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headin out to ft lewis next year, i know purgatorys close but thats about all i know, were is there to ski, how far are places and all that stuff, thanks! +k if ya help me out, Any information help :)
Didnt get many responses in regionals so thought maybe u guys could help me out
Yo, i'm Brian. I'm a freshman at the fort this year.
So.... Wolf Creek is about an hour and a half away and they get 500+ inches a year. It's super sick.
Purg is 25 min and it has some decent stuff passes are 350 if you get them early.
Telluride is about 2 hours and of course it's sick. This year they were offfering passes for 175 if you were 18, and hopefully they will do the same next year.
Silverton is a little over an hour away, such a gnarly mountain... it's super sick. You'll have to check the website throughout november 'cause mid-late november they have 2 weekends of boot packing (taking the lift up to go hike down through the powder fields to give them a stable base which prevents avys.) You can earn up to 4 free days of unguided skiing there. Which is between bootpacking weekend and about the first week of january. And then it starts again in april. Guides are required Jan thru April.
There's a little rope tow on the side of the mesa that the college is on that is only $3 i think if you tell 'em you're 17. And there's a little hill 20 min west of town, Hesperus, that has night skiing. It's a shit hill though.
There is some sweet back country on Molas pass, between purg and silverton. Sigh up for outdoor pursuits (OP) at the student life center. It's only 40 bucks and you get free rentals all year of shovels, probes, beacons, backpacks, tents, mountain bikes, tele and XC skis, snowboards, and other stuff. It's such a great deal.
Good choice on colleges
