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Help wanted - Colorado Winter Trip Planning NON SKIING
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:31 am
Posted on 7/31/20 at 11:31 am
WHave flights booked into DEN the day after Christmas for 4 nights with 2 teen daughters, but not planning to ski. Primarily want to snowmobile, tube and shop in a scenic downtown.
We can stay anywhere within 1-2 hours and can hop around as we wont be locked into any one resort or locale.
Interested in some really good snowmobile locations...1/2 or full day maybe with lunch or cocoa, good fun tubing (copper mountain?) and scenic downtown mainstreet with holiday theme for shopping sitting by fire etc.
Again, idea was to hop around and stay at some different towns resorts or hotels, but wont rule out a AirBnB centrally located.
Hit me with recommendations or even an itinerary. arrive 2pm sat, leave 3pm wed TIA
Some ideas we had:
Grand Lake, continental divide
Breckenridge, vail, aspen
winter park, frisco
We can stay anywhere within 1-2 hours and can hop around as we wont be locked into any one resort or locale.
Interested in some really good snowmobile locations...1/2 or full day maybe with lunch or cocoa, good fun tubing (copper mountain?) and scenic downtown mainstreet with holiday theme for shopping sitting by fire etc.
Again, idea was to hop around and stay at some different towns resorts or hotels, but wont rule out a AirBnB centrally located.
Hit me with recommendations or even an itinerary. arrive 2pm sat, leave 3pm wed TIA
Some ideas we had:
Grand Lake, continental divide
Breckenridge, vail, aspen
winter park, frisco
This post was edited on 7/31/20 at 12:29 pm
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Posted on 7/31/20 at 1:41 pm to DomincDecoco
Only there 4 nights. How many different towns did you want to stay in?
Posted on 7/31/20 at 2:29 pm to kciDAtaE
not sure..think its better to stay in one central spot and drive to each days spot?
just trying to maximize the days there but may be pushing it to keep on the run instead of just relaxing in one spot
suggestions?
just trying to maximize the days there but may be pushing it to keep on the run instead of just relaxing in one spot
suggestions?
Posted on 7/31/20 at 6:56 pm to DomincDecoco
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not sure..think its better to stay in one central spot and drive to each days spot?
Stay in Frisco. Short drive from there to Keystone, Breck, Copper, and Vail.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 7:00 pm to Tyga Woods
and Frisco is cheaper.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 7:01 pm to madamsquirrel
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and Frisco is cheaper.
Yep. Significantly.
Posted on 7/31/20 at 8:06 pm to Tyga Woods
Gracias. 
Posted on 7/31/20 at 8:16 pm to DomincDecoco
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not sure..think its better to stay in one central spot and drive to each days spot?
I would. Max of two places. Driving could be rough in Colorado in December. A 60 mile drive in snow/mountains is different than driving 60 miles on I-10 in Louisiana
Maybe like Estes Park for two nights, Colorado Springs for two nights. I’m not necessarily saying those two places. But geographically, they both 90 minutes to Denver airport. Consider driving time between the cities and to/from airport.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 3:26 am to kciDAtaE
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A 60 mile drive in snow/mountains is different than driving 60 miles on I-10 in Louisiana
No doubt. Thx!!!
Posted on 8/1/20 at 9:49 am to DomincDecoco
Frisco/Breck area offers everything y’all want. Easy route from Denver, too. Both towns are gorgeous in December.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 10:15 am to OTIS2
And there is a winter fun park just south of Frisco towards Breck...tubing,sledding, etc.
Posted on 8/1/20 at 10:53 am to DomincDecoco
Summit County has a free shuttle that runs between the towns like every 20 minutes or so. If driving is your concern, you could drive from Denver to Frisco and then just use the shuttle.
Posted on 8/2/20 at 2:12 am to DomincDecoco
The roads can be very congested during ski season. They do plow frequently, but a 4x4 would be nice.
Speciality car rental services, local companies, may offer vehicles with snow tires. The major chains don’t.
You do stop much faster with snow tires, but all around grip is better too, and you can driver faster, safely. It’s also easier to get up icy or snowy hills.
Speciality car rental services, local companies, may offer vehicles with snow tires. The major chains don’t.
You do stop much faster with snow tires, but all around grip is better too, and you can driver faster, safely. It’s also easier to get up icy or snowy hills.
This post was edited on 8/2/20 at 2:15 am
Posted on 8/3/20 at 8:17 am to DomincDecoco
If you want a nice town atmosphere then Breckenridge might be your choice to stay. You can take a day trip to Vail and/or Keystone if you wanted. That area has everything you want in a 2 hour drive along the interstate from Denver airport. Good food. Good people. You could enjoy the Blue River area a few miles south for some amazing views as well.
Posted on 8/3/20 at 8:40 am to DomincDecoco
I just came to say with 4 days, I'd definitely recommend just picking one home base and sticking to that area as much as possible. Denver is a huge area, the airport is way out especially due to traffic, and then add in winter driving and you could really log a lot of car time to not travel very far distance wise.
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