Arapahoe Basin
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Arapahoe Basin is a small ski area with no village area. It caters to locals and front-range skiers. While there are some green runs, A-basin has mostly intermediate and advanced runs and some extreme skiing. Free parking within walking distance of the lifts.
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Breckenridge
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Breckenridge is a family-oriented resort. You should plan for extra time to ride a shuttle to and from the parking lots. There is one lot that has a gondola lift right smack in the middle. You should expect to pay to park. Breckenridge is one of the few ski areas with an actual town at the base.
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Copper Mountain
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Copper Mountain is a family-oriented resort. They way the runs are laid out there is advanced skiing on the left moving to beginner on the right (looking at the mountain). If the members of your group are at different ability levels, it is hard to ski together since you will tend to be on different sides of the mountain. The shuttle to the parking lots is quick and efficient.
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Keystone
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Keystone is a family-oriented resort with night skiing. Night skiing is interesting and your day lift ticket will work into the night. However, on a cold day, it gets even colder at night. Night skiing is NOT available every night. During the peak holiday season they have night skiing every night, but during the slower times, it is only available certain nights. Be sure to check before making plans. Keystone has a couple of nice village areas with plenty to do.
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Ski Cooper
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Ski Cooper is a small resort located outside of Leadville. The terrain is mostly begginner and intermediate. The lift tickets are less expensive here than anyhwere else in the area.
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Loveland
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Loveland is a small resort on the Denver side of the tunnel. It caters to locals and front-range skiers. It has free parking within walking distance of the lifts.
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Vail
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Vail is a large resort with name recognition. If you want to drop names like, "I skied Vail on my vacation", then this is the place. You will pay for the privilege. Lift tickets are expensive and parking is expensive. If you are not familiar with the ski area, you may find yourself traversing a catwalk to get over to where you want to be. All the time the parking meter is ticking.
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