Eldora is really only good if you can get there right at opening time. Around 2 it does get icey.
That being said why dont we just hit Eldora? Its closer for one, for 2 those who are new to snowboarding, or just need a refresher Eldora is a good place to learn but also have fun. They open on the 3rd and IIRC the tickets are around 60 for a full day pass.
I'm not a huge fan of Eldora... none of their runs really get me. Might not be closer to everybody. Breck is perfectly fine for learning/refreshing. Lift tickets cost a little bit more but IMO its well worth it, I'd rather pay $80ish and have a great time on slopes that I really enjoy (namely Imperial... 13000ft high
) than pay $60ish and just be satisfied.
breck resort sucks... the town is alrite to go shopping and grab a drink. the only good parts of breck are way up top. everything at the bottom gets flat to the point where you have to wiggle your ass on your board to get back to the lift. im personally happy that alot of people dont like keystone... more fun for me =) and keystones park has been rated one of the best in the U.S.
Town itself is ok, way too crowded most of the time though. Yes there are some flat spots at the VERY bottom of the mountain, right around the lift lines, but is that really that big of a deal to you? Its not that tough to undo a foot and push yourself a few feet... which ya have to do in lines and on the lifts anyway.
Yeah Keystone has a nice park... I already mentioned that. Thing is I'm more for goin fast on the really long runs than playin in the parks (not that they're not fun)
the problem i have with breck is all of the "rock stars"... in other words, all the rich kids whos parents buy them the "coolest" outfits and nicest boards. Its more like a fashion show to me, and a trend then anything else up there. I cannot stand it. You also get all the texans at breck that ski and snowboard in wrangler jeans. They are dangerous and I have seen a fat old texan man plow into a group of small kids because he was being a jackass and going way to fast.
Yup, you don't get ANY annoying rich kids at Keystone. None at all.
And you'd better watch out for people wearin jeans, they'll plow right into ya. The jeans must reflect the light into their eyes so they can't see or somethin. You don't have to worry about them at Keystone though.
Just like all of them 4wheelers... they're all a bunch of rednecks tearin up the mountains and national parks, ruining the environment.
I've seen LOTS of people loose control or not pay attention and run into something or someone... in fact I've seen more at Keystone than at Breck, and I doubt all of them were jean-wearin Texans. Problem with Keystone is ya get all of the kids that want to play in the terrain park and they think that every little snow drift is a jump, even on the easy runs where there are little kids and whatnot.
Then there is the lift lines, lack of parking, and having to spend about an hour parking way across town, then taking the gondola up, then taking another lift up peak 8 or 9, then having to take yet another lift to get to anything worth skiing.
HAVE FUN! i enjoy skiing/riding.... not waiting.
I usually have to wait longer at Keystone than at Breck. Breck has more people, yes, but they also have more lifts, and larger and faster lifts to accomodate. I've waited in 30 min lines at Keystone before, its not like its some magical resort that only locals know of. I hardly ever have to park more than 5-10 min walking distance away from the lifts at Breck, other than holidays (which Keystone isn't immune to either). Personally I enjoy getting to ride to get to my run... more time on the slopes.
I'm not sayin I don't like Keystone, I'm just sayin that I like Breck a lot better and don't see the point of Keystone when I can go to Breck instead.
Once again, nobody's making you come. You don't wanna go, that's fine, don't go.
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