A-Basin CO - Snowboarding Forum

sidewall · 02-11-2010, 06:32 PM

Was really surprised, this place rocks! If you're going to be in Summit County or Vail, try A-Basin. It's much more relaxed- no people walking around in fur coats looking for places to shop. Terrain is great- everything is wide open and the mountain is easy to navigate. For serious steeps try the Pali chair.

earl_je · 02-11-2010, 07:29 PM

hoaven't been up there lately. How's the snow? I hear they haven't had much..

tomtom88 · 02-11-2010, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sidewall

Was really surprised, this place rocks! If you're going to be in Summit County or Vail, try A-Basin. It's much more relaxed- no people walking around in fur coats looking for places to shop. Terrain is great- everything is wide open and the mountain is easy to navigate. For serious steeps try the Pali chair.

Next time, you oughta plan a trip to abay in the spring. Nothin else like it haha.

sidewall · 02-11-2010, 07:40 PM

I was there 1-29 to 1-31. Conditions were great. Not powder but the snow was good and it was really sunny. Coverage on Pali isn't the best but the rest of the mountain is fine.

Tom- my sister's been telling me that lol

BurtonAvenger · 02-11-2010, 08:47 PM

Pali coverage is nonexistent right now. Mountains a great mountain but right now I wouldn't waste your time.

earl_je · 02-11-2010, 09:41 PM

good to know BA... was gonna hit A-bay by this sunday but I'll probably be at Breck or Copper like usual instead. Thanks man!

BurtonAvenger · 02-11-2010, 10:08 PM

Copper should be going off this weekend it was nuking today in Frisco and I guess just coming down hard out there, Breck was a bit more mellow but starting to pick up when I left at 5.

linvillegorge · 02-12-2010, 12:50 AM

A-Basin has been shit this year. Hell, I don't even think they have half their terrain open.

I don't care for the atmosphere at A-Basin. I find most of the employees there to be dickheads. They're the "locals" resort with an attitude. For locals resorts, I greatly prefer Loveland.

Tarzanman · 02-12-2010, 08:00 AM

I took two trips to Summit Co this past January. Rode Breck and Keystone, but skipped A-Basin. If the snow at Keystone was any indication, you aren't necessarily missing much in terms of an exciting experience with good snow.

Its a situation where the extra hour to get to Vail is definitely worth it in terms of conditions. When I went (1.5 weeks ago), Vail had considerably more powder over their terrain than Breck/Key. Breck has been hit or miss depending on the day

Mr. Right · 02-12-2010, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by linvillegorge

For locals resorts, I greatly prefer Loveland.

sssshh, don't tell the others.

02-11-2010, 06:32 PM	#1 (permalink)
sidewall Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: winchester, VA Posts: 124	A-Basin CO Was really surprised, this place rocks! If you're going to be in Summit County or Vail, try A-Basin. It's much more relaxed- no people walking around in fur coats looking for places to shop. Terrain is great- everything is wide open and the mountain is easy to navigate. For serious steeps try the Pali chair.

02-11-2010, 08:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,021	Pali coverage is nonexistent right now. Mountains a great mountain but right now I wouldn't waste your time. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

02-11-2010, 10:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
BurtonAvenger Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mountains Posts: 8,021	Copper should be going off this weekend it was nuking today in Frisco and I guess just coming down hard out there, Breck was a bit more mellow but starting to pick up when I left at 5. __________________ Angry Snowboarder Because someone has to call it how they see it!

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02-11-2010, 07:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
earl_je Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Keystone, CO Posts: 824	hoaven't been up there lately. How's the snow? I hear they haven't had much..

02-11-2010, 07:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
sidewall Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: winchester, VA Posts: 124	I was there 1-29 to 1-31. Conditions were great. Not powder but the snow was good and it was really sunny. Coverage on Pali isn't the best but the rest of the mountain is fine. Tom- my sister's been telling me that lol

02-11-2010, 09:41 PM	#6 (permalink)
earl_je Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Keystone, CO Posts: 824	good to know BA... was gonna hit A-bay by this sunday but I'll probably be at Breck or Copper like usual instead. Thanks man!

02-12-2010, 12:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,491	A-Basin has been shit this year. Hell, I don't even think they have half their terrain open. I don't care for the atmosphere at A-Basin. I find most of the employees there to be dickheads. They're the "locals" resort with an attitude. For locals resorts, I greatly prefer Loveland.

02-12-2010, 08:00 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tarzanman Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1,394	I took two trips to Summit Co this past January. Rode Breck and Keystone, but skipped A-Basin. If the snow at Keystone was any indication, you aren't necessarily missing much in terms of an exciting experience with good snow. Its a situation where the extra hour to get to Vail is definitely worth it in terms of conditions. When I went (1.5 weeks ago), Vail had considerably more powder over their terrain than Breck/Key. Breck has been hit or miss depending on the day