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Originally Posted by Fuzz

I think it's an interesting project and may be useful for a bit. Once we have personal AI agents(that you can trust with your credit card) you won't really have to worry about stuff like this at all, though. You can just ask the agent to show you a few options, and they do all the background stuff. Travel booking is one of those things I think most of us would be happy to turn over to an AI you could trust to take all the tedious work away.


"I want to go to a Mammoth game in the spring. Find me a few options for something for 5 days that provides the best chance of a great powder ski day, avoiding any busy events, with good access to transit for the game, and a rental car to get to the hill for two days. Avoid any days in my calendar with stuff I can't miss."


It's going to be interesting as these things develop and become widely used. All the pricing tricks will fail as bots on both sides are battling to maximize profit and minimize spend.

There's really no reason you can't do this now. An AI agent, if you trust it with your CC details, can fill out forms for you.

Let me pull the Mammoth schedule and check conditions.The sports data tool doesn't cover NLL lacrosse. Let me get the Mammoth schedule directly.Good — there's only one March home game: **Saturday March 21 vs. Calgary Roughnecks**. That's actually the ideal pick for you — a Calgary guy watching his hometown rival get stomped in Denver. Now let me check Denver events that weekend and Colorado ski conditions for March.Good intel. Now let me check March ski conditions in Colorado and typical powder windows.I have everything I need. Here's what the research surfaced:

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## Colorado Mammoth Trip — March 2026

### The Game
**Only one March home game: Saturday March 21 vs. Calgary Roughnecks, 7:00 PM MT at Ball Arena.**

This is actually the best possible pick for you — it's the Mammoth hosting your hometown team. There's natural rivalry edge to it, Roughnecks fans travel well, and it typically draws a louder crowd than a neutral opponent. The March 21 date also anchors the trip perfectly.

One flag: **the Denver March Powwow runs March 20–22** at the Colorado Convention Center, which is right downtown near Ball Arena. Hotels in LoDo will be slightly busier and pricier that weekend, but it won't cause the kind of gridlock you'd see with a Nuggets playoff game or a big concert. Not a dealbreaker, just book accommodations early.

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### The Skiing
You want two ski days with a rental car. The best options within ~2 hours of Denver for maximizing powder odds in late March:

**Best bet: Breckenridge or Keystone** (1.5–1.75 hrs from Denver via I-70). Both are in Summit County, high-altitude snowpack holds well into late March, and Breck specifically at 9,600+ ft base keeps snow drier longer than lower resorts. Vail is also excellent but a bit farther (2 hrs) and more expensive. Copper Mountain is the locals' underrated pick — less crowded than Breck, same snowpack quality.

Reality check on "powder" in late March: Colorado March skiing is fantastic, but it's shoulder season — you're more likely to get spring corn or groomed hardpack than fresh powder unless there's a mid-week storm before your ski days. Your odds improve significantly if your ski days fall on a Tuesday/Wednesday after a weekend storm, not on a Saturday when everything gets tracked out. Plan ski days **Mon–Wed** if possible, and watch the 10-day forecast once you're ~10 days out.

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### Three 5-Day Trip Options

All options anchor on the **March 21 game** (Saturday evening). You fly Calgary (YYC) → Denver (DEN); direct flights on WestJet run ~2.5 hours.

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**Option A: March 17–21 (Tue–Sat)**
- Arrive Tuesday March 17
- **Ski Day 1: Wednesday March 18** (mid-week = shorter lift lines)
- **Ski Day 2: Thursday March 19**
- Friday March 20: Rest/explore Denver; avoid downtown crowds from the Powwow starting that day
- **Saturday March 21: Mammoth vs. Roughnecks, 7 PM**
- Fly home Sunday morning

*Best option for powder odds* — mid-week skiing means you hit the mountain before weekend crowds, and if a storm rolls through Mon/Tue before you arrive, you catch it Wednesday. Game is the trip finale, which works well logistically.

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**Option B: March 19–23 (Thu–Mon)**
- Arrive Thursday March 19
- **Ski Day 1: Friday March 20** (still relatively quiet before the weekend)
- **Saturday March 21: Mammoth vs. Roughnecks, 7 PM**
- **Ski Day 2: Sunday March 22** (post-game recovery day on the mountain — mountain will be busier but you can leave early)
- Monday March 23: Buffer/explore, fly home
- Fly home Monday evening or Tuesday

*Tighter schedule around the game.* Sunday skiing after a late Saturday night game is genuinely rough — late game (~10 PM finish), then a 5:30 AM wake-up to beat the crowds on the hill. Only pick this if you're the type who powers through.

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**Option C: March 18–22 (Wed–Sun)**
- Arrive Wednesday March 18
- **Ski Day 1: Thursday March 19**
- **Ski Day 2: Friday March 20** (before Powwow crowds get heavy in LoDo)
- **Saturday March 21: Mammoth vs. Roughnecks, 7 PM** — return rental car before the game, use Denver transit to/from Ball Arena
- Sunday March 22: Rest, explore Denver, fly home
- Fly home Sunday evening

*Best balance.* Two solid ski days, easy return of the rental car before game night (downtown parking near Ball Arena is a headache and unnecessary), and a leisurely Sunday before flying.

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### Logistics Notes

**Transit to Ball Arena:** The light rail RTD W/C/E lines connect Denver Union Station to the arena area (10th & Osceola stop). If you're staying in LoDo or downtown Denver, you don't need the rental car for game day at all — return it before Saturday and take the train.

**Rental car:** Pick up at DEN on arrival, drop at a downtown Denver location the morning of the game. Budget ~$200–300 for 3–4 days depending on timing.

**Where to stay:** LoDo (Lower Downtown) or RiNo gives you walkable access to the best bars, restaurants, and easy transit to Ball Arena. Avoid staying right next to the Convention Center that weekend due to the Powwow foot traffic.

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**My recommendation is Option C (March 18–22)** — two clean weekday ski days, no Sunday-morning-after-a-late-game regret, and the smoothest logistics around the rental car and transit.

This is with Sonnet 4.6, it used up 3% of my quota.