Travel Agent - Ski University - (Page S6) 6 | 7 SKI UNIVERSITY 3.0 • A Travel Agent Specialist Program A favorite among the cowboy set for the town’s charm and character, Breckenridge rivals Vail as the most popular ski resort in the U.S., heralding the most skier days. Snowboarders and freeskiers flock to Breckenridge where Vail Resorts has created five terrain parks and four pipes, consistently winning awards from the likes of Transworld and Freeskier magazines for being the best of the best. New for this season, Breck, as the locals call it, will open a base area at Peak 7, its first new one since 1971, featuring high-end lodging at Crystal Peak Lodge, a new ski school, ticket office, equipment rentals, the Sevens restaurant, and a convenient connection between the town and mountain with an innovative mass transit system via the BreckConnect gondola. Keystone differs from its sister resorts in that it is a totally contained resort with lodging, dining, skier services and activities owned and operated by the resort, creating a seamless vacation experience for guests, where one concierge knows all. Families delight in convenience and ease, while services cater to their need for simplification. With three mountains of skiing across 3,148 acres, Keystone has a taste of adventure for all levels. For pure ski enthusiasts, Keystone offers cat skiing to otherwise hiker-only terrain in its newest expert only Independence Bowl, opened last season. Dining at Keystone’s Alpenglow Sales Tip: Ski.com Stube, the highest AAA Four-Diamond restaurant in North America, located at 11,444 feet, is not to be missed. New for the 2008/09 season, the River Run Gondola has been upgraded to serve eight passengers and runs into the night to access on-mountain dining, as well as Colorado’s largest night skiing operation servicing 9 trails, the A51 Terrain Park and tubing at Adventure Point. For more information on any of the above Vail Resorts, visit www.snow.com or www.vailresorts.com. INTRAWEST RESORTS Three of Colorado’s top resorts, Copper Mountain, Steamboat, and Winter Park, fall under the Intrawest ownership umbrella of support and dedication to on-mountain improvements. Copper Mountain, a Summit County resort just 75 miles from Denver International Airport, consists of a purpose built village offering lodging, dining, and services at the base of a ski hill that is the main reason to come here. With 2,450 acres of skiing, Copper Mountain isn’t the biggest Colorado resort, but is a hidden gem for intermediate to advanced skiers. New this year, young action sports enthusiasts will be vying for a spot at Woodward at Copper, the first winter action sports training facility of its kind. Providing a central location, many visitors that stay at Copper, can easily make day trips to the surround- Ski.com, formerly Aspen Ski Tours, has booked ski vacations for more than 35 years and offers complete packages to more than 80 of the most popular ski resorts and 1,500 properties in the Western U.S., Canada, Europe and South America. Ski.com’s Aspen, Colo.-based, independent travel specialists average 15 years of experience customizing ski vacations for every type of traveler, including groups from 20 to 2,000. Ski.com pays commission on lodging, lift tickets, ski/snowboard equipment rentals, ground transportation and travel insurance, as well as some ski school programs and airfares. ing resorts. www.coppercolorado.com Over 100 years old and waxing nostalgia, this ranching community provides visitors of Steamboat Springs with charm naturally instilled in this Old Western town, centered along a bustling Main Street of shops and restaurants, architecturally highlighting its western style. Commonly referred to as Ski Town USA, Steamboat is revered by visitors for its typically abundant Keystone Resort | Vail Resorts Keystone Resort | Vail Resorts http://www.Ski.com http://www.Ski.com http://www.snow.com http://www.vailresorts.com http://www.Ski.com http://www.coppercolorado.com
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