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uok!bsouther    Oct 26 00:20:00 1983

As a new skiier, I have very little experience to draw upon as far as
where the best ski areas are, but still I thought I'd toss in my two
cents' worth here....

I'm not too sure how good the cross-country prospects are there, but
as far as a variety of good downhill slopes ranging from ultra-boring
to mega-awesome I would highly suggest Mt. Crested Butte in the
Gunnison Nat'l Forest Reserve (Southwest Colorado).  They have eight
lifts leading to literally dozens of trails of varying difficulty.
The longest run ("Treasury", a blue) is 1.9 miles long and starts off
in a big, beautiful bowl which is appropriately named "Paradise".
I could go on all day talking about the fantastic time I had there,
but I won't.

Crested Butte *does* have a large ski touring area, but I didn't
make it over there so I don't know what it's like.  Still, even if
theyy don't offer the cross-country that you want, I can't over-
emphasize that EVERYONE should at some time or another visit the
Mt. Crested Butte area (I went in early April, if that matters any).

	Hope this helps you in finding a good place...also, I'd
	like to know what other people think of the Crested Butte
	area -- like I said, I am a new skiier, and haven't been
	around much....

		Brad Southers,
		University of Oklahoma
		uok!bsouther