From: brenda@ssc-vax.boeing.com (Brenda L Aldridge)
Newsgroups: rec.skiing
Subject: Summary on Colorado ski areas near Longmont
Date: 8 Oct 92 20:06:25 GMT
Organization: Boeing Defense and Space Group, Seattle WA

Thanks to everyone who sent me replies on skiing near Longmont, CO.
Here's a summary of the responses I got, in case other people here
are interested:

From: chris@chinook.atd.ucar.EDU@ssc-vax (Chris Webster)

The 2 closest ski areas to Longmont (15-20 minutes NE of Boulder)
are:

	Eldora - 30 minutes west of Boulder, tix are $24 (I think)
		This is a small area, good for beginner-intermediate.
		If the Corona bowl is open then good for advanced too.
		I typically go here early season to warm up on my
		Telemarking.  They have night skiing from Thurs-Sun.
		We go up there Thurs evenings after work for $14.

	Loveland - 75 minutes from Boulder, west on I-70.  You can
		get tickets for $24 in the front range.  This is much
		bigger than Eldora and has all levels of terrain.

Other areas:
	Winter Park/Mary Jane - This is an 1 hour 30 minutes from
		Boulder and is basically Denvers play ground.  Very
		large ski area.  Mary Jane is mostly black diamond
		steep mogul runs.  Winter Park is more moderate.
		Tickets can be optained in the front range (Safeway)
		for about $28.

	A-basin - I stay away from here until later in the season
		when they have more snow.  Tix $28 in front range.
		1 hour 30 minutes from Boulder.  Near Loveland ski
		area.

	Keystone - Tix $28 in front range, I don't ski here much.
		1 hour 30 minutes from Boulder.  Very near A-basin.

	Copper Mountain - 1 hour 40 minutes from Boulder.  Tix $36.
		On I-70

	Vail - 2 hours from Boulder.  Tix $42.  On I-70

From: grubin@virga.rap.ucar.edu@ssc-vax (Rick Grubin)

Yes, Estes Park and Loveland (the town) are near Longmont (each within
an hour, Estes Park is further away than Loveland), but neither places
have a ski area.

Ski Estes Park no longer operates, it is/was on National Park land, and
the Park Service no longer allows its operation.  Loveland - the town -
is not the same place as Loveland the ski area.  Loveland the town is
famous for its Valentine's Day postmarks.  Loveland the ski area is 
west and south of Longmont, about 1hour or so away by car.

If you have a Colorado (road) map handy, have a look at where the town
of Loveland is, then find the highway I-70, find the town called
Georgetown, and you'll see the Loveland ski area just a bit west from
there (right below the Eisenhower Tunnel).  That'll give you an idea
of where the Loveland ski area is from Longmont.

From: John Salmi <John.Salmi.jsalmi@da_vinci.it.uswc.uswest.com@ssc-vax>

depending on how far you want to drive, you will have access to some of the
best skiing in north america.  the summit county area is about 2 hrs from
longmont/boulder area.  also, eldora lake ski area, which is small by
colorado standards, is about 45 min from boulder up boulder canyon...

c'mon out!!!!  but beware the kids here for Christmas break.  they tend to
flood the more well-known resorts.  if you are into small areas with challeng-
ing terrain, check out the arapahoe basin, just on the west side of loveland
pass...

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