Aspen housing is outrageous, and the parking for residents probably sucks too, but its still the best ski town I've ever been in. There are several (T-ride included) I haven't gotten to yet. Interested to check out Steamboat in a couple of weeks. I liked your Grand Junction Idea. Seems like kind of a cool town, somewhat like Glenwood Springs, where I think I could live. May stop there for a night on the way back to Colo from Utah in 2 weeks.
Alex
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
Glenwood is not too bad....definitely well under 1k for a room...there's a good bus system. The drive is a bit of a drag though.
Telluride has an affordable housing complex. Rooms are subsidized by the ski area but you can live there on you're own for under 1k. Small little 1 bedrooms but I'm not choosy and the location is stellar. Its maybe a little crazy in there for my taste but whatever. outside of that it is astronomical as well.
Junction is far from a ski town but a good place to buy a home and settle. Great weather, cheap, great mtb/hiking/floating/ect....job market is ROUGH though.
BenedictGomez
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Big time. Last year my 10 day rental in SLC was $204 with taxes, etc... I'm currently pricing $509 for 10 days with taxes, etc... out of DEN. The variance appears to be all in the taxes, which are insane on rental cars in Colorado. A classic case of, stick it to the people who literally cannot vote you out of office.
Are some people affected by this more than others, or is there a big difference between 13,000 feet and 11,000 feet (i.e. 18%)? The few areas that are at 13,000 feet will be the highest I've ever skied, but a few other of the CO areas are more like 11,000 feet, and neither I nor the woman experienced any problems or ill effects skiing at Alta or Snowbird, and those are roughly 11,000.
I rarely wear sunscreen while skiing so this is a good tip!
Yeah, some beautiful photography for sure. I like how that church offers early-evening masses on Sunday so people don't have to miss skiing. Great idea.
jimmywilson69
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BG I've never had any affects from Altitude while out there. When you are polling around at the top of A-Basin or Breck (~12,000 ft) you get short of breath easier, but didn't really notice it once skiing.
I drink a lot of water, all the time, so that may have helped.
I drink a lot of water, all the time, so that may have helped.
dlague
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We rented a Hyundai Santa Fe for $309 for a week out of Denver Airport which I thought was pretty good for 6 days.
We were not as affected while skiing as we were while sleeping at 9100 ft. Yes, skating to Zuma Bowl at 12,500 ft does take your breath away as well as flights of stairs. But we also prepared ourselves for it.
Sunscreen is huge - I mentioned this earlier. We got toasted in April last year - basically 2+ miles closer to the sun plus 6 degrees latitude or so closer to the equator.
skiNEwhere
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I agree with this. The traverses are super annoying, the crowds suck, and not to mention the back bowls are south facing and relatively low elevation. Seeing as you're skiing late in the year I would just avoid it all together. There's not really any steep terrain either except for Prima Cornice, which is a short run.
Not a huge fan of Keystone either, crowded, and all the fun terrain costs extra unless you wanna pay for a snowcat ride ($$)
Smellytele
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Lover's leap area is steep as well but short. Not sure where Prima Cornice is but I did ski some other cornice that was partially broken that was pretty steep. Can't remember if it was Cow's face/Cambell's or Genghis Kahn. Think it was the first one though.
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skiNEwhere
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Prima Cornice is off of Prima and served by the Northwoods express.
Lovers leap......yea I guess it counts as steep if it's 90 degrees!
SIKSKIER
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This is funny.2 miles closer to 93,000,000.
dlague
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Makes a huge difference! I did not think so when we moved here but holy shit!
trackbiker
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2 miles closer has to do with thinner atmosphere not proximity when you are talking about the effects of the sun.
trackbiker
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dlague
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Ok then, you are 2 miles closer to the sun so the air is thinner and the sun feels notably stronger. What ever still burns the heck out of you on Bluebird days.
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dlague
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May be this gives some CO insight
http://www.skimag.com/ski-resort-life/best-in-the-west-value
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http://www.skimag.com/ski-resort-life/best-in-the-west-value
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4aprice
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Interesting. 4 of my favorites made it. Loveland, Brighton, A Bay and Solitude. While I find it interesting that Alta made it as they are not nearly the bargin they once were.
Alex
Lake Hopatcong, NJ
BenedictGomez
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Seems like a reasonable "value" list. Solitude and Powder Mountain I was able to ski both last year for < $30, and I've already procured Loveland tickets for < $36. Alta I believe I paid something like $40 or so, which is awesome considering the terrain quality.
Sadly, however, it seems the discount opportunities for Vail resorts (Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, etc...) are few and far between. My strategy is to wait a few more weeks and see if people start dumping vouchers and snowcheck passes as the end of the season approaches.
Sadly, however, it seems the discount opportunities for Vail resorts (Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, etc...) are few and far between. My strategy is to wait a few more weeks and see if people start dumping vouchers and snowcheck passes as the end of the season approaches.
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I sure hope so, but I ski anything over 10k feet with rocks in my boots just to be safe.
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