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Keystone or A-Basin for early season skiing?

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Jeffmnicholas
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In november im going on a college visit to UC Boulder and im hopefully going to be able to ski 1 or 2 days. Which mountain would be better to go to the second week of november?
May 22 2011 10:12PM
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Baskilla
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Keystone... and it CU Boulder not UC
May 22 2011 10:28PM
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skiingpimp
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we have a winner and on both comments
May 22 2011 10:36PM
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HeathR
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it depends when in november. Keystone might not be open yet. If it is its a better choice.
May 22 2011 10:38PM
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ookiedookie
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It can be said either way
May 22 2011 10:53PM
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RIP_leos_shack
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Yeah Abay can be quite a shit show early season, Keystone has longer runs open and more of a park. Copper is generally good for early season too so you might want to consider going there, but Breck is iffy. Sometimes it's good and sometimes it sucks.
May 22 2011 11:05PM
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Jeffmnicholas
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how far of a drive would copper be from boulder?
May 22 2011 11:06PM
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jblaski
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About the same as it would be to Keystone, maybe a bit shorter than it would be to Breck.
May 22 2011 11:08PM
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Jeffmnicholas
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so about 2 hours?
May 22 2011 11:09PM
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jblaski
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1.5-2 hours sounds about right. Depends on weather and traffic.
May 22 2011 11:11PM
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Ryanvdonk
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when has breck sucked? they've had jumps early season 4 out of 5 years that i have lived here
May 22 2011 11:12PM
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Static
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says who?
May 22 2011 11:14PM
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ookiedookie
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Does it matter?
May 22 2011 11:34PM
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skodeo7
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Keystone for park. A Bay for anything else.
May 22 2011 11:34PM
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Static
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well maybe if the dean said it you would have a little validity, otherwise no one with half a clue would say UC
May 22 2011 11:48PM
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NWPA
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Copper will not be that good early in novemvber. But its about 2 hours
May 22 2011 11:54PM
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ookiedookie
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UC Boulder=University of Colorado Boulder, although also commonly referred to as CU-Boulder, CU, or Colorado.
May 22 2011 11:58PM
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Static
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yea dude, walk around campus, nay, the entire state saying UC and everyone will think you're an idiot
May 23 2011 12:01AM
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ookiedookie
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Of coarse CU is the more popular reference, I never said it was only referred to as UC and that CU wasn't correct. I just wanted to point out that it could be used ambiguously. Now back to the thread topic.
May 23 2011 12:15AM
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Ryanvdonk
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the only school in the colorado system referred to as UC is Colorado Springs, or UCCS. CU Denver and CU Boulder are not due to UC generally being used when referring to the california school system.
May 23 2011 1:27AM
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N.L.
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keystone is going to open for memorial weekend with a special park!!!!

and Abay announced they will be open through july 4

May 23 2011 2:04AM
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NWPA
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i think what you mean is UCD
May 23 2011 6:11AM
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Static
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They really can't, like I said try to use it and you will be corrected or silently laughed at.

May 23 2011 7:37AM
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mackinnon
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hahaha THIS. i'd advise saying UC only if you want to embarrass yourself. noob.
May 23 2011 9:44AM
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