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- From: miker@newman (Mike Regan X 281)
- Newsgroups: rec.skiing
- Subject: Need Advice on Steamboat, Winter Park
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 21:29:16 GMT
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- I have a few questions for you knowledgeable folks about my upcoming
- trip to Colorado. I'm spending the first 10 days of my 2 week trip
- in Breckenridge (I know, summit county is way behind the rest of the
- west in snow this year... but they'll catch up in the next 4 weeks!).
- I'm planning to leave Breck on Tues, 3/9, and head up to Steamboat
- for a few days before coming home on Sat, 3/13.
-
- From looking at my maps, it appears that my best route would be to
- head up to Winter Park, ski there on Tuesday, then drive to Steamboat
- Tuesday night, and ski it Wed-Fri. So, my questions are:
-
- 1 - Is this the best route? We want to ski on Tuesday, probably something
- outside of Summit Co. Is there a better route which would bring us by
- some other good skiing?
-
- 2 - If this is the best way, then how much travel time can I expect
- from Breck to Winter Park, and how much from WP to Steamboat?
-
- 3 - How long (time-wise) is the drive from Steamboat to Denver?
-
- 4 - If the weather turns bad (well, bad for driving, good for skiing!),
- are there any particular roads to avoid (bad passes, potential closures,
- etc)?
-
- 5 - Can anyone recommend a place to stay in Steamboat? I'm looking for
- something for 2 people, which is walking distance to town. I don't mind
- driving to skiing, but I don't want to have to drive to go out to
- dinner at night. Something clean and cheap is my preference here.
-
- Is anyone still reading this? If so, thanks! Any other comments or
- suggestions would certainly be welcome. Tips on what to ski (and what
- to avoid) at WInter Park & Steamboat would be appreciated. We're both
- strong skiers with a preference for natural terrain (trees, bowls,
- chutes, etc) over massive bumps (fun for a few runs, but a day
- of bumping usually leads a couple of days lying on a hard, flat
- surface...)
-
- Thanks in advance for any information you all can provide.
-
- Mike (miker@msi.com)
-