Hello all Denverites,

We are staying next weekend at the Holiday Inn in Frisco.

Need information on the hotel; places to eat
(preferably no coat /tie), and where best to ski. We'll also need good equipment and lift tickets preferbly at a discount.

I know I'm asking for a lot but any bit of information would help.

Thanks

You've booked the hotel but know nothing else about where you'll be skiing, renting equpiment or anything else? You seem a tad unorganized. Try planning your trips a little better so you won't have to ask strangers on the net to do it for you the week before you leave. Sheesh.

Sheesh,What is the purpose of this website?
Donna I am also seeking ski information, I have found that ebay has great discount lift tickets for Copper Mt. I hope that information helps. Maybe someone else knows about the Holiday Inn. Good Luck

Safeway supermarkets offer ski tx.There is a Safeway in Frisco.If you have a car, ski Copper Mountain - 10 min drive.

East on I-70, just before Frisco is the town of Dillon. Outlet shopping; Village Inn, burger places etc to eat.

Frisco is a small town; walkable.
Places to eat in the past were Frisco Bar and Grill; China Szechuan; ??'s Italian Trattoria and when in doubt - Papa John's Pizza

Donna, all of your questions are perfectly resonable!

The Holiday Inn is near the highway. your basic Holiday Inn, it is fine. I cannot think of a resturant in Summit County that requires a tie! Even the most fancy. On Main St in Frisco we like the Blue Spruce. Either the bar with the locals or the resturant. In Breck we like Cafe Alpine. At Copper the Indian Motorcycle Cafe.

Pick up a copy of the Summit Daily Newspaper, there are lots of tickets discounts, I think the Christi Sports will have some but you might want to call. Also the King Soopers in Denver will have them. If your driving from Denver stop at the Youngfield exit. It's on the west end of town. Go left under the freeway then left again. Good liquor store there too.

Rentals can be gotten anywhere. If you get your tickets at Christi Sports I would rent them there. You can also get discounts on rentals at www.skicoupons.com

Have fun, bring snow!

Sorry misspelled the store

http://www.skichristy.com/home/index...tor_action.php has the phone numbers for the stores in Summit County I would call and ask about the discount tickets, you may be able to reserve your rentals saving a bit of time.

Donna,

Once again I'm in agreement with coskier on many counts. The Holiday Inn in Frisco is just fine (have stayed there several times) and given the limited choices in Frisco is a safe bet. The only drawback with its location near the highway is that it is a healthy walk to main street from there (Frisco is pretty compact but the HI is at the end of an arm leading to the interstate). Good news is that you'll be in good position for driving around Lake Dillon, going to Keystone (great night skiing) or jumping up to Copper Mountain (awesome skiing) or Breckenridge.

As for restaurants, I totally agree with coskier's recommendation of the Blue Spruce. It's a great little restaurant with wonderful food and many game dishes. The original building is a small, cozy log cabin with a fireplace (very romantic) and the new addition has kind of a bar/ lodge feel to it. Both are casual (as are most places in the mountains).

There is also a great place for breakfast near your hotel. It's called The Claim Jumper (no relation to the chain) and they serve huge, wonderful breakfasts there.

You will not have to worry about wearing jackets and ties anywhere--a nice sweater will get you in to the best places around...even in Vail.

Have fun,

Davidcs

Donna,
I usually rent and buy lift tickets in Idaho Springs between Denver and Frisco - the rentals and tickets are cheaper than what you'd find in frisco. Also, if you don't ski in Breck., at least eat there one evening and take in some shops. They have many casual dining spots.

For dining we like Silverheels and stop at the Butterhorn Bakery at least once a day. They have sandwiches, soups, quiche, etc. Also Zuppa is good as well. Close to your hotel. Excellent soup.

Coskier,

I've got to disagree with your recommendation of Cafe Alpine. While the food may taste good, if you new how rotten the ingredients were and what a jerk the owner is I think you might consider changing your mind. A couple of years ago he tried to open a take-out market, a la Tony's. He stocked it with the stuff that didn't sell at the restaurant. We tried it and got sick more than once. I don't know anyone local who eats there on a regular basis. Caveat emptor!

You know Breckboy I have heard mixed reviews about Cafe Alpine, but we have eaten in the resturant 2x and the tapas bar 3-4x, each time it was great. The staff has been friendly, something that can be lacking in Summit Resturants. Do not think we have ever ran across the owner. Perhaps in the past year they have gotten thier act together.

Also, we were chatting with someone in the hot tub a couple of weeks ago who mentioned that they too had a wonderful meal there, that during the busy holidays.

I can certainly understand your reluctance to eat someplace that made you ill though. Yikes! You like the cajun place, yes? Need to try that next.

I am with Coskier on Cafe Alpine. Had a wonderful meal there this past summer.