Situated amidst the world's playgrounds and distinguished by unparalleled natural beauty, Silverthorne is where art meets adventure! We spent 5 days in this beautiful small town to ski Copper Mountain and Arapahoe Basin Ski Area. It is perfectly situated for easy access to these ski resorts.
Copper Mountain stats:
Copper Mountain is 75 miles from Denver (about 1 hour & 45 minutes without traffic)
There are 2,533 skiable acres with 24 lifts: 21% beginner, 25% intermediate, 36% advanced, and 18% expert
The longest run is Collage, at 1.7 miles
Arapahoe Basin Ski Area stats:
A-Basin is an alpine ski area in the Rocky Mountains of the United States, in the Arapaho National Forest of Colorado
There are 1,428 skiable acres with 9 lifts: 7% beginner, 20% intermediate, 49% advanced, and 24% expert (not an easy mountain)
Open for winter October to June (sometimes July), conditions dependent (longest season in Colorado)
Fun fact: A-Basin Ski Area opened in 1946 with one tow rope and a $1.25 lift ticket
Restaurants in Surrounding Summit County:
Carnicería La Perla
Angry James Brewery
Sauce on the Blue
Cafe ProFusion
The Argentos Empanadas & More
Inxpot Coffeehouse
Outer Range Brewing Company
Pure Kitchen
HighSide Brewing
Taqueria (at The Clubhouse)
Broken Compass Brewing
Coffee & Waves
Breckenridge Distillery Restaurant
Robbie's Tavern
Après Handcrafted Libations
*We ate at 10 Mile Tavern in Copper Village, DAM Brewery (in Silverthorne, CO) and Greco's Pastaria (in Frisco, CO).
Time to various resorts from Silverthorne:
Copper - 22 minutes
A-Basin - 25 minutes
Keystone - 20 mintues
Loveland - 20 minutes
Breckenridge - 30 minutes
Winter Park - 1 hour 20 minutes
Vail - 1 hour
Beaver Creek - 1 hour 15 minutes
Copper Mountain photos:
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