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re: 2020-2021 ski thread
Posted on 2/9/21 at 10:40 am to HippieTiger
Posted on 2/9/21 at 10:40 am to HippieTiger
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Steamboat bout to get the goods. Everywhere is going to be such a shite show this coming holiday weekend I am not sure it will feel worth dealing with I-70 and crowds. Everyone coming in travel well, be safe, and have fun
Heading to Steamboat Saturday....a friend just sent this to me
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Posted on 2/9/21 at 10:44 am to tgrbaitn08
That's typical Colorado. A little on the liberal side but not enough to force it down your throat...yet
Posted on 2/9/21 at 2:41 pm to SippyCup
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Friday morning
Tuesday is the new Friday and 5:45a from Denver is the new 7:30a.
Posted on 2/9/21 at 4:42 pm to pjab
I land into Denver around noon on Saturday. I figured the weekend traffic is mostly Friday after work or Saturday morning so it shouldn't be too bad then. Am I off?
Posted on 2/9/21 at 5:25 pm to Cash
You should be good.
Of course there is always the possibility of a wreck or chemical truck convoy through the tunnel if it’s snowing. Sunday mornings are no joyrides either.
I70 Travel PSA: If traffic is bad on 70 heading into Idaho Springs, Waze will tell you to take HWY 40 which parallels 70 then T’s into HWY 6. Don’t do it!! You will be caught in a single line 2 miles long waiting at a stop sign. 10 mph is better than 2 mph.
Of course there is always the possibility of a wreck or chemical truck convoy through the tunnel if it’s snowing. Sunday mornings are no joyrides either.
I70 Travel PSA: If traffic is bad on 70 heading into Idaho Springs, Waze will tell you to take HWY 40 which parallels 70 then T’s into HWY 6. Don’t do it!! You will be caught in a single line 2 miles long waiting at a stop sign. 10 mph is better than 2 mph.
Posted on 2/9/21 at 6:27 pm to pjab
Going to steamboat saturday.
From what i saw on their facebook page it was a total shitshow last weekend. Pics looked ridiculous at the gondola line. 2 hour waits. Not looking forward to it with the holiday weekend. It will be worse
From what i saw on their facebook page it was a total shitshow last weekend. Pics looked ridiculous at the gondola line. 2 hour waits. Not looking forward to it with the holiday weekend. It will be worse
Posted on 2/9/21 at 6:41 pm to bushwacker
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From what i saw on their facebook page it was a total shitshow last weekend. Pics looked ridiculous at the gondola line. 2 hour waits. Not looking forward to it with the holiday weekend. It will be worse
Ikon base passholders will be blacked out and they have stopped selling day passes. I think things should be better.
Posted on 2/9/21 at 6:51 pm to Cash
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Posted on 2/9/21 at 6:53 pm to bushwacker
I got in line 8:30 Sunday for the gondola (dropped kids off at ski school). Line was backed around the truffle pig to the ticket office. Took me 45min-1hour from there.
Posted on 2/9/21 at 7:35 pm to iwantacooler
Thanks for the info. Was that only for first ride or was it like that all day?
Posted on 2/9/21 at 7:43 pm to TigerSaintInDallas
Jesus. I’m flying into Denver at 5pm on Friday 
Posted on 2/9/21 at 7:56 pm to GeorgeReymond
My flight gets in around 830 pm fri in Denver. Should I be good driving up to keystone ?
Posted on 2/9/21 at 8:01 pm to jkylejohnson
Good question. We’re gonna find out 
I land at 4:50 MT and driving to Vail. I’ll let you know how it is on the ground.
I land at 4:50 MT and driving to Vail. I’ll let you know how it is on the ground.
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Posted on 2/9/21 at 8:21 pm to bushwacker
First ride. Mid day was about a 20 minute wait. Yesterday was much better, only 15 minutes first thing (I didn’t come down mid-day so can’t comment on that wait). Today the lift lines were waaay down compared to Sunday and yesterday. Virtually non-existent at morningside, sunshine, sundown/elk head. There were never more than 2 groups ahead of me and most of the day I got straight on the lift with no one ahead of me.
Posted on 2/9/21 at 8:22 pm to LSUsuperfresh
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They just opened Grouse Mountain at Beaver Creek for the first time this season. Windblown crusty powder 2 ft deep or so. It was great skiing given the conditions of the rest of the mountain.
What are you saying about the rest of the mountain?
Posted on 2/9/21 at 8:24 pm to bushwacker
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Going to steamboat saturday.
same here
quote:
From what i saw on their facebook page it was a total shitshow last weekend. Pics looked ridiculous at the gondola line. 2 hour waits. Not looking forward to it with the holiday weekend. It will be worse
the weekend looked really bad...today didnt look to bad..
we are blacked out Sunday and all the day passes are sold out....we dont start skiing until Monday
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Posted on 2/9/21 at 8:25 pm to bushwacker
The Christie lift is the way to go...it may take just as long but at least you're not just sitting in a line
Posted on 2/9/21 at 8:38 pm to tgrbaitn08
Except the line at Christie was almost as bad, and then you have to ski down to thunderhead and wait on that lift (where lines are also bad) to catch it to get to where the gondola takes you. People were driving up and dropping folks off at thunderhead.
People in the gondola line were asking steamboat staff members if they should catch Christie to thunderhead, the staff were telling them no way they would do that, that they would wait even longer.
I heard a lot of complaints to staff on Sunday morning about wait time. The head of ski patrol even got up on the stage with a microphone to explain why they couldn’t open the lifts/gondola earlier and basically emcee to help pass the time in line.
People in the gondola line were asking steamboat staff members if they should catch Christie to thunderhead, the staff were telling them no way they would do that, that they would wait even longer.
I heard a lot of complaints to staff on Sunday morning about wait time. The head of ski patrol even got up on the stage with a microphone to explain why they couldn’t open the lifts/gondola earlier and basically emcee to help pass the time in line.
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Posted on 2/9/21 at 8:39 pm to GeorgeReymond
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Posted on 2/9/21 at 8:43 pm to tgrbaitn08
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