This January I will be heading to Denver for a 3-day weekend of skiing. I plan to stay in Breckenridge and ski there for 2 days (Saturday and Sunday), but I would like to try a different resort on my way there from Denver on the first day (Friday).
Any recommendations? I am trying to choose between Winter Park, Copper Mountain, and Arapahoe Basin.
The factors I consider most important are the quality and varied-ness of runs and their snow quality, the crowd, and proximity to Denver (note: Vail is a too far West).
To give you an idea about my skiing ability, I can handle the diamond/double diamond runs on the east coast -- Vermont -- although I realize the ranking are different out here, and I prefer groomed, so mogul-filled bowls are not necessarily attractive to me.Best ski resort near Denver?
Winter Park, in my opinion, by far. It has a wide variety in terrain, is generally less crowded than other mountains, and has access to the sickest mogul runs in Colorado. Granted, you say that's not really your thing, but they're there.
And A-Basin is something else. If you've never been there, its worth a stop. Very challenging mountain with lots of places you can huck off rocks, cornices, etc. It also has some extremely steep groomers that you can fly down. Not too bad in the way of crowds, but I will warn you - this is not a big mountain and it is not a mountain for beginners.
ya dude vail is only 45 minutes to one hour past breck and trust me bro, it is 100% hands down no question worth the extra beautiful drive. but if it is that big of a deal I would actually say copper or keystoneBest ski resort near Denver?
A-Basin isn't all that great, nor is Copper. They're most convenient on the way to Brekenridge but if you're going on a ski trip it isn't worth your money or time.
Winter Park is nice, but isn't really on the way. You'll need to drive off the main highway (I-70) too far in my opinion. It's also a SLOW drive over the pass.
Your best bet is going to Vail. In my opinion it's worth the extra miles west - you'll really apprecite it. In fact, the drive distance from Frisco (the I-70 junction for Breckenridge) to Vail is about the same as it is from I-70 to Winter Park - thing is you'll be able to get there a whole lot faster given I-70 is a fast interstate.
If you can handle diamond/double-diamond slopes then check out the back bowls of Vail, especailly after fresh snow. An experience you'll never forget!!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Can Mark recover anything? Why? Why not? How much? [read details]?
Mark went to Copper Mountain college. Last Monday the parking lot at the college was full and all of the space on the street was taken. Mark decided to park his car on private property up the street from the college without the owner鈥檚 permission. Later in the day Mark got a text message from his wife that she wanted to take him out to dinner and would pick him up at the college. They had a nice dinner at the 36 Pines Inn and went home.
The next day Mark went to retrieve his car and it was gone. The upset property owner said that he had called Emergency Towing Company and had the car towed away. Emergency Towing told Mark that he would have to come in to the office and pay a towing and storage fee and then could go to the storage lot to pick up his car. Mark paid the fee and went to the storage lot. The lot was fenced and a person was on duty to guard the cars. However, during the night the guard left his post and someone cut a hole in the fence.
Mark discovered that a number of cars at the lot had been vandalized including his own. The estimated cost of repairs is $4,200.Can Mark recover anything? Why? Why not? How much? [read details]?
These places should have insurance for the property that they are storing the cars on. I'm sure that their building is insured for vandalism. Tell Mark to file a report with the police in the town of where the storage lot is and all the damage done to his vehicle. Then if Mark has car insurance that covers that kind of stuff he needs to call his insurance company, file a claim with them, get a copy of the police report and either send it or bring it to them so they can get start working on the claim.
The insurance company will send someone to look and take pictures of the damage on the vehicle so they can make an estimate of things and then they'll take it from there. If he has no coverage for this kind of damage see if you can get the storage co. to pay for the damage through their ins co. If not get a lawyer, and hold the storage co and the guard who left his post responsible for the damage. Well good luck and hope you can get this resolved.
The next day Mark went to retrieve his car and it was gone. The upset property owner said that he had called Emergency Towing Company and had the car towed away. Emergency Towing told Mark that he would have to come in to the office and pay a towing and storage fee and then could go to the storage lot to pick up his car. Mark paid the fee and went to the storage lot. The lot was fenced and a person was on duty to guard the cars. However, during the night the guard left his post and someone cut a hole in the fence.
Mark discovered that a number of cars at the lot had been vandalized including his own. The estimated cost of repairs is $4,200.Can Mark recover anything? Why? Why not? How much? [read details]?
These places should have insurance for the property that they are storing the cars on. I'm sure that their building is insured for vandalism. Tell Mark to file a report with the police in the town of where the storage lot is and all the damage done to his vehicle. Then if Mark has car insurance that covers that kind of stuff he needs to call his insurance company, file a claim with them, get a copy of the police report and either send it or bring it to them so they can get start working on the claim.
The insurance company will send someone to look and take pictures of the damage on the vehicle so they can make an estimate of things and then they'll take it from there. If he has no coverage for this kind of damage see if you can get the storage co. to pay for the damage through their ins co. If not get a lawyer, and hold the storage co and the guard who left his post responsible for the damage. Well good luck and hope you can get this resolved.
Which place is better in colorado?
help.... i cant decide where to go skiing and its driving me crazy. which place has the best mountains, the biggest mountains, the most stuff to do, has the best views and gets the most snow around the month of february? i know its a little too soon to be wondering which is better but i like to know as soon as possible. i get things organized quick. the last place i went skiing was at nakiska in the canadian rocky mountains and i guess i have high standards for the colorado mountains. the mountains in nakiska were huge and surrounded by other huge mountains. the places i heard that were decent are steamboat, breckenridge, vail, winter park, snow mass, copper mountain, cooper, and aspen mountain. location really isnt a problem and this is my only ski trip for the year so i want to make sure i go to the best of the best. this is my first time in colorado, i was really just going to stay with my aunt but once i heard about how great the skiing was, it became my ski trip. like i said, location isnt a problem. ive driven 4 hours before to go ski, so as long as it is in that mile range, im good. and i also want to go hiking and do some tours and stuff. outdoor things. any suggestion of where to go and what to do?Which place is better in colorado?
Nakiska isn't that big lol
I think you'd like Copper, the mountains around it are rugged and huge, the view from the summit is fantasticWhich place is better in colorado?
To answer need to know if you ski Alpine or Nordic.
Nakiska isn't that big lol
I think you'd like Copper, the mountains around it are rugged and huge, the view from the summit is fantasticWhich place is better in colorado?
To answer need to know if you ski Alpine or Nordic.
Do you know of a wedding venue in Summit County, CO that allows outside caterers for June 2009?
We are getting married in Summit County (Breckenridge, Silverthorne, Copper Mountain, etc.)... we just don't know where. We were originally going to rent a vacation home and have a backyard wedding and reception for 50 ppl, but we can't seem to find a home with a flat yard, so we are now looking at wedding venues. We have already booked the caterer, photographer, baker, and wedding planner (day-of only) and we don't want to lose our deposits... so does anyone know of a wedding venue that will allow us to bring in the people we've already hired? Thanks for your helpDo you know of a wedding venue in Summit County, CO that allows outside caterers for June 2009?
I got alot a help from this random site I found while planning...
http://www.eventective.com/
Make sure you do the advanced search... it is so detailed!
Good luck and have fun!
Actually I'd check with the ski resorts - often times they will rent out the chalets for events. In particular Keystone would be a good bet as they are a fully operational convetnion center. Good luck Do you know of a wedding venue in Summit County, CO that allows outside caterers for June 2009?
I found 2 possibilities but you would have to call or email to confirm:
http://www.antlersvail.com/weddings.html
http://jeffco.us/boettcher/index.htm
Hope this helps!
I would definitely check with Keystone- the River Run Village has a beautiful outside "ampitheater" with stone seating and a grove of aspens.
The Lakeside Village has an area that is park- like with covered pavilion seating (they also have a different covered pavilion right on the lake, but it is in the middle of everything- not much privacy)
These are all public areas, and I don't see why they wouldn't allow you to use your caterer of choice.
http://keystone.snow.com/info/concierge.鈥?/a> - the wedding link is under "conferences" on the tabs
http://keystone.snow.com/info/weddings.i鈥?/a> (here is the ampitheater) theres more pics of everything on this website. It is Keystone's main website and you should be able to find everything.
more options(you can use your own catering at these)
http://www.chapelatredrocks.com
http://www.coppercolorado.com
http://www.skicb.com/
http://beavercreek.snow.com/info/summer/鈥?/a>
I got alot a help from this random site I found while planning...
http://www.eventective.com/
Make sure you do the advanced search... it is so detailed!
Good luck and have fun!
Actually I'd check with the ski resorts - often times they will rent out the chalets for events. In particular Keystone would be a good bet as they are a fully operational convetnion center. Good luck Do you know of a wedding venue in Summit County, CO that allows outside caterers for June 2009?
I found 2 possibilities but you would have to call or email to confirm:
http://www.antlersvail.com/weddings.html
http://jeffco.us/boettcher/index.htm
Hope this helps!
I would definitely check with Keystone- the River Run Village has a beautiful outside "ampitheater" with stone seating and a grove of aspens.
The Lakeside Village has an area that is park- like with covered pavilion seating (they also have a different covered pavilion right on the lake, but it is in the middle of everything- not much privacy)
These are all public areas, and I don't see why they wouldn't allow you to use your caterer of choice.
http://keystone.snow.com/info/concierge.鈥?/a> - the wedding link is under "conferences" on the tabs
http://keystone.snow.com/info/weddings.i鈥?/a> (here is the ampitheater) theres more pics of everything on this website. It is Keystone's main website and you should be able to find everything.
more options(you can use your own catering at these)
http://www.chapelatredrocks.com
http://www.coppercolorado.com
http://www.skicb.com/
http://beavercreek.snow.com/info/summer/鈥?/a>
Fort hood apartments need personal experience!?
i need fort hood PERSONAL experiences with apartments you have lived in there. im in great need to find a apartment as soon as possible in killeen or harker heights or coperass cove. so far i have found realy nice apartments that the prices are right out of the roof. and then i have found decent apartments but then i read bad reviews on them. for example...copper mountain apartments they look nice but have horrible reviews. then i looked at the remington and there was good reviews but then i looked at the map and its like on street away from rancier the street everyone told me to stay away from. so if you lived in a apartment near fort hood and you think its safe for me and my infant son to live there with my husband tell me about it.Fort hood apartments need personal experience!?
For a while in the 1980's I lived in Copperas Cove Can't remember the name of the apartment complex but they were on Highway Drive almost at the edge of town. I lived there for almost a year til my kids got out of school and moved out there.
We then rented a house in Copperas Cove thru REA Realty. The house was in a quiet and stable neighborhood Prices were OK, not low but not too high either.
The owner of the house we rented was a retired soldier and he had several properties. I don't know if he is still alive but his name was David Rogers.
We were also at Hood in the late 1970's and then (when the kids were young) we found a house about 10 miles outside Copperas Cove on Hwy 190 heading towards Lampassas. That too was a nice place.
Overall we were very pleased with Copperas Cove but always thought of Harker Heights as too expensive for us, and Killeen well enough said there.
Another idea, have you considered looking out towards Belton? we had friends that lived on the back road from North Fort Hood out towards the dam heading to Belton and Temple. They had a really nice place that did not cost an arm leg %26amp; qt of blood.
Again, my information is dated from 1978 - 1989jdm the office full episodes
For a while in the 1980's I lived in Copperas Cove Can't remember the name of the apartment complex but they were on Highway Drive almost at the edge of town. I lived there for almost a year til my kids got out of school and moved out there.
We then rented a house in Copperas Cove thru REA Realty. The house was in a quiet and stable neighborhood Prices were OK, not low but not too high either.
The owner of the house we rented was a retired soldier and he had several properties. I don't know if he is still alive but his name was David Rogers.
We were also at Hood in the late 1970's and then (when the kids were young) we found a house about 10 miles outside Copperas Cove on Hwy 190 heading towards Lampassas. That too was a nice place.
Overall we were very pleased with Copperas Cove but always thought of Harker Heights as too expensive for us, and Killeen well enough said there.
Another idea, have you considered looking out towards Belton? we had friends that lived on the back road from North Fort Hood out towards the dam heading to Belton and Temple. They had a really nice place that did not cost an arm leg %26amp; qt of blood.
Again, my information is dated from 1978 - 1989
Help with college vet program?
So, i have recently started to fill out the fasfa. I am a senior in high school and my plan is to become a veterinary tech once i get out of high school, get a job, and then do more schooling to become a veterinarian. I was wondering if someone with more knowledge would let me know if this was a good plan, and if so recommend programs and such i could enroll in/sign up for that would help me achieve this goal. I live in California and planned to go to the local community college(Copper Mountain College) to start my journey. I have little to no knowledge of what classes i need to take and such to achieve my goal, or if any of those classes would even be available at Copper Mountain College. Any help that could be provided would be greatly appreciated.Help with college vet program?
If you want to be a veterinarian then skip the tech program. You can work as a veterinary assistant without any education. As far as vet school admissions committees are concerned they don't care if you worked as a tech or an assistant... they just want experience working in a vet clinic.
The vet tech program will take 2 years. The problem is that none of that coursework transfers toward a bachelor's degree or counts toward the prevet requirements. So, you'd still need 4 more years of undergraduate work and 4 years of vet school.
It's a much better to just go straight into a bachelor's degree/pre-vet program and skip the vet tech program all together.
If you want to be a veterinarian then skip the tech program. You can work as a veterinary assistant without any education. As far as vet school admissions committees are concerned they don't care if you worked as a tech or an assistant... they just want experience working in a vet clinic.
The vet tech program will take 2 years. The problem is that none of that coursework transfers toward a bachelor's degree or counts toward the prevet requirements. So, you'd still need 4 more years of undergraduate work and 4 years of vet school.
It's a much better to just go straight into a bachelor's degree/pre-vet program and skip the vet tech program all together.
Whether a bicyclist has a right to utilize the shoulder of the Interstate Freeway System.?
According to Colorado Statutes, bicycles may be prohibited on roadways if there is an alternate route within ? mile of the roadway. For safety purposes, CDOT has chosen to apply this statute to much of I-70 and I-25. The alternate routes can be other roadways or non-motorized paths. Here is the statute language:
CRS 42-4-109 (11), it states: “Where suitable bike paths, horseback trails, or other trails have been established on the right-of-way or parallel to and within one-fourth mile of the right-of-way of heavily traveled streets and highways, the department of transportation may, subject to the provisions of section 43-2-135, CRS, by resolution or order entered in its minutes, and local authorities may, where suitable bike paths, horseback trails, or other trails have been established on the right-of-way or parallel to it within four hundred fifty feet of the right-of-way of heavily traveled streets, by ordinance, determine and designate, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, those heavily traveled streets and highways upon which shall be prohibited any bicycle, animal rider, animal-drawn conveyance, or other class or kind of non-motorized traffic which is found to be incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic, and, upon such a determination, the department of transportation or local authority shall erect appropriate official signs giving notice thereof; except that with respect to controlled access highways the provisions of section 42-4-101(3) shall apply.”
Recently, I was riding my bicycle on the extreme right side of the freeway shoulder between Frisco and Copper Mountain. During at least six months of the year, the recreation path along Ten Mile Creek is closed due to deep snow cover and avalanche danger in Officers Gulch. The alternative state highway, without shoulder, is Highway 91 to Leadville, 25 miles over Freemont Pass, then Highway 24 to Fairplay, south on Highway 9 to Breckenridge, over Hoosier Pass, then 10 miles down the Blue River to Breckenridge. Therefore, the I-70 is the only reasonable means for me to commute from Copper Mountain to Frisco.
During that evening, I was returning from work. A snowplow driver on his way to Vail Pass stopped on the shoulder at the 195 mile marker to block my progress and attempted to stop me. When I ignored his command to pull over, he yelled to me that I should not be on the freeway. Then, he blasted his air horn and shouted, “#### you!”
I called his supervisor to discuss the issue. I told him that I have no alternative to commute for work other than traveling on the shoulder of the freeway. The supervisor informed me that a snowplow driver has authority from Colorado State Patrol to detain traffic. I provided him with my identity, telephone number, and location of work in case an officer wanted to write me a ticket.
My question is whether there is any existing case law interpreting the Colorado Statute or other state statutes concerning bicycle or other slow-moving traffic on the shoulder of interstate freeways in the United States.
The only reference that I have been able to find is United States v. Guest, Supreme Court of the United States (1966):
“The constitutional right to travel from one State to another, and necessarily to use the highways and other instrumentalities of interstate commerce in doing so, occupies a position fundamental to the concept of our Federal Union. It is a right that has been firmly established and repeatedly recognized.”
- Kim Fenske, JDWhether a bicyclist has a right to utilize the shoulder of the Interstate Freeway System.?
You do not have the right to travel on the "interstate" system if you do not meet min. standards (set by the state) . You may not be not allowed to hike, bike, ride a horse on the interstates. If you have a motorcycle that cannot meet the speed requirements or has less than 5hp you can not go on the interstate system. State hi-ways and roads may be different, and yes snow plows do have control over traffic (depending on state rules). The right to go from state to state does not give you the right to the path you want to take, just that you can go from state to state with out being detained. The only way slow moving traffic is allowed on the interstate hi-way system is by special permit and these are mostly for moving large equipment loads that can not be moved on other roads first and their travel route and time is heavily regulated.
uh
you are a JD
find out
i will say this: it;s dangerous
cars and trucks at 80 mph, 8 feet away..
wleWhether a bicyclist has a right to utilize the shoulder of the Interstate Freeway System.?
Outstanding question with many factual details.
Simply put - for safety reasons and the high speed zones - road bicycles are prohibited from utlilzing the federal interstate road system.
There was a Law passed on this by Congress in the 1950's or 60's which regulates this matter.
CRS 42-4-109 (11), it states: “Where suitable bike paths, horseback trails, or other trails have been established on the right-of-way or parallel to and within one-fourth mile of the right-of-way of heavily traveled streets and highways, the department of transportation may, subject to the provisions of section 43-2-135, CRS, by resolution or order entered in its minutes, and local authorities may, where suitable bike paths, horseback trails, or other trails have been established on the right-of-way or parallel to it within four hundred fifty feet of the right-of-way of heavily traveled streets, by ordinance, determine and designate, upon the basis of an engineering and traffic investigation, those heavily traveled streets and highways upon which shall be prohibited any bicycle, animal rider, animal-drawn conveyance, or other class or kind of non-motorized traffic which is found to be incompatible with the normal and safe movement of traffic, and, upon such a determination, the department of transportation or local authority shall erect appropriate official signs giving notice thereof; except that with respect to controlled access highways the provisions of section 42-4-101(3) shall apply.”
Recently, I was riding my bicycle on the extreme right side of the freeway shoulder between Frisco and Copper Mountain. During at least six months of the year, the recreation path along Ten Mile Creek is closed due to deep snow cover and avalanche danger in Officers Gulch. The alternative state highway, without shoulder, is Highway 91 to Leadville, 25 miles over Freemont Pass, then Highway 24 to Fairplay, south on Highway 9 to Breckenridge, over Hoosier Pass, then 10 miles down the Blue River to Breckenridge. Therefore, the I-70 is the only reasonable means for me to commute from Copper Mountain to Frisco.
During that evening, I was returning from work. A snowplow driver on his way to Vail Pass stopped on the shoulder at the 195 mile marker to block my progress and attempted to stop me. When I ignored his command to pull over, he yelled to me that I should not be on the freeway. Then, he blasted his air horn and shouted, “#### you!”
I called his supervisor to discuss the issue. I told him that I have no alternative to commute for work other than traveling on the shoulder of the freeway. The supervisor informed me that a snowplow driver has authority from Colorado State Patrol to detain traffic. I provided him with my identity, telephone number, and location of work in case an officer wanted to write me a ticket.
My question is whether there is any existing case law interpreting the Colorado Statute or other state statutes concerning bicycle or other slow-moving traffic on the shoulder of interstate freeways in the United States.
The only reference that I have been able to find is United States v. Guest, Supreme Court of the United States (1966):
“The constitutional right to travel from one State to another, and necessarily to use the highways and other instrumentalities of interstate commerce in doing so, occupies a position fundamental to the concept of our Federal Union. It is a right that has been firmly established and repeatedly recognized.”
- Kim Fenske, JDWhether a bicyclist has a right to utilize the shoulder of the Interstate Freeway System.?
You do not have the right to travel on the "interstate" system if you do not meet min. standards (set by the state) . You may not be not allowed to hike, bike, ride a horse on the interstates. If you have a motorcycle that cannot meet the speed requirements or has less than 5hp you can not go on the interstate system. State hi-ways and roads may be different, and yes snow plows do have control over traffic (depending on state rules). The right to go from state to state does not give you the right to the path you want to take, just that you can go from state to state with out being detained. The only way slow moving traffic is allowed on the interstate hi-way system is by special permit and these are mostly for moving large equipment loads that can not be moved on other roads first and their travel route and time is heavily regulated.
uh
you are a JD
find out
i will say this: it;s dangerous
cars and trucks at 80 mph, 8 feet away..
wleWhether a bicyclist has a right to utilize the shoulder of the Interstate Freeway System.?
Outstanding question with many factual details.
Simply put - for safety reasons and the high speed zones - road bicycles are prohibited from utlilzing the federal interstate road system.
There was a Law passed on this by Congress in the 1950's or 60's which regulates this matter.
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