dlague
Active member
Some of you have seen the posts on too or three other threads but that was getting unmanageable so sorry about repition.
We are headed to CO next week. As part of that we looked into deals for the trip. If we had planned earlier we could have considered Epic Pass products - Maybe next year. In any case, we got our Gem Cards in the mail last week.
We have 2 for 1's on our Gem Cards for the following resorts.
Arapahoe Basin
Eldora
Loveland
Monarch Mountain
Powderhorn
Ski Cooper
Ski Granby Ranch
Sunlight
We plan on skiing three of them at this time A Basin, Loveland and Cooper but there may be others in that list that are better than Cooper like Eldora or Sunlight possibly.
We are headed to CO next week. As part of that we looked into deals for the trip. If we had planned earlier we could have considered Epic Pass products - Maybe next year. In any case, we got our Gem Cards in the mail last week.
We have 2 for 1's on our Gem Cards for the following resorts.
Arapahoe Basin
Eldora
Loveland
Monarch Mountain
Powderhorn
Ski Cooper
Ski Granby Ranch
Sunlight
We plan on skiing three of them at this time A Basin, Loveland and Cooper but there may be others in that list that are better than Cooper like Eldora or Sunlight possibly.
Cooper's pretty mellow. Eldora, Monarch and Sunlight all offer more advanced terrain. But depending on where you're based Cooper could be worth a visit. It's got history and soul being near 10th Mtn Division's WWII training grounds.
AND it's got Bush Mogul Master.
FWIW IMO
Eldora = Wachusett. It's primary appeal is its convenience.
Ski Cooper = Saddleback. Better than average snowfall. Zero crowds. Awesome history, vibe, views....
Eldora is a perfect hit on the day you fly out.
Cooper is small, flattish, and out of the way. It also (can) get amazing snow, has great vibe, cool history, etc.
Feed back from another source:
Loveland / Arapahoe Basin - recommended, both are mostly above tree line so choose your days there based on weather. Each is good size with a fair amount of advanced/expert skiing.
Monarch Mountain/Sunlight - both are great small ski ares with a little bit of everything. Monarch has more runs but they're shorter. neither is all that close. Sunlight has more black runs.
Eldora - Never been but I don't think you'd be missing much. don't go on weekend due to crowds to get there and on mountain.
Powderhorn - too far. Lower elevation means bad snow sometimes.
Ski Granby Ranch / Ski Cooper - only good for lower blue and green skiers