Leaving Aspen, heading towards Breckenridge we were amazed by the number of ski resorts along I-70. If you live in Denver within an hour and a half maximum, you can ski Aspen, Aspen Highlands, Snowmass, Buttermilk, Beavercreek, Vail, Copper Mountain, Ski Cooper, Loveland Pass, Breckenridge, Keystone, Arapahoe; to name a few. Breck like so many of these resorts has a massive ski-able area and can hold a huge skier capacity - 100,000 people. That’s like the total populations of the cities Leduc and Red Deer skiing the same mountain on the same day and there would still be room for a few more. Jasper’s capacity relative is about 4,400. It’s the first time that we have seen chairlifts that cross over each other like a freeway; it was a little freaky. The longest ski run here
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