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Originally posted by Rudey
Breckenridge is over-rated. In that area Vail is the best...
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It depends on whether you're talking about the ski area or the town.
There's great skiing at both, but Breck (like Park City) was a mining town before it became a ski destination, and has a charm that Vail doesn't have in my opinion. Aspen is another example of mining town turned vacation destination (in the extreme).
Vail was developed as a ski area, and the town was built with the intention of being a tourist area.
I like them both, but think Breckenridge has more "character."
It's certainly not a scientific survey, but of my Colorado friends/residents who have condos in the mountains, most gravitate to Breckenridge, Winter Park or Steamboat rather than the I-70 areas like Vail and Copper that started out as resorts.
That being said, I certainly wouldn't turn down a place at Keystone (or better yet, Dillon which is just a mile or so away).