Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/17/84; site hao.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!teddy!panda!talcott!harvard!seismo!hao!woods From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods) Newsgroups: net.rec.ski Subject: Re: Skiing in Denver Message-ID: <1339@hao.UUCP> Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 17:18:40 EST Article-I.D.: hao.1339 Posted: Tue Jan 15 17:18:40 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 18-Jan-85 01:42:42 EST References: <78@drivax.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: High Altitude Obs./NCAR, Boulder CO Lines: 26 > I am a Californian planning a week long downhill ski trip to > Denver. Unfortunately, I've never been skiing there, and don't > know much about the places to ski. I'm a better than average > skier, but no hot dog. Does anyone have any favorites, or suggestions > for me? First of all, I wouldn't recommend skiing in Denver. The dry pavement is awfully hard on your skis, and you have to do a lot of poling! :-) The nearest worthwhile areas to Denver are around 70 miles away, and my recommendations would be based on your skiing ability and how far you are willing to drive. My personal favorites would be Keystone for someone who is a beginner/low intermediate, and Arapahoe Basin or Mary Jane for someone who is high intermediate/expert. If you are willing to do some driving, I personally love Steamboat Springs the best of all, but it's about 4 hours from Denver. For a lazy day (meaning, relatively close to Denver, minimal driving) check out Loveland Basin, the closest decent area. It has a fair mix of intermediate and expert slopes. Hope this helps. --Greg -- {ucbvax!hplabs | allegra!nbires | decvax!stcvax | harpo!seismo | ihnp4!stcvax} !hao!woods "...sometimes the light's all shining on me; other times I can barely see..."