Message #6586

[jim-ratliff]

All:? ?

I will confirm Gary's research that flying into Denver is cheaper than flying direct to Steamboat if you can double or triple up on the rental car.? There weren't any direct flights from Washington DC to Steamboat last year, so I did the drive from Denver to RealSkiers II and the price differential is even greater this year.? Drive is about 3.5 hours; you go from Denver to Dillon on I-70 and then head north.? Only high altitude part of the trip is Rabbit Ears pass just before you get to Steamboat, and they appear to keep that very well plowed (there had been a good snowfall the night before I left last year) and is very passable if you are at all comfortable driving on snow packed roads.? And, for me, it was a nice bonus to have a vehicle while there to explore the town.

Ron/Gary:

Thanks for posting the dates and info so that I can have a target. Make me a definite maybe.? I would love to spend some time laughing and
skiing with the group again this year (even Ron's injury was, sadly, an object of extreme hilarity).