Which of these CO ski schools for newbie?

[jmeb]

I have to agree the Peak 9 terrain is great. However, Loveland terrain is totally fine, and in a nice separate area. The economics highly favor Loveland of course, as does driving time if you're commuting from Evergreen.

If they're willing to take 3 half-days worth of lessons (full day for the kiddo), then the 3-class pass is hard to beat. Approx $400 / person, includes 3 lessons, rentals, and lift tickets for those days, and at the end they all get Loveland season passes.

My SO learned to ski with them and had a great time.

More info here: https://skiloveland.com/rentals-lessons/3-class-pass/

If you need anymore Loveland beta, @nay and I are pretty good resources.

 

[EricG]

We found keystone a great place to learn to snowboard. Instruction was great, terrain was great and price was reasonable. Plus we found the classes smaller than Breck.

 

[mikel]

Excerpt from the Ski Mag article @Sibhusky posted in another thread.

"Colorado’s Keystone picked up the coveted Family Friendly designation for its excellent ski school and inventive kids’ programming,"

https://www.pugski.com/threads/ski-mag-survey-results.6161/page-4#post-267147

 

[Nancy Hummel]

There are good and bad instructors at every mountain. Sad thing is that unless you take a private lesson and request a specific instructor, you are left to whomever gets assigned that day.

Beginner lessons are extremely important as to whether a person wants to continue skiing and if you start out on the wrong foot, there can be a negative impact on a skier’s improvement.

Lessons are expensive and your time is limited.