r/COsnow

I feel like it’s been quite a while since I’ve heard anything about Nederland buying Eldora. It sounded like they should have closed by now based off earlier communication but it’s been radio silence since the winter.

Trying to get my 6 year old on the slopes next winter. Planning to get a single mountain season pass for myself, and the Ski Passport for the kiddo. We live in Westminster so Eldora is about 20 minutes closer, and avoids I70. Loveland is cheaper. I’ve never skied either (I skied WP and A-Basin a lot before I had kids).

Things to do nearby matter… because when the kid gets tired I can more likely get mom to take him for shopping/lunch while I can get in a few solo runs. I.e. send them to Nederland from Eldora, or to the base lodge at Loveland.

Any good snow fields besides St Mary's or Skyscraper?

Looking to try something outside the box this weekend and even travel for it.

I'm moving to Denver and trying to decide if it's a good idea to live near union station to take advantage of the winter park express and snowstang

I can't figure out how difficult is to book both though. Do you have to book them months in advance before they sellout. Or can you book them close to the travel date. Are they actually reliable to the point that they could be considered an advantage of living near union station?

https://outsidedb.com/blog/posts/el-nino-ski-snowfall-winners

still kind of processing this tbh. was cruising down a blue at winter park last tuesday, nothing crazy, just having a chill morning. hit a patch of something i couldnt see under the snow - probably a rock or some hardpack that was hiding - and my board just stopped. i didnt stop. went flying forward and smashed the side of my head pretty bad.

my helmet cracked actually. like not all the way through but a solid dent and crack on the side. good thing i had it on cause that wouldve been my skull.

adrenaline kept me going the rest of the run and even took a couple more after cause i didnt want to waste the day. but by the time i got to the parking lot i started feeling really off. dizzy, kinda nauseous, and my head was pounding.

my buddy drove me home cause i knew i shouldnt drive. we looked up some symptoms online and i found a concussion test that checks for a bunch of stuff like balance and memory. i passed most of it but failed the balance part pretty bad which freaked me out a bit.

ended up going to urgent care later that day. they said mild concussion. rest, no screens, no riding for at least a week.

but now its been like 10 days and i still get headaches when i do anything active. anyone else dealt with this? how long did you actually wait before getting back on the mountain? i know the doctors say one thing but i wanna hear from real people whove been through it. also when did you replace your helmet? im looking at new ones but $500 for a good one hurts