Anyone ever been to Eldora, just west of Boulder, CO? Is it suitable for advanced beginners? Are there better resorts near Boulder?

Neat question. I just got back from there. It's a great place and the best and only ski area really close to Boulder (20 miles). It has a nice, separate beginner section. The main mtn offers a lot of challenge and 1600' vert. There are many other ski areas within 100 miles of Boulder. When are you thinking of visiting?

Jan 22-25. My boys and I are tagging along on a last-minute business trip to Boulder, and were told that Eldora was a good,low-key resort for beginners. Last winter was our first attempt at skiing, at Wisp and Bryce. I am not looking for challenges at this point, just fun.

Beautiful and relatively easy (in fair weather) drive from Boulder to Eldora. Beginner's area alone is the size of Bryce with real friendly staff. They also have a nordic ski center. Website is www.eldora.com
I plan to file a report on my trip to www.dcski.com in the next week, perhaps you'll see it. My report will also cover a little about the city, Boulder Outlook Hotel and couple other front range ski areas I visited.

Eldora is the first place I ever went snowboarding. The reason I selected it was that I needed no car to get there.

Due to an anomaly in airline ticketing, I could get off one flight in Denver without having to leave on the first connecting flight. By odd coincidence, this anomaly meant I could go snowboarding between flights. Ha, ha, ha.

I took the RTD Denver transit system bus from Stapleton to Boulder Friday night. On Saturday, I walked downtown to the Boulder transit center, where, accompanied by several hundred (or so it seems) kids, I took the RTD bus from Boulder to Eldora.

This link:
http://www.totalboulder.com/resources/65.html
says it's the RTD "N" bus.

Better link:
http://www.eldora.com/mountainInfo/gettingHere.cfm

RTD website:
http://www.rtd-denver.com/

No driving = no muss, no fuss.