Eldora Mountain Resort

Nicholas O'Donoughue

The Summit. 10,800 feet. That's probably a 12,000 foot peak behind us.

I’ve been skiing three times before, all of them in Pennsylvania. So, when I decided to visit my brother in Colorado, I kind of had to go skiing. He’s never been, so we looked for the best mountain for beginners, and were told that was Eldora.

It was pretty good. They have a beginner’s lift ticket for only $20, but we discovered that it only covers one lift, and that there is only one run down from that lift. So, I opted to go for a full pass. We only used two of their five lifts, but it was definitely worth it to have more than just their easiest run at our disposal.

Patrick picked up the basics pretty quickly, but I may have pushed him a bit hard. We tried some blues in the beginner’s area, and he was feeling pretty good. We wanted to take a lift to the summit for the view, but it turns out those blues were a little steeper, and a little more challenging.

Check out the gallery below for a few shots from the trip. These were taken with my pocket camera, didn’t want to risk breaking that fancy rented lens on the slopes.

-aigulf

Ready to go
The lift
Our hats are silly when we're moving quickly.
Snack break
The Summit. 10,800 feet. That's probably a 12,000 foot peak behind us.
Patrick, on the summit.
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