Climb Compare - Uphill Skiing Eldora vs Uphill Cycling Lickskillet & Chapman
Zach Lee
In the past, Colorado winters were rough on us. We couldn’t wait for them to be over, so that we could get back outside on the bike. But this year we were determined to be less grumpy (more fit) and as it turns out we’ve grown to like nordic skiing. It doesn’t hurt that Eldora Nordic Center is only 45 minutes away. We had always heard that Eldora is a hard place to learn, which has proven to be true compared to other areas like Frisco and Winter Park. But then it’s all relative, right? One morning I got to Eldora early ~ 7 am and saw people skiing/climbing the hill under the chair lift and was intrigued. I didn’t know you could climb that steep on skies! To get a comparison, Zach overlaid the ski profile with one of our steepest and popular cycling profiles - Lickskillet and Chapman. Check it out below. ~M
