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I've taken the plunge and booked flights to Denver for Easter 9th to 23rd April with another family. So we will be 4 adults and 4 children looking for (ideally) slopeside accomodation, can anyone recommend either a good hotel or apartment/condo. Thanks
Never been to the US before, quite excited, curious. Is Breckenridge for losers ? Had to find out..
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I should have been clearer, we would prefer ski in/out
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Frosty, you should have been clearer and said you were interested in Breckenridge as opposed to what you actually said 
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Duh, yes. Aiming for Breckenridge
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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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Frosty, Do a search for Breckenridge - there's 43 threads about it (I like Breck). I'm sure others will be along in due course.
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Hi, dont know if this will be of interest to you but we are going to Breck in Feb and are a group of 7 - 4 adults and three teenagers. We have booked Pine Ridge condos as they are on the four o'clock run and they do a two bed loft condo, some of which have four beds in the loft. Might be worth a look!
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Pine Ridge condos are nice and a lot are ski in/out.
Breck is amazing, definitely not for losers.
The Lake Chutes are some of the best skiing I've ever done!
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Hi,
I am off to Breck on Monday my 8th trip, I love it there! I would recommend the Village hotel which is right next to the Quicksilver lift or the Beaver run resort which has the Beaver chair right outside. Also the Great divide is accessible, just out of the front door, cross the road and ski down to the Qucksilver lift. I personally like to stay in the Hyatt Main Street Station, which is a short walk from the Quicksilver lift.
Have a great trip 
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Will any of the kids be in ski school? If so, remember that much of Breck's slopeside accommodation, including the Pine Ridge mentioned above, is slopeside but not next to the ski school. That might not be a problem if lessons start late enough and the kids are good enough to ski across to the central lift area, but if they're complete beginners it would mean paying slopeside prices but starting the day with a bus ride.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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There's a new hotel near the Snowflake lift, which would be handy!
Sorry, I don't know what it is called!
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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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Thanks for all the replies, very grateful and I apologise for not doing a search of existing posts. We are all really excited about going to the US and exploring Breckenridge, I'll post a trip report afterwards.
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Frosty, it's going to be amazing!
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You know it makes sense.
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Can't wait to hear it! Breckenridge is on my to-do list
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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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Frosty, if you need some restaurant recommendations - let me know.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Just been looking at the piste map, the Chutes looks very interesting !! No red runs, I'm guessing the single black are similar I grade to a red run ?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Yeah they vary though - be a bit careful. The blue blacks are like easy reds.
The lake chutes are insane!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Some single blacks are definitely harder than European reds. The main difference is the possible presence of surprisingly large moguls.
Last edited by Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see? on Mon 3-01-11 21:28; edited 1 time in total
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Haha yes, the blues on Peak 7 are like gentle green runs - with no one there you can absolute bomb down them, but when the mountain is full, there are a lot of learners!
The bowls and Lake Chutes however, amazing!
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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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GF and me off to Breck (first time Breck), mid Feb, looking forward to it. Will be GF's third trip and the pistes appear to be wide enough (ever improving skier) for her, whilst the powder is calling me (skier enjoying the darker side). Question though - can anyone recommend a shop there for servicing / waxing the board (yes i know i should do this myself, but often find that a local shop has a better feel for the conditions)?
Cheers
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Head over to Vail for a day if you have the opportunity, its only a 45 minute ride and the terrain is much easier to navigate and explore. Also has much better lift access. Brekenridge is OK but the layout is awful, lifts are not so hot. Also try Keystone which is only 20 minutes away.
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Vail's Blue Sky Basin is definitely worth a ski!
I think there's a good ski shop by the restaurant 'Mi Casa'?
Look on Google Maps
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Thanks guys. 
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Lot's of ski in-ski out places in Breck- a friend in Frisco (10 miles away) runs Vacation Lodging Network which you can access at http://www.skilodgingrental.com/ I'd opt for something that skis down to the Peak 9 base area as opposed to something that is off the gondola return run, but that is just based on my intuition having skied past them and knowing that you have to walk across the hwy to access the gondola.
I think Breck tends to overate many of their runs as Lake Chuutes alluded to. Much of the lower part of the mountain is very flat , but some of these runs get blue (or even black) ratings as they have one steeper section that (barely) deserves the rating. In the past, I thought the blue-blacks would be blues at most other CO resorts, but I think the newer trail maps did away with them and now call them blacks. Just because you feel comfortable on a blue or black at Breck doesn't mean that you will feel comfortable on a blue or black at Keystone, A-Basin, etc, but the top of mountain (Imperial & t-bar) and parts of Peak 10 has some challenging terrain and a blue or a black with bumps can be much more challenging than the same slope when it is groomed.
I get my skis tuned at Precision Ski in Frisco.
It's a long way from April, but the snow is good now with a base well above last year. Enjoy!
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Ok, we have nearly nailed a house in Breckenridge for the first week, its been hard as there is just so much choice and the quality seems high for the cost (nice problem to have). Our group seem to want to visit somewhere else the second week. Where's best within say 50 miles for a weeks stay with children.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Vail 
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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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sarep, yep I think thats what I'll do. Thanks, just needed that extra nudge
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I have found a house next to the 4 O'clock run, does anyone know if it would be easy for a second week, child skier to make it to the ski school meeting point which I BELIEVE is at Peak 8 ?
Thanks
Frosty
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You know it makes sense.
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Its amazing here, full trip report to follow shortly. For anyone contemplating a visit with or without children i" d recommend this place. Altitude a bit wearisome for the first three days but its all ok now, the skiing is amazing and i love the controlled ungroomed pistes here, anyway, thanks for all the advice everyone
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