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From: woods@hao.UUCP (Greg Woods)
Newsgroups: net.rec.ski
Subject: Re: Skiing in Denver
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Date: Tue, 15-Jan-85 17:18:40 EST
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> 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
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