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mad.max808

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Who knows the best chill spots to ski in Colorado? I know about Breck and most of the popular spots, but I'm planing on moving out there and wanna find a house close to a more mellow spot with no lines and a dope set up if possible. Im down with park but really just in search of some real snow. Thanks in advance!
 
Well Breck, Key, and Vail aren't going to have short lines on the weekend and will be busy in general. Breck and Vail both have decent terrain when there is good snow. Real Estate is expensive/limited in Summit County (Breck and Key). Vail really isn't a town, it's more high end shops and hotels, there are significantly cheaper options further west (Eagle, Edwards, etc.)

Can't speak much to Aspen, but I believe it is the single most expensive housing market in the U.S.

Pretty much everywhere in Colorado will have good snow Dec-April. Although 1 ft+ powdays are rare it is usually sunny in Colorado and it almost always below freezing midwinter so there is no melt/freeze cycle.

Some other mountains with good terrain are Wolf Creek, Telluride, Crested Butte, Silverton, Monarch, and Copper.
 
Why isn't Copper on this list. They have a pretty good town, they have really good terrain, they have woodward and the woodward park, and the place is never crowded except for holidays. I haven't been but that is what my research has shown.
 
Crest butte, telluride, Durango are all chill spots in Colorado with sick skiing.

I'm kinda of locked in to Aspen for life so I'm not impartial to that place.
 
13734325:Z-Juice said:
Well Breck, Key, and Vail aren't going to have short lines on the weekend and will be busy in general. Breck and Vail both have decent terrain when there is good snow. Real Estate is expensive/limited in Summit County (Breck and Key). Vail really isn't a town, it's more high end shops and hotels, there are significantly cheaper options further west (Eagle, Edwards, etc.)

Can't speak much to Aspen, but I believe it is the single most expensive housing market in the U.S.

Pretty much everywhere in Colorado will have good snow Dec-April. Although 1 ft+ powdays are rare it is usually sunny in Colorado and it almost always below freezing midwinter so there is no melt/freeze cycle.

Some other mountains with good terrain are Wolf Creek, Telluride, Crested Butte, Silverton, Monarch, and Copper.
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Thanks for all that. Never been before so all of that is super helpful. I ski at Big Bear and Mammoth currently so everything is gonna be epic to me. Is there a season pass that you would recommend for the best mountains?

13734407:The.Fish said:
Why isn't Copper on this list. They have a pretty good town, they have really good terrain, they have woodward and the woodward park, and the place is never crowded except for holidays. I haven't been but that is what my research has shown.
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Haven't heard much about Copper, but it looks pretty sweet after looking it up. Could be a sweet option
 
13734960:HaydenWrong said:
When is A Bay gonna open im ready to shralp an chyll
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Heard through the grape vine it was suppost to open in two weeks because of the expected forecast in summit county.
 
13734521:N.Lang said:
Copper is my favorite in Summit. No cliquey park scene. Laid back feel. They stepped their shit up!
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Copper has even less of a town than Keystone… Both are awesome mountains with awesome towns (Frisco, Dillon, Silverthorne) nearby
 
13734521:N.Lang said:
Copper is my favorite in Summit. No cliquey park scene. Laid back feel. They stepped their shit up!
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Copper has even less of a town than Keystone… Both are awesome mountains with awesome towns (Frisco, Dillon, Silverthorne) nearby
 
Anywhere in summit county won't mellow, chill or have no lift lines, especially the Vail mountains. Look down south; Silverton, Purgatory, Wolf Creek, Telluride, Monarch. If you're set on summit county look into Copper, Loveland or Winter Park.
 
13734649:mad.max808 said:
Thanks for all that. Never been before so all of that is super helpful. I ski at Big Bear and Mammoth currently so everything is gonna be epic to me. Is there a season pass that you would recommend for the best mountains?

The three main multi-mountains passes that I am aware of are:

1) Epic - Breck, Keystone, Vail, A-Basin, Beaver Creek

or Epic Local - Breck, Keystone, A-Basin + 10 days at Vail & Beaver Creek with restrictions during holidays

or Epic Summit County - Keystone & A-Basin with restrictions at Breck during holidays
http://www.snow.com/epic-pass/passes.aspx

2) Rocky Mountain Super Pass plus - Winter Park, Copper, Eldora + 6 days at Steamboat (holiday restrictions) and 3 days at Crested Butte (holiday restrictions)

or Rocky Mountains Super Pass regular - Winter Park and Copper only
http://www.skicolorado.com/multi-mountain-season-passes/

3) Aspen/Snowmass - Unlimited at Aspen Mtn, Aspen Highlands, Buttermilk, and Snowmass
https://www.aspensnowmass.com/plan-your-stay/tickets-and-passes/passes

Now which one to choose... In my opinion, all mountains have their pros and cons. I'd check out the mountain stats/trail maps for each mountain, and then the main other aspect to consider is how busy each mountain will get - mountains closer to Denver/Front Range will be more busy.
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Steamboat. Awesome snow, some of the best tree skiing, you can find steep lines if you know where to go, park is pretty good, some of the only night riding in the West, awesome town, a little more affordable than Summit, and not to mention we don't get the front-range/ I-70 crowds. Holidays like any other resort, will get more crowded, but holidays here are much more mellow than any of the I-70 resorts. Super awesome fishing/river running. And if you are into mountain biking, the public trail systems here are outstanding. Single-track, enduro stuff, even downhill specific trails. Including a trail project that just started, on what I believe will be the first system built on forrest land. As well as the bike park, which may be the most underrated in the West.
 
13734407:The.Fish said:
Why isn't Copper on this list. They have a pretty good town, they have really good terrain, they have woodward and the woodward park, and the place is never crowded except for holidays. I haven't been but that is what my research has shown.
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Besides the base-village, Copper is pretty much a ghost town. In the summer, the place basically shuts down. And you are still 10-15 minutes from any sort of retail/restaurants in Frisco/Silverthorne-Dillion
 
Woodward just announced partnership with Eldora. You could live in Nederland and make the 10-minute commute to the mountain, as long as you can deal with a bunch of local hippies and drifters.
 
13735185:amo said:
Woodward just announced partnership with Eldora. You could live in Nederland and make the 10-minute commute to the mountain, as long as you can deal with a bunch of local hippies and drifters.
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also watch out for boots with gnawed off feet still inside of them while your hiking up there. just sayin
 
steamboat is my favorite place to go hands down. its got a great town and awesome mountain. It's never been overly busy either, especially when you get up in the mountain
 
13735134:amo said:
Anywhere in summit county won't mellow, chill or have no lift lines, especially the Vail mountains. Look down south; Silverton, Purgatory, Wolf Creek, Telluride, Monarch. If you're set on summit county look into Copper, Loveland or Winter Park.
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Thats a bummer. Im just thinking about those mountains since I'm in construction and Denver seems like the place to be for that. Maybe I need to do more research...

13735152:CRUSTYgrandma said:
Steamboat. Awesome snow, some of the best tree skiing, you can find steep lines if you know where to go, park is pretty good, some of the only night riding in the West, awesome town, a little more affordable than Summit, and not to mention we don't get the front-range/ I-70 crowds. Holidays like any other resort, will get more crowded, but holidays here are much more mellow than any of the I-70 resorts. Super awesome fishing/river running. And if you are into mountain biking, the public trail systems here are outstanding. Single-track, enduro stuff, even downhill specific trails. Including a trail project that just started, on what I believe will be the first system built on forrest land. As well as the bike park, which may be the most underrated in the West.
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Gotta check them out for sure. That sounds like a solid place to be. Thanks for the input!
 
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