2009 December 31 | Winter Park Lodging Company

Goodys in the Winter Park Village

I headed out the other morning to give Goodys breakfast crepes a try and to hit the Winter Park slopes for some early morning turns. Well, it was a great day all around.

I had a breakfast crepe with ham and cheese while I sat at Goodys counter. There was some skiing videos to get me psyched up to ski and there was a good stream of customers coming through the doors. The service was quick, efficient and friendly. The man working the counter, Gill was his name, was chatty and pleasant with a great attitude. The crepe, as I said, was very tasty and the price of around $7.00 for the crepe and a medium OJ was more than reasonable. I have to say for a quick tasty bite before you hit the slopes, Goody’s can’t be beat. I will have to make a return to try a desert crepe.

The rest of the day was spent on the Winter Park/Mary Jane hills and even a bad day skiing is a pretty darn good day.

The Back bowl Soup Company Breakfast

Last week I also had a chance to try the Back Bowl Soup Company’s breakfast burrito. The burrito was very tasyt and I would recommend the one with bacon – filling and quick to get you on your way to hit the slopes. The burrito was good and service from Jodi and Woody, the owners, is always very friendly.

The Back Bowl Soup Company offers an all you can eat end of day bowl of soup so be sure to stop in around 4:30 or so to fill up on some soup. Here is a sample of the soups they had this past Tuesday:

Beef Stew
Artichoke Pesto
Thai Chicken
Green Chili
White Mountain Chicken Chili
Cheesy Brats

Come up to the Winter Park Village to get your treats and eats before you hit the slopes!

Winter Park to become Vail?

A friend of ours was flying back home to Boston and found this interesting article about Winter Park Resort becoming the next Vail in the inflight magazine. The article title is “A Mountain of Opportunity”. I would like to think that Winter Park will be the next Vail and I wouldn’t mind if Winter Park got some of the attention Vail does but I don’t think this is going to happen tomorrow.

It is a pretty good read of an article, however, the author got a couple things wrong. The Winter Park Village actually is at the base of Winter Park Resort but the Town of Winter Park, which Google is now calling Hideaway Park, is 2 miles down US Highway 40.

My favorite part of the article is the part about the new Winter Park lofts:

“MODERATE: The nicest offerings at Intrawest’s new base area are the slopeside Lofts of Winter Park Village, luxury condos above the retail storefronts and restaurants. Finished with hardwood floors, granite counters, stainless-steel appliances, large balconies and fireplaces, the units are first rate but relatively affordable. A two-level, three-bedroom, 1,070-square-foot unit runs about $700,000.”

The lofts are fantastic. Right above the Winter Park Village and just steps from the Zephyr lift. Very very convenient location for ski lodging. When Winter Park Resort starts doing summer music at the base again the lofts will be the best place to stay I’m thinking.

Anywho, Winter Park Lodging Company offers two Winter Park Village lofts and if you are looking for lodging at the Winter Park/Mary Jane Base, the lofts can not be beat.

So, here is to Winter Park moving towards the likes of Vail but we really don’t want to be Vail.

Daily Archives: December 31, 2009

Breakfast in the Winter Park Village

Is Winter Park the Next Vail?