Winter Park Resort Opens for Summer June 11

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Chris

Winter Park Resort Summer Activities

The skiing has just ended but it is time to look ahead for the opening of Winter Park Resort for all the summer base activities. Alpine Slide, put-put golf, rock wall climbing, trampoline, zip line and most importantly Trestle Bike Park will all be back and running in no time at all.

This year looks to be a great one at Winter Park with lots of summer activities and a whole bunch of events going on in at the Resort and in the town of Winter Park.

Trestle Bike Park will be getting more trails with the famous Rainmaker now running from top to bottom. In town there will be Winter Park Jazz Fest, Winter Park Music Fest and a resurrection of the American Music Festival.

Bring the kids up for the longest alpine slide in Colorado with a carnival like party in the Winter Park Village. The Cheeky Monk, Lime, Pizza Peddl’r and Backbowl Soup Company are serving up great food and drink and the base of Winter Park will be a great place to spend some times with the kids and family.

Look for deals from Winter Park Lodging Company to make your stay as economical as possible with the best guest service in Winter Park, Colorado. Spring is here and summer is around the corner so mark the calendar, Winter Park Resort opens June 11th.

Bret Michaels Coming to Winter Park, CO – Summer 2011

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Chris

Winter Park, CO Music Festival with Bret Michaels of Poison Fame

Who is ready to sing “every rose has it’s thorn” ? Bret Michaels, of Poison fame, is headlining the Winter Park Music Festival on August 6th and 7th, 2011. The Winter Park Music Festival is presented by Denver radio station 103.5 The Fox.

Saturday, August 6th Warrant, Skid Row and The Groove Hawgs will be on stage at Hideaway Park right off of US Highway 40 in the town of Winter Park, CO. Saturday’s show kicks off at noon and will go to 6pm. On Sunday, August 7th Bret Michaels and the Groove Hawgs will be rockin’ it out from noon until 3pm.

Hideaway Park is a great place to see live music. Surround by the peaks of the Colorado Rocky Mountains with great seating and sound and right in walking distance of all Winter Park has to offer. Prices for the show have not been announced but we will keep you informed when that information becomes available.

Check out Bret Michaels Facebook page and get psyched up for some great music this summer. Here is a YouTube video of Poison’s top ten songs. Bret should be playing all of these Poison classics high up here in Winter Park.

Warrant (Cherry Pie) and Skid Row (18 and Life) both had success in 80′s and 90′s and should make for a great afternoon of headbangin’ music.

Looking to see some fun music in a great setting? Look no further than the Winter Park Music Festival. Come up for the whole weekend and enjoy the fun here in the Colorado mountains.

Winter Park Lodging Company has the best lodging for the WP Music Festival. We have a couple of units that will be able to see Bret Michaels from the patio. So book your lodging today for the best and closest digs.

Spring Skiing Winter Park Resort

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Chris

Winter Park Colorado April Spring Skiing

The snow has been just unbelievable this spring and the storms keep on coming in. Here is a video of some of the skiing that we have had here in Winter Park this April. It is a good thing that Winter Park/Mary Jane os open a week later than the past few years as the storms look to keep on dropping this fluffy white powder right through closing day and hopefully we will have POW day Winter Park Spring Splash.

The video was shot the first week of April after a nice dump of 11″ of snow that closed Berthoud Pass and left a play day for those that were here. Skiing are some of Winter Park’s finest residents: Nick Meyer, Chas McConnell, Kelly Glancy, Sarah Bradford and one of the not so finest, me. The snow was deep, fresh and untracked and was a great day all around. The whole of Winter Park and Mary Jane were exquisite but we were skiing the front side of Eagle Wind, Bella Fourche and my favorite The Weather Station Cliffs.

April is the unknown ski month here in Colorado. The weather is a little warmer and snow is usually a bit wetter. We can get some very big snow storms moving through and it is a great time to be on the ski hill. April is usually the third snowiest month in Colorado behind March and December. If you are looking to have a good time skiing when the big ski resort prices drop, April is the time to come.

Here is to spring skiing!

Winter Park Blues from the Top Music Fest

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Chris

Grand County Blues From the Top Music Festival

The ninth annual Blues from the Top Music Fest inm Winter Park, CO is coming Friday, June 24th through Sunday, June 26th. The artist lineups look amazing if the show is anything like last year it will be a screaming good time.

The shows will again be held at Hideaway Park in Winter Park, CO under the peaks of the continental divide. Check out this years lineup:

Friday, June 24th

Smokin’ Moe’s Pre-fest Show
8pm

Artists:

Girls with Guitars: Samatha Fish, Dani Wilde, Cassie Taylor

Matt Schofield

Saturday, June 25th

10am-7pm

Atrists:

Ronnie Baker Brooks
Nick Moss and The Flip Tops
Joe Moss, John Nemeth Soul Revue,
Samatha Fish, Cassie Taylor, Dani Wilde
Mary Bridget Davies, Dustin Pittsley, Michaela Rae

Sunday, June 26th
10am-7pm

Artsts:

Jimmy Hall and Wet Willie
Matt Schofield Trio
Albert Cummings
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Sammy Mayfield
Ashley Cleveland Gospel
Reese Wynans

Category 5 Night
Smokin’ Moe’s
9pm to 12am

Artists:

Nick Moss
Joe Moss
Kate Moss
Samantha Fish
Joanne Shaw Taylor
Albert Cummings
+ more!

Get your tickets early to save some $$$
Door prices are :
$31 for a single day pass

Get your tickets for the 2011 Blues from the Top

The Blues from the top show kicks off the Winter Park summer music series and this has become one of the best shows here in WP. Make your plans now for a weekend of blues, BBQ and a good time up in the high country. Let Winter Park Lodging Company get you the best deals on lodging, show tix, and restaurant discounts. Come on up for Blues from the Top.

Trestle Bike Park Getting Bigger at Winter Park Resort

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Chris

Trestle Bike Park Expands for 2011

Colorado’s best and biggest downhill bike park is getting even bigger for the 2011 summer bike season. More lifts, updated trails and more features will welcome riders to the fastest growing bike park in the world for a great looking summer season.

Winter Park Resort’s Trestle Bike Park has announced expansion and new developments for the upcoming 2011 summer season. Plans include trail updates, added features and jumps for all abilities, three lifts planned to spin in 2011, signing the well-known and respected rider, Ross Schnell, to the Trestle Bike Park team and adding the New Trestle All-Mountain Enduro Race to the summer schedule.

Terrain Expansion and Lifts - Downhill riders will find additional features and a massive expansion that puts the Trestle Bike Park master plan one year ahead of schedule! These include banked cruisers, table-top jumps, elevated stunts, and drops to challenge seasoned Trestle riders. Trestle will change the lift structure in 2011, now offering three lifts instead of two: Zephyr Express, Eskimo, and the Gemini Lift (operating Friday through Sunday).

Trestle Bike Park season pass prices have been announced and are now on sale for the 2011 season. Prices are set at:

$249 adult
$129 child (6-12 yrs)

Visit the Trestle Bike Park Website for pass details.

Here are the highlights for Trestle Bike Park this season and some benefits you get with a TBP season pass:

3 lifts running Friday – Sunday (Zephyr, Gemini, and Eskimo). This means rarely a lift line even during our busiest days! Can you spell – H-O-T L-A-P-S?
Open 7 days a week June 11 through September 25! Enjoy more days of riding during the epic days of Fall.
Trail expansion continues! We are not done adding trails, in fact some of the best trails are still to come! Like, Rainmaker from the top…
Exclusively for Trestle Bike Park season pass holders – 3 FREE days at Angel Fire Bike Park in New Mexico!

Trestle Bike Park info:

Open: June 11 – September 25 – 7 days a week, NEW! Now 7 days per week in September 2011
Trestle Bike Park Base Elevation – 9,000 feet (2,743 meters)
Vertical Elevation – 1,810 feet (552 meters)
Trestle Bike Park Trails – 37 miles
Trestle Bike Park Features – over 200

Fraser Valley Trails – over 600 miles
Average Daytime Temperature – 75 degrees
Average Nighttime Temperature – 45 degrees
Average Days of Sunshine – 300 days

Looking for some fun on a Mountain Bike? You will not find a more exhilarating day than on the slopes of Trestle Bike Park. Stay and play at the base with deals from Winter Park Lodging Company.

Winter Park Resort – Top Family Ski Destination/Resort

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Chris

family ski resort winter park co Winter PArk Resort best for family

Top Family Ski Destination Winter Park Ski Resort

The word is getting out not only about what a great ski destination Winter Resort is but also what a great place for families.

OnTheSnow.com has bestowed Winter Park/ Mary Jane the honor of being named the people’s choice award for Best Family Resort. That is right el numero uno! Best family resort in ……. everywhere.

With locals who care about skiing, having fun and caring for guests, Winter Park is a great place for a kid friendly ski vacation. That’s right we here in Winter Park aren’t about the fur coats, look at me aren’t I sooo cool attitude. No we are here to have a great time enjoy the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains and ski and learn to ski.

Nice work OnTheSnow.com and all those that voted. Winter Park is getting the praise it so strongly deserves.

Here is how the OnThe Snow folk describe WInter Park and Mary Jane:

Perfectly positioned next to the Continental Divide, Winter Park has the distinct advantage of being able to catch winter storms from nearly every direction. Western and southern storms get “trapped” by the Divide. Northern and eastern “upslope” storms often spread over the west side of the Divide and add to the snowpack. On average, Winter Park receives 369 inches of snow annually – a factor that has led to its long-held claim of being Denver’s favorite place to ski. Winter Park is actually owned by the city of Denver, but operated by Intrawest. The area is 67 miles from Denver. Though it is completely interconnected by lifts, it has separate base areas: Mary Jane and Winter Park. Mary Jane is where you’ll find the famous bumps and super-steeps. Advanced skiers favor the Zephyr Express on the Winter Park side.

We here at Winter Park Lodging Company know about this family ski business as you can see Mom and the WPLCo twin mascots above learning to ski. The terrain is perfect for kids to learn and dad and the older one’s have Mary Jane to get tucker’d out on. And don’t forget about our snow! We have lots, in fact, the most of any destination resort in all of Colorado and it stays around longer, it’s colder here.

Looking for the best family friendly ski destination, it is Winter Park Resort!

Grand Lake Lodge Set to Open Under New Owners

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Chris

First Season New Owners Grand Lake Lodge

Colorado’s Favorite Front Porch is set to open under new owners full time June 6th, 2011. Last summer the Lodge opened for a short time with limited food and hours as a kind of audition for the new owners. This season will see the Grand Lake Lodge up and running at full steam serving breakfast, lunch and dinner as well as getting back into the wedding business.

GLL is now owned by an investor group out of South Dakota and managed by Regency Hotel Management. The full restaurant menu has not come out yet but that should be available in the next few weeks.

The new Grand Lake Lodge website (partially completed) can be found at http://grandlakelodge.rtrk.com/

If you have never been out to the Lodge, it is quite a treat. Some of the best views in all of Colorado. The Lodge sits above the town of Grand Lake which is on the banks of Colorado’s largest natural lake. Grand Lake has been a summer playground for some of Colorado’s most wealthy and famous residents. The entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park sits just outside Grand Lake Lodge’s entrance. If are looking to explore the high country or just get away, there is not a cooler place than the Lodge.

Word on the street is there will not be too many changes coming to GLL at least this year. The Lodge will be open from July 10, 2011 and will close September 11, 2011. Wouldn’t it be really nice of the new owners could keep GLL open in winter months also? That may be too tall an order though. It is very nice to see Grand Lake Lodge reopening and we wish them the best!

Winter Park, CO Airfare Deal Alert – April 2011

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Valarie

Lotsa flight deals happening in April – it must be time to start thinking about summer travel in Colorado. Eleven out of twenty of the flights listed in this month’s airfare deal alert are $120 RT or less. The rest are $140 or less. Get on this, they’re bound to start rising soon. Don’t forget that you can look up flight deals to or from any city in the world on www.airfarewatchdog.com.

Remember that Winter Park Lodging Company has discounts and deals all over town, from ski rental deals starting at $18 per day, to discounts on sleigh rides, snow cat ski tours, restaurants and more. Click here to check out all discounts offered by Winter Park Lodging Company now.

$98 RT	Albuquerque, NM
$138 RT	Austin, TX
$140 RT	Bismarck, ND
$138 RT	Boise, ID
$140 RT	Cedar Rapids, IA
$120 RT	Cody, WY
$140 RT	El Paso, TX
$140 RT	Helena, MT
$120 RT	Idaho Falls, ID
$120 RT	Jackson Hole, WY
$98 RT	Kansas City, MO
$118 RT	Las Vegas, NV
$120 RT	Lincoln, NE
$138 RT	Los Angeles, CA
$138 RT	Minneapolis, MN
$118 RT	Oklahoma City, OK
$120 RT	Rapid City, SD
$98 RT	Salt Lake City, UT
$138 RT	St. Louis, MO
$98 RT	Tucson, AZ

Remember to check with us for availability at a vacation rental in Winter Park for your dates first, then book your flights! Search Winter Park Lodging Company now to see what options await you.