 Poster: A snowHead
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Well i have just booked from 8th Jan to 22nd Jan into a hotel in Frisco Colorado
Picking up my big 4 x 4 in Denver and heading round these resorts
Arapahoe Basin
Beaver Creek
Breckenridge
Copper Mountain
Keystone
Loveland
Ski Cooper
Vail
These are the obvious resorts to go too.
But I was hoping the wonders of knowledge that is snow heads might have a few other hidden gems.
Plus places to visit whilst were there if we fancy a no ski day, good places to eat out etc...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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You could also hop over to Aspen, stay a night or two there, giving you four more hills to tackle 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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We got our lift tickets for Colorado through www.themountainsusa.com who are based in Frisco. Their international prices were much cheaper than just buying in resort & they seemed very helpful when we contacted them.
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This is the sort of trips I have been waiting to do! Keep us informed of the cost, accommodation and lift passes.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Well, I can give you the cost so far. This is all for two Adults aged 23.
Flights from Heathrow via Chicago to Denver £650
14 nights in the Comfort Suite Dillion (3 miles from Frisco) £800 Bed & Breakfast
14 Day Chevy Equinox or similar rental £300
So all that for £1750 not bad for 14 nights 
if you are looking for cheap flights look at http://www.kayak.co.uk/?kw=kayak%20flights&product=air%20&dq=IAAaA%5DEU
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Stuski,
That sounds great. We spent around £2500 for two persons in two weeks skiing in the Alps using own car. Your cost is not vastly different by the time we add lunches and ski passes.
We are planning to hit Films/Arosa/Davos/Kloster/St Moritz/Livigno in Jan 09 but haven't booked anything yet.
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Pop over to Steamboat - have a change of scene by going to the Hot Springs
Skiing is pretty good to
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Sounds all right - Winter Park may be an easy addition.
Don't forget you don't want to be driving on I70 at ski commute time at weekends. You'll probably end up shopping in Frisco on a day off.
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So for the weekends I want to be staying close to "home" for so Breckenridge and Keystone for example?
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I think so -though they won't be quiet or A basin or Copper. Lots of skiers in Denver hit the slopes at the weekend in the Front Range resorts and I70 is the corridor to get them there.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Stuski, Weekends probably hit Vail or Beaver Creek - still going to get busy, but they are a little further away with plenty of terrain and a good lift system. When we were there they didnt seem busy even on the weekends.
A Basin lift system is old and slow so queues form when its busy, in the week you wont get many people there all day
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Fantastic stuff! Really looking forward to skiing the states for the first time!
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I am quite keen on making an an assault on the American resorts for the first time too.
Having a look at the resorts nearby to Denver I think it should be possible to add Winter Park + Steamboat on the last leg and on arrival head for Aspen and stay there may be 3 to 4 days. That would be a 3 weeks trip, doing the resort runs of Loveland-Arapahoe Basin-Keystone-Breckenridge-Copper Mountain-Vail-Breaver Creek possibly in two locations.
Don't think one can ski all of them in such a short time but it would be nice to see fresh 1000+ acres of skiing per day on average, missing out only two major resorts of Crested Bute and Telluride in Colorado.
Would the last three weeks in March still OK? Some resorts in Colorado seem to close on 30 March.
Do the Americans believe in mid term breaks? or equally flooded by the Europeans in Feb?
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Is the altiitude really going to be much different to when i stayed for 2 weeks in Val Thorens? I have never had a problem with altitude sickness before. Are the mountain roads similar to europe or are they huge like the rest of america?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Stuski, Frisco is at 2700±100 m IIRC.
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Have been checking the places posted by Stuski and it seems a good idea to stay in Dillon for 2 weeks to cover the 7 resorts.
How realistic to include Aspen, Steamboat and Winter Park by extending one more week? I am thinking of may be staying say 4 days in Aspen and 2 days each in Steamboat and Winter Park as all of them are far apart from Dillon.
There is a fantastic amount of skiing choices in this area.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Hi Saikee I looked into trying to do steamboat, Aspen etc they are a good 3 hour drive from Dillion so do able if you stay up there for a week. Personally going to do that another year and stay nearer those resorts.
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Talking of which, Breckenridge has a good 