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From: meyer@waltz.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.rec.ski
Subject: Re: Skiing in Denver
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Date: Fri, 18-Jan-85 11:22:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Jan 18 11:22:00 1985
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Nf-From: waltz!meyer    Jan 18 10:22:00 1985

There are lots of great places to ski in Colorado -- you can hardly go wrong.
However, if easy access from Denver means anything to you, I think that the
Breckenridge area has alot to offer.  There are 5 different mountains within
a 15 to 20 minute drive -- with each ski area having its own uniqueness.  They
call this the Summit and is at most a 2 hour drive from Denver.  Four of
the mountains are Breckenridge, Arapahoe Basin, Keystone, and Copper Mtn --
I forgot the name of the other one.  Also, Breckenridge is a very small
quaint town with interesting shops and restaurants.  Lift ticket prices and
lodging are reasonable priced (last I heard).  The only thing that
is negative about this area is that due to it's accessibity from Denver,
it can get crowded, especially on weekends.

Another area that is not nearly as accessible, but sounds very nice, is
Steamboat.  An absolutely huge ski area with all the challenges -- wonderful
village -- and there are lots of other things to do out there if you want
to take a break from skiing (hot air ballooning, snowmobiling, horse drawn
sleigh rides, cross country skiing, trips to the Hot Springs that you can
swim in, etc,etc,etc).  I called the Steamboat Springs Chamber of Commerce
and they were very helpful -- and sent me a gob of information about the
place.  It is a touch expensive though with $25 for a lift ticket and it
runs from $75 to $120 a nite for condos.  We found a quiet log cabin that we
will be staying at called "Bear Pole Ranch" -- but it is about 3 miles
from the ski area.  We going out there March 1.

Be sure to some information on some of the other slopes (Angle Fire, Darango,
Winter Park, Snow Bird, etc, etc) cause they all are excellent.

Happy skiing.
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Dane Meyer                                                                   
                                                                 
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