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Loveland is broken into discrete areas,
Loveland Basin and Loveland Valley. Love-
land Valley, connected to the larger Basin
by a traversing chairlift, is primarily the
beginners' ski area. Two chairs here serve
a half-dozen beginner and intermediate
' trails.
Both the Valley and the Basin have cafe-
terias at their bases. The Rathskeller, at the
Basin, has installed microwave ovens for
public use, should you choose to drag your
cooler in from the parking lot and make your
own lunch. Up on the mountain, three cab-
ins serve food and allow sun-lovers to lizard
on the decks.
Single-day regular-season ticket prices:adults, $32;
kids 6-12, $13; kids 5 and under, free; seniors 60-
69, $20; seniors 70 and older, $25 for a season pass.
Day care.: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., kids 1-12: $20 for a full
day, $10, for a half, $5 an hour. Full day for a sec-
ond child is $14.
Kids' Lessons:The Ski Wee program for kids 3-
12 is an all-day program that includes lunch and
equipment for $48. If you bring your own equip-
ment the price is $43.
Phone: (800) 736-3754
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land, Monarch lies along the top of the Conti-
nental Divide, at the southern tip of the
Sawatch Range and Collegiate Peaks. With
a base elevation of 10,790 feet, the resort
has relied on natural snow since 1939. With
the exception of Wolf Creek, in the San Juan
Mountains, no ski area in the state gets
more: The average annual dump here is 350
inches.
In recent years the resort has begun run-
ning Sno-Cat powder tours, charging $100
a day. For those skiers who want to chal-
lenge themselves within the 670-acre
groomed ski area, Christmas Tree remains
a notorious bump run, a long, narrow gully
to push your knees and stamina. The first
run ever cut on Monarch, Gun Barrel, was
once served by a Chevy-driven rope tow. It,
too, is a bumpfest. Send your teenagers over
there.
Single-day ticket prices: Adults, $29; kids 7 12,
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$17; kids 6 and under, free; seniors 62-69, $17; se-
niors 70 and older, free.
Day care for children, ages 2 months to 6 years,
costs $8 an hour, or $35 from 8:30 to 4:30.
Kids' Lessons: An all-day private lesson/day care
for a child 6 or younger costs $55. Children ages
4-6 who have never skied can get a one-hour group
lesson and day care for the balance of the day for
$45. Half-days cost $40. Equipment rental for all
of these options is an additional $5. The programs
are run on the Safari Lift, an area next to the base
lodge reserved for kids.
Phone: (8(X)) 332-3668. El