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One Hell of a Deal...


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Originally posted by Superorb So you get 8 free days at those resorts, IF you can get to them all. 50% off isn't that great when places are around $100 for a day's lift ticket. I'd rather buy a 4Pack to a local resort that I'll actually have a chance of getting to.

any of you steamboat riders know of any where i can get cheaper lift tix for steamboat this season?? i'll be out there to ride for about 5-6 days trying to find some good deals to get the tix just a bit cheaper! any suggestions?

If any deals can be found it's generally here: http://www.skicolorado.com/

Not much going on atm.

Nov. 24th is pretty early for sure, not much terrain will be open and it will most likely be man made, though theres always the shot of some fresh snow falling at that time. Most of the bigger resorts open around that time with only a few trails on man made snow.

I've never ridden any of those resorts so I can't really help you there. I'd imagine they all have a decent amount of intermediate terrain though. Hopefully someone else with more knowledge on those areas will chime in.

my brother has a RCI assn co-op on a 2 BR condo in a multi unit bldg.  we have 2 choices, one near steamboat or one near breckenridge     copper sounds like our speed

Not that most people will care but Echo Mt just got sold to some Ski group that will close it off to the public. See the notice on the front page of their website. Looks like they will be blowing out the gear they have left though.

It was fun while it lasted.

http://www.echomtnpark.com/

Thank You   Anyone else with input is greatly appreciated

Originally posted by SoCalRyder I agree. It's like the size of a bunny slope at a decent sized resort. BUT I'm hoping this group develops the whole mountain. Adds a lift from the top to Idaho Springs. Goes out of business and sells back to a solid group of boarders. Who then open it up to the public again. BTW - where were you at when you took the pic?

If you look at the top middle you'll see the road I came in on from Mt Evans. I hiked a hundred feet or so off the road to get this pic.

Have you looked at Echo mtn in relation to Idaho Springs on a map? It's roughly 4 miles away straight south of Idaho Springs. That would be a LONG lift ride :) Now, what would be cool would be some kind of high speed train from Denver to Summit Co that would bypass the I70 shit show.

I figured you were near a road. I was usually driving the times we went there so I never noticed a spot where I could see the resort on the east side. But then again I probably was focusing on the road.

I guess IS is pretty far but they can build lifts in stages. A lift or something else like a train from IS would save you from having to drive the whole thing. I hated that road. I just thought since you could see IS from Echo it would be nice if they could make it easier to get to. Especially if they consider expanding the resort.


There used to be that train that went from Denver to Winter Park. They just need to extend it east and high-speed it. On a larger scale they could connect all the resorts with a train, some with lifts and you could ride all of them if you wanted without driving your car and crawling along the freeway. Kind of like how Vegas Monorail gets you to most of the casinos/hotels.

Echo will be gone in a few years. 

The 220" annual snowfall they report is low and I think it's padded quite a bit.  I bet it's more like the mid 100's or less.  It's just not a great place for a ski area in Colorado. 

The I70 conundrum.  It's been a problem since before the 90's started.  If CDOT actually had of started something in the mid 90's, they would have been done with it.  Instead we get money wasted on study after study.  Tired of it.  I am also all for a rail line of some sort.  If they could make it work, that would be great.  The road still needs to be expanded by at least a lane if not two. 

The WP ski train was fun.  Cost effective?  Maybe not so much, but damn the bar car on the way home could be a riot.  There was an attempt to revive it, but AmTrack required something like a $3 million insurance policy, that mind you no other train outfit has to carry that sunk the project.  The ski train was always running bare bones and it just wouldn't work.

The tunnel just East of Idaho Springs is currently be extended to three lanes, in the east bound direction.  I guess the resorts were bitching enough about people not making their flights home to get something done to ease congestion.  Traffic is being re routed on the frontage road around the tunnel and back to I70.  It's going to get worse before it gets better.  I believe it's a two year project.  After it is done though, there should be some decent improvement.  The drive is still going to suck from Summit on Sunday evenings for this season  Though maybe 10-15 minutes will get saved by not having that Tunnel be as much of a bottle neck.  I think the three lane change will happen around a mile before the tunnel.  Not 100% sure on that one.  It's a start at least.

you have to admit, must be interesting to have parents who buy a ski resort over driving to vail each weekend...

Originally posted by killclimbz I don't think Summit would have any more or less people living there with a rail service.  I don't know why that would fundamentally change the equation that people could suddenly afford to move there in mass.  Maybe an uptick in tourism and teenagers without their parents running wild up there.

Originally posted by )(nfinit)( Originally posted by killclimbz I don't think Summit would have any more or less people living there with a rail service.  I don't know why that would fundamentally change the equation that people could suddenly afford to move there in mass.  Maybe an uptick in tourism and teenagers without their parents running wild up there. I was speaking on the bullet train that has been proposed.  Some 30Billion dollar project.  It would allow access to Keystone from DIA in an hour and Vail in two hours.  I think it's a pipe dream but if it only took an hour or so to get to Keystone from Denver, I would likely consider moving up there.  I bet I am not the only one. A typical Amtrak style train that takes 2-3 hours, no chance.

That's the tube train right?  Still not so sure. Real estate prices are a big obstacle for most working stiffs that would try to use that.  Plus, what can be developed in Summit is limited.  Summit is surrounded by Forest Service and BLM land.  Prices would only sky rocket if people started to do that.  To your point, if things went that way I could see an increase there.  I think geography would limit it though.  Who knows though?  Roaring Fork Valley is definitely struggling with their area and they don't have a major metropolitan area feeding their business.

No it wasn't that one, it was one a few weeks before. Off the top of my head I cant remember the name.
I was supposed to attend SIA but other priorities came up.

Snowmaking has started!!

Good to see the guns are blowing.  The WROD should be ready to go in just a couple of weeks.  As per usual.  

If you're going to buy an Epic pass this year do it now. Prices are good through Sunday night and 12:01am Monday morning prices will go up.

BTW, expect 4"+ to fall on the ski resorts tonight.

Originally posted by mluu003 This is what I like to hear! Great news! Did y'all buy a season pass?

Yup, both of us got Copper passes.

Snow has started falling in the SW.

Originally posted by mluu003 Nice! I decided to pick up the Epic Local pass again this year. I hope this season brings some good snow! Last season was my first season in CO and I wasn't TOO impressed. Do you guys board anywhere else besides Copper?

We moved to CO last year too so our 1st season wasn't that great. We had Epic passes too and it was a waste of money. I've been to a few of the smaller areas but usually we stick to our passes.

Hearing that Colorado is a waste of money makes me bleed from the ears. Try living in Nebraska. I WISH I had the opportunity to live in Colorado. All our snow last year was man made.

Didn't say living in CO was a waste of money. Just that pass. There are cheaper passes he could have purchased.

just moved to colorado, ill be working at copper mt for the season! 

i wish Australia had the Rockies