like someone said, blue's a lot closer to Lafayette than boulder. so is camelback, but fuck camelback (at least until they turn their parks around now that chris is running 'em). blue would probably be a better bet. good parks, lots of mountain to enjoy and (the big thing) high speed lifts. see if your college runs a ski club, or look for student passes/nights at the local mountains you're looking to go to. there's plenty of decent places to ski in the area, and plenty of people who ride them.