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Aspen or Vail?

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klimp
Posts: 933 - Karma: 18
I am trying to plan a trip for this winter and since neither website is really that helpfull I was just wondering what your opinions were, Aspen or Vail?
Sep 18 2006 9:20PM
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Vicious
Posts: 3862 - Karma: 140
aspen
Sep 18 2006 9:57PM
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Shadows
Posts: 8068 - Karma: 43
vail
Sep 18 2006 9:59PM
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p00paloop
Posts: 143 - Karma: 12
vail has some sick in bounds stuff, never been to aspen in the winter though..
Sep 18 2006 10:01PM
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nedward
Posts: 841 - Karma: 15
vail
Sep 18 2006 10:01PM
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grams.
Posts: 7406 - Karma: 186

no question..vail

Sep 18 2006 10:15PM
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Vicious
Posts: 3862 - Karma: 140
ok, go to vail...cuz it seems like all those who disagreed with me know what they are talking about :rolling eyes:
Sep 18 2006 10:17PM
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G.Savidge
Posts: 240 - Karma: 310
BRECK DONT BE A FOOL
Sep 18 2006 10:26PM
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sampsihoyos
Posts: 1939 - Karma: 910
for last year i say vail is better
Sep 18 2006 10:37PM
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steezin3s
Posts: 308 - Karma: 25
idiots-its snowmass, if you don't want to ski then go to vail
Sep 18 2006 10:37PM
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FuckThePolice
Posts: 2088 - Karma: 17
apsen is much better then vail, better park, better big mountain stuff. all around better imo. the only con is its pretty far from everything when vail is close to eagle and summit
Sep 18 2006 10:49PM
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awickes
Posts: 1205 - Karma: 51
ASPEN
Sep 18 2006 11:56PM
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ThaHater
Posts: 673 - Karma: 303
Aspen.

Aspen has four ski resorts and three of those kill vail and beaver creek.

Both vail and aspen are fun towns to party in, but you are probably not old enough, so go for the terrian, which means go to aspen
Sep 19 2006 12:18AM
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whitekid
Posts: 109 - Karma: 13
Aspen for sure
Sep 19 2006 12:19AM
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jah242
Posts: 100 - Karma: 11
id go to aspen if it was me my nig
Sep 19 2006 12:32AM
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Hotdawgg-Skier4
Posts: 295 - Karma: 39
i would like to find out
Sep 19 2006 12:57AM
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chipkalback
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 30
go to snowmass and eat at boogie's every single night
Sep 19 2006 1:18AM
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zeppelinbro
Posts: 499 - Karma: 8
vail always just pisses me offf
Sep 19 2006 1:20AM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,459
this man knows his shit!
Sep 19 2006 1:47AM
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jewdogg417
Posts: 234 - Karma: 10
what do you call a 5 mile traverse, two 45 minute lift lines, and 2 good cliffs?... Vail's legendary back bowls.

You should probably avoid Aspen at all costs... don't hottub and drink at Sky bar, don't eat at Johnny's (the Trucker with Avocado is the worst sandwich you'll ever eat) for lunch, or Hickory house for breakfast, certainly don't ski highlands bowl on a powder day, and for god sakes don't eat at NY pizza or the popcorn wagon after getting fucked up at the cantina and erics. Terrible time.

OH... I almost forgot... make sure you drive to Denver on I-70E at about 4pm Sunday afternoon.
Sep 19 2006 2:10AM
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FuckThePolice
Posts: 2088 - Karma: 17

50k people stuck in traffic trying desperatly to get home to see the broncos game=I-70 on sunday

Sep 19 2006 2:40AM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,459
he's lying. it's not true.
Sep 19 2006 2:58AM
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Mossko
Posts: 195 - Karma: 10
So Vail doesn't have a similar variety of skiing as Aspen? I skiied at Aspen for three weeks last year in Jan and thought it was sick terain and visited Vail and thought it was great but to big to get around for day trips. This comming Jan i'll be in Vail for a bit over 3weeks. So whats the deal where are the best areas to ski in Vail/Beaver Creek? I plan of gettin out to Crested butte, but will ski the most @ Vail/ Beaver Creek. Cheers.
Sep 19 2006 8:09AM
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Mossko
Posts: 195 - Karma: 10
Ohh yeah i dont plan on skiing park much.
Sep 19 2006 8:13AM
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klimp
Posts: 933 - Karma: 18
I'm still having trouble decide. I was just wondering like how long it takes to get from one mountain to another at aspen, i dont wanna waster part of my day in a shuttle bus forever
Sep 19 2006 9:40AM
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Dan-Man
Posts: 7488 - Karma: 3,622
aspen

but go to snowmass
Sep 19 2006 10:11AM
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ThaHater
Posts: 673 - Karma: 303
just ski one mountain per day, snowmass is pretty far from the other three.
Sep 19 2006 11:38AM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,459
if you stay in aspen, snowmass is half an hour away and vice versa. but snowmass is the biggest and most diverse mountain. it has everything. but i didn't tell you that!
Sep 19 2006 7:10PM
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sferg
Posts: 383 - Karma: 430
aspen they got four mountains, and instead of looking at an interstate you get to look at more mountains!! ASPEN!!
Sep 19 2006 7:26PM
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Black-Bandanna
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 1,603
you have to search for the good shit my friend. it wont find you.
Sep 19 2006 9:12PM
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linemaverick16
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I don't know about aspen, but I went to vail last year; best skiing of my life
Sep 19 2006 9:37PM
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Black-Bandanna
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word homie. Vail owns Apspen. theres just no comparison.
Sep 19 2006 9:39PM
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smuggsVT
Posts: 2145 - Karma: 19
aspen
Sep 19 2006 9:43PM
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FuckThePolice
Posts: 2088 - Karma: 17
WRONG SHITHEAD!
Sep 19 2006 10:05PM
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Black-Bandanna
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ha, you are so misled my mentally retarded friend.
Sep 19 2006 10:07PM
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Bloom.
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Vail........Aspens filled with stuck up dickhead rich people and some beaners
Sep 19 2006 10:13PM
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Bloom.
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more terrain too
Sep 19 2006 10:15PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
aspen...they got like 4 mountains
Sep 19 2006 10:31PM
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sferg
Posts: 383 - Karma: 430
fuck you, i bet you've never been to aspen douche bag, vail has too many cat walks and too many lifts, while in aspen you can choose the mountain to what you want to ski that day, buttermilk for park, highlands for powder, Aspen for steeps, and snowmass has everything, plus you don't have to deal with all those denver gapers
Sep 19 2006 11:48PM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,459
how could vail possibly compare too aspen. snowmass alone is like a miny whistler.
Sep 20 2006 12:15AM
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FuckThePolice
Posts: 2088 - Karma: 17

fuck off, you know im right

Sep 20 2006 1:00AM
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Mossko
Posts: 195 - Karma: 10
At most you'll be in the shuttle for 20mins but they start early so you just have to forfit some sleep it you want to be on the forst lift.
Sep 20 2006 5:35AM
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flyinghighagain
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 22
just hit up both
Sep 20 2006 7:49PM
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Black-Bandanna
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must i repeat myself?
Sep 20 2006 7:53PM
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cofreeskier
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ski at aspen-highlands its better than both mountains; all three are very good though
Sep 20 2006 7:56PM
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Black-Bandanna
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 1,603
$mucho dinero$
Sep 20 2006 7:58PM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,459
god dammit, you don't tell people that!
Sep 20 2006 10:24PM
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Bloom.
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no i have been to aspen.........and vail has all those options on one mountain so you dont have to keep changing mountains
Sep 20 2006 10:38PM
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mwagner
Posts: 274 - Karma: 4
Yeah but snowmass has all of those options plus if you some how got bored there is still 3 more mountains to explore.
Sep 20 2006 11:00PM
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ThaLorax
Posts: 21083 - Karma: 8,459
but it's not possible to get bored at snowmass. you could ski there for a week and never get bored. so much terrain. especially when the cirque is open.
Sep 20 2006 11:35PM
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chipkalback
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 30
not to sound like a dick here, but id like to hear who actually skis at these places on a regular basis (myself included) vs. kids who've gone there for 1 week out of the season with their parents and they're basing their entire opinion on wherever their parents timeshare happens to be
Sep 21 2006 11:25AM
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