Our extended family of 7 (3 adults, 4 kids ages 9-14) had a wonderful skiing and lodging experience at Borders lodge. We had a "budget" 3 bedroom/2.5 bath condo in Upper Borders with a great view of the Elkhorn lift. The decor & furniture were fine by my Houston, Taos & Durango standards, with a large flatscreen TV and DVD player in the dining room, functional kitchen with plenty of cooking, flat, drinking, and dinnerware, and spacious closets & bathrooms. We ate all of our breakfasts and lunches in the room, plus cooked two out of our four dinners. You get a private ski locker on the ground floor, and it was a short quick ski run to the lift. If you have novice skiiers it will be difficult for them to ski down to the lift from upper borders as well as ski in from the green run leading the the lodge (it gets icy and a little steep by the lodge). Also, since it was early in the season, several green runs in the Bachelor Gulch & Strawberry lift areas were closed, so we had to take some blue runs to get to the Centennial area. My beginner teenage snowboarding son used the excellent free shuttle system to go to ski school and hang out in the Centennial/Cinch/Drink of water areas. We appreciated the daily snow & grooming reports, tea, hot chocolate, granola bars, and coffee, in the lobby. Daily housekeeping is included.We will visiting two other BCV properties this ski season, but would definitely stay here again since the value is so great!
