Welcome back.  I have been back to Denver for another excellent ski trip.  This time my son and I went to Arapahoe Basin and Loveland Ski Areas.  We stayed at the Hyatt Place in Keystone, CO, and the Holiday Inn and Suites in Aurora, CO.  We rented our equipment at Christy Sports.  They have many locations throughout the area.  If you do not want to rent a car the Summit Express may be a good option.  Some of the local breweries near the slopes are Overland Brewing, Pug Ryan Brewing, and Dillon Dam Brewing.  The couple of places that we ate were TAZ Indian in Aurora, CO and Pietra’s Pizzeria and Italian Restaurant in Wheat Ridge, CO.