I would sa fort town is farther than that. I would say it is about a three hour drive till you starting hitting the resorts on I-70 and that's without traffic.
CSU is great, sick town, plenty to do without the attitude of CU. To get to Breck/key/copper takes around 2 1/2 hrs. Vail and BC take about 3 w/o traffic. I did the commute once or twice a week and have no regrets.
but, at the same time isn't CSU almost as expensive for tuition+room and board out of state? Isn't it up near $30,000? I CU is $34-$35,000 out of state.