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Wojo, believe most King Souper's grocery stores have them, including one along I70 near Golden. A lot of ski shops such as a big one in Idaho Springs also along I70 has them. Where are you going to ski? Main thing is don't wait until you are a couple miles from a given ski area, the local places are not likely to have discount tickets for adjacent mtn. Some of the resorts offer multiday or internet offers on their websites which can also provide a price break over window price. Suggest you go to www.epicski.com and search for - colorado discounts, should be some specific and recent info there. If search fails, ask question on their board.
Have fun and give us some feedback when you return.

PS: you might also google denver area king soupers and safeway grocerys to see if their websites describe ticket offers and convenient store locations.
PPS: if you think you will get out there more than once in the season, some of the season pass deals pay for themselves in about 10 days.

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Great Trip. Went to Keystone and Copper on companion tickets from a buddy. However, the internet has ruined what used to be unlimited companion tickets according to my buddy. People bought 50 and sold them on ebay . . . Others who stayed in the same hotel mooched companion tickets from season pass holders at the resorts (IT WORKED). I used King Sooper for El Dora tickets (great little mountain). King Sooper was about 10$ off adult and 15$ off kids at all the resorts (as a last resort).

Maisondeski.com has comperable tickets to King Sooper and is in Idaho Springs.

There is an ebook at King Sooper that has several resorts (call a King Sooper, the folks are very nice there) with buy-one get-one tickets or 1/2 off tickets to Solvista, Sunlight, Cooper, and Winterpark.

Stayed in Silverthorne which is very convient to Keystone, Breck and Copper, about a 15 minute drive to each. Days Inn was reasonable, clean and the breakfast acceptable. Had a hot tub and wading pool. Silverthorn has lots of restaurants

Days 1-3 were sunny and mild. No new snow for a week. Day four 20ish and windy. All the snow was blown off the runs at Eldora and it was like a good day at Whitetail That forced my 10 year old to use his technique.

Copper - nice buffet in the cafeteria in the East Village for 3.99$ in the East Village. Timberline Express is a nice lift to hang out near for Blue/Green Runs. Some of the top to bottom trips from Rendevous are pretty good B/G runs too.

Keystone - Summit House was reasonable for lunch. Dercum Mt is the primary Blue/green hill, but my 10 year old went down at least one run on all the hills. You might consider Keystone to be stop two if you need some warm ups, then you can hit all three hills hard and have a good time on each of them.

Eldora - keep your speed up at the bottom as you go from lift to lift, nice runs, much more narrow than either Keystone or Copper.

Again, everyones suggestions helped. So glad we have Southwest at Dulles now.

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Thanks for the feedback Wojo. Tell me a little more about companion tickets. Who buys and how? Do the companions have to be with a season pass holder at the ticket window at time of purchase? Which resorts offered them that you visited in CO?

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