Kutsu PointSkiing · 1 hr 40 min from the ridge
Breckenridge & Keystone Skiing
When the snow settles in, some of the best-known ski resorts in the world sit a reasonable day trip north: Breckenridge about an hour and forty minutes from the ridge, Keystone about an hour and fifty. That puts world-class terrain within reach without a resort-town hotel bill, and for a group that mixes skiers and non-skiers it is the best of both. The road-warriors chase the lifts at dawn while everyone else holds down the fire, and the whole group eats dinner together that night.
What to do
- 01
Ski or ride Breckenridge, five peaks of terrain rising above a well-preserved Victorian mining town
- 02
Make it Keystone instead for a family-friendly mountain a few minutes farther on, known for its night skiing
- 03
Send the non-skiers into Breckenridge itself for shops, galleries, and a long lunch on Main Street
Know before you go
- Buy lift tickets ahead on the resort sites. Both are Vail Resorts mountains, so an Epic Pass covers the pair.
- This is a mountain-pass drive in winter. Check conditions at cotrip.org, leave early, and carry the traction equipment Colorado law requires.
- Best for
- Winter groups, the road-warriors, big-resort skiing without big-resort lodging prices
- When to go
- Ski season typically runs from November into April, snow depending. Summer brings hiking and alpine activities at both resorts.
- Official site
- breckenridge.com
1 hr 40 min from your front door
Reach it, and still be back by the fire.
Kutsu Point sleeps sixteen on forty private acres, the perfect basecamp for Ski Resorts and the rest of the Front Range.
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Bring everyone.
Check the dates, hold the week, and get the whole group up the mountain.