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Candlewood Suites $107 1.1 mi 1.8 km 3 of 5 stars
Comfort Inn North $99 2.2 mi 3.6 km 3 of 5 stars
Crestwood Suites Colorado Springs $62 2.3 mi 3.7 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Homewood Suites by Hilton Colorado Springs $116 3.3 mi 5.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hampton Inn & Suites Air Force Academy $122 5.0 mi 8.0 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Overtime Sports Bar & Grill 0.5 mi 0.8 km 3.5 of 5 stars
Craftwood Inn 8.2 mi 13.2 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Mona Lisa Gourmet Cafe 8.8 mi 14.1 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Rocky Mountain Motorcycle Museum 2.3 mi 3.6 km 4 of 5 stars
Garden of the Gods 5.9 mi 9.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Arcade Amusements, Inc 6.3 mi 10.1 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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“Arapahoe Basin Grows Wider and a Bit Less Wilder” New York Times (free registration required)
“Big chill without the frills in Colorado” Independent.co.uk
“Summer Skiing the West” High on Adventure
“They Call It Colorado's Playground” mountainnews.com
“Rocky Mountains, CO” Ladies Home Journal
“Day Trippin' From Denver” PrivateClubs.com
“Colorado Skiing” USA Tourist
“Native Secrets” TravelLady
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #1 of 4 attractions in Keystone
Traveler Description: Popular ski area boasts a long ski season, from November to June, and offers the highest skiable terrain on the North American continent.
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Attraction type: Ski area
Activities: Skiing, Snowboarding
Address: U.S. Highway 6 Keystone, CO 80435
Tel: 970-468-0718

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“A good place for I to A”
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2 of 5 stars
CODAD
Colorado
May 14, 2008

Bottom line, cheap, nice people, close to Denver, but wont leave you with a good skiing experience unless you are COMFORTABLE on most green runs at other locations. - I'm 45 and this is my first year skiing. After lessons and 4 days at Beaver Creek (BC) I was doing OK on their greens and a short run of a... more

“One of the best ski mountains in the world”
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5 of 5 stars
brianinc-ville
Charlottesville, VA
Mar 14, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

I'm an intermediate-to-advanced skier and, while I agree with the review that said that A-Basin isn't for beginners, I'd like to disagree with the characterization of their customer service. I went to a ski shop in Dillon to buy discount lift tickets; I asked for two, but when I looked at them in the morning at A-Basin, it turned out... more

“Good Hill for intermediate to Advanced Skiers - great views!”
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4 of 5 stars
noturns2
Chelsea, MI
Mar 2, 2008
1/1 found this review helpful

My wife and I travel to Summit County twice a year, specifically for the skiing. We knew about A-Basin and thought that it was for the more advanced skier. This year we finally tried it out and were pleasantly surprised. It is not a posh resort by any stretch, but the skiing conditions were wonderful and the views were incredible!... more

“best moutain ever”
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5 of 5 stars
susanmargaux
denver, co
Mar 13, 2007
1/1 found this review helpful

I ski, I snowboard, and I am in love... with Abasin. This place is amazing if you're looking for advanced terrain (we're talking heart-pumping jump turns on real steeps) with a local feel (grilling and boozing in the parking lot with dogs in tow). Start the day on the Pali bowl just to the skier's left of the top of... more

“Not for the inexperienced”
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2 of 5 stars
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Denver, CO
Feb 13, 2006
5/9 found this review helpful

I bought a "learn-to-ski" package ($200) from Arapahoe-Basin (A-Basin) which provides 4 2-hour lessons plus a season-pass for the ski-area. Unfortunately I did this before actually visiting A-basin, which might be a fine area for expert skiers but is almost unusable for beginners. A-Basin has only a single "Green" ski run, and no actual "Beginner" runs as you see at... more

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U.S. Highway 6, Keystone, CO 80435
Tel: 970-468-0718