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Vail vs Breckenridge
Posted on 11/4/21 at 8:45 pm
Posted on 11/4/21 at 8:45 pm
I have stayed in Vail and the dates I want to travel for a return trip are booked but I found availability in Breckenridge. Has anyone been to both? If so should I change travel dates or just give Breckenridge a try? I enjoy Vails walkability and atmosphere. TIA
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Posted on 11/4/21 at 8:48 pm to Hotgin
Been to both but only skied in breck . I highly recommend breck for skiing . Tons of terrain for any level of skier. Plenty to do. Beautiful little town.
Posted on 11/4/21 at 8:50 pm to jkylejohnson
Thanks exactly the info I was looking for
Posted on 11/4/21 at 10:08 pm to Hotgin
They are both nice. Very different towns. I prefer Breck. Each has fantastic skiing.
Posted on 11/5/21 at 7:03 am to Hotgin
Random story: First time on skis in my life was at Breck. My friends thought it would be hilarious to take me to the top of the Imperial lift to start the day and then they all took off.
That was a long trip down from the top of the mountain.
That was a long trip down from the top of the mountain.
Posted on 11/5/21 at 7:27 am to Hotgin
Breck is my home base every year for skiing and I think it's a great place to go. Great town with plenty to eat/drink. Very accessible skiing with a ton of variety and something for everybody. Close enough to drive to other resorts for a day trip.
Posted on 11/5/21 at 7:36 am to tiger rag 93
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Close enough to drive to other resorts
We always skied Copper when staying in Breck.
Posted on 11/5/21 at 11:32 am to Sus-Scrofa
sounds like some shitty friends.
hope you had fun
hope you had fun
Posted on 11/5/21 at 12:16 pm to oatmeal
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sounds like some shitty friends
My second time skiing they took me to the top of the Birds of Prey run at Beaver Creek and pulled the same stunt.
I went down it, but I doubt anyone would have called it skiing.
This post was edited on 11/5/21 at 12:18 pm
Posted on 11/5/21 at 3:56 pm to OTIS2
I like Breck with two ways into/outof Denver, all the stuff in Frisco/Silverthorne, and your not really that far (within 45 minutes-hour) from Vail, Beaver Creek, Keystone, A-Basin, Copper, and Loveland.
Posted on 11/5/21 at 4:49 pm to Hotgin
In the 10 years I lived in Colorado I always for whatever reasonconsidered it to be the least likely place that Coloradans would ski. I much prefer the slopes at Vail but I’d take Breck for the party.
Posted on 11/5/21 at 6:28 pm to Lsupimp
Can never go wrong with Breck
Posted on 11/5/21 at 9:17 pm to Hotgin
Breck for sure. Went in April before the end of season, Covid protocols were lame, but the mountain didn’t know any better.
Posted on 11/6/21 at 11:03 am to Lsupimp
Yep, I’ve never skiied at either but based on my conversations wih the hardo skiiers, they all seem to begrudgingly love Vail and just flat out dislike Breck.
Posted on 11/6/21 at 1:40 pm to Hotgin
Copper Mountain
Posted on 11/6/21 at 1:53 pm to The Boat
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Copper Mountain
For skiing I would take Copper all day over Vail, vastly better layout and less crowds.
Never been to Breck so hard for me to compare. That said the locals I talked to at Vail, seemed to favor that mountain over the other Epic mountains.
This post was edited on 11/6/21 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 11/8/21 at 10:23 pm to fargobison
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That said the locals I talked to at Vail, seemed to favor that mountain over the other Epic mountains.
It’s just really hard to touch Vail for pure skiing. Every lift is high speed and well placed. The terrain is as large and diverse as any mountain. Vail isn’t where I’d go as a beginner/intermediate but as a strong intermediate to advanced skier it is the best developed ski mountain in the Colorado.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 1:12 am to The Boat
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Copper Mountain
Has everything but a lot of places to stay, but Frisco/Silverthorne is right there. I think a lot of people would end up just as happy staying somewhere in Summit that isnt Breck, ski between Copper and Loveland. Save some money too.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 8:52 am to Hotgin
As far as skiing goes, Vail mountain and it’s really not close. Vail might be the best mountain in North America for overall land area, varied terrain, layout, etc.
Posted on 11/9/21 at 9:05 am to Hotgin
From a skiing aspect, Vail is bigger and better, but that's not really a knock on Breck.
The towns are much different. Breck is and feels like a legit mining town where Vail feels more manufactured and Disney like.
Vail and Breck are the #1 and #2 most visited ski resorts in the US but Breck is half the size of Vail so it feels more crowded.
If you want the best of both (great skiing and a mining town feel) go to Telluride. I've never witnessed a crowded day at Telluride.
The towns are much different. Breck is and feels like a legit mining town where Vail feels more manufactured and Disney like.
Vail and Breck are the #1 and #2 most visited ski resorts in the US but Breck is half the size of Vail so it feels more crowded.
If you want the best of both (great skiing and a mining town feel) go to Telluride. I've never witnessed a crowded day at Telluride.
This post was edited on 11/9/21 at 9:07 am
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