Winter Park Jazz Festival Lineup 2012

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Jazz Festival Lineup Winter Park, CO

The 30th Winter Park Jazz Festival lineup has been announced!  This years lineup looks to be one of the best with Charlie Wilson and David Sanborn headlining.

Saturday, July 21, 2012

Charlie Wilson

Summer of Soul featuring Jonathon Butler, Maysa and Warren Hill

Joe Louis Walker Big Band

DOTSERO with special guest appearance by Mary Louise Lee

 

Sunday, July 22, 2012

David Sanborn/Brian Culbertson

Mint Condition

Eric Darius

Hazel Miller

There are new seating options this year.  New this year is assigned seating for Gold and V.I.P. Seating! No more rushing to your seat, it will be reserved and ready for your arrival.

Tickets for the 30th Winter Park Jazz Festival go on sale April 9th.

Winter Park Jazz Festival ticket package options:

Gold Circle $110
$120 day of show

The closest chair seating to stage available.
A private entrance for Gold Circle Members.
Lunch in the Private “Stage Left” tent including two beverages of your choice at the “Stage Left” bar.
All day access to Stage Left Tent including a private cash bar.

Plaza Party $110
$120 day of show

Top level chair seating with shade coverage.
A private entrance for Plaza Party Members.
Lunch in the Private “Stage Left” tent including two beverages of your choice at the “Stage Left” bar or
the Plaza Complex Private Bar.
Access to Plaza Complex Cash Private Bar.
All day access to Stage Left Tent including a private cash bar & access to an additional Private Cash Bar
in Plaza Complex.

VIP $60
$65 day of show

Priority Chair seating close to stage.

General Admission $40
$45 day of show

Lawn Seating.

Lodging for the Winter Park Jazz Festival is starting to fill up.  Make sure to book early to get your choice of Winter Park Jazz Fest accommodations.

Don’t forget the 30th Winter Park Jazz Festival tickets go on sale April 9th!

 

Winter Park End of Season Ski Pass

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Ski April for $99 at Winter Park Resort

Winter Park Resort is offering an end of season ski pass from April 9th till end of ski season for $99.  Now that is a screaming deal.

Planned closing of Winter Park and Mary Jane Ski Resort is April 22nd this year (and don’t forget Winter Park Spring Splash is that day).  So for $99 you can ski 13 days at a total price of $7.62 per day.  Now that is a grand ski bargain price.

Check out the Last Blast Pass on the Winter Park Resort website.

Last Blast Pass valid for all-day lift access April, 9-22, 2012. No blackout dates, photo pass, non-transferable. Advance purchase 48 hours in advance of first day of use required.

ADDED BENEFIT: Free garage season pass with purchase of Last Blast Pass, good from date of purchase through 4/22. Show purchase receipt at the parking hut to redeem.

Weather has been very warm this ski season and the skiing should be classic blue sky mashed potato turns through April 22.  Winter Park Resort Lodging is at the best price of the year now and it is a great time to be on the slopes of Winter Park and Mary Jane.

If you are wanting to get the last turns of the year in with great weather the Last Blast Pass is a perfect way to get on the slopes and not break the bank.

Here is to spring skiing at Winter Park and Mary Jane!

Winter Park Resort Ski Hill Hours

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New Spring Skiing Hours Winter Park

Starting April 9th, Winter Park Resort will have new hours of operation. In order to use Mother Nature to our fullest advantage, the lifts will start and end one hour later in the day, providing the best ski experience possible for the rest of the ski season.

New Winter Park and Mary Jane Lift Operation Hours (effective 4/9/12):
Monday – Friday: Open 10:00 AM and Close 5:00pm
Saturday & Sunday: Open 9:30 AM and Close 5:00 pm

Why is Winter Park making this change?

Snow Conditions and Guest Experience! Given the range of temperatures between day and night and thaw/freeze conditions, Winter Park is making this shift to allow an extra hour in the morning for snow to soften, and an extra hour in the afternoon when the light is good and snow is softer. By taking advantage of afternoon light provided by daylight savings time, this will  improve the on-snow experience.

Telluride Ski Resort initiated a later start and later close a couple of weeks ago and it has been a very popular decision according to Telluride.

In addition, this will allow us an extra hour to sleep in and enjoy the benefits of daylight savings time – including enjoying a leisurely breakfast and some nice late-day snacks and beverages at one of the many bars with sunny deck seating at Winter Park and Mary Jane!

With new spring hours and great weather you should book your Winter Park ski lodging now for some great spring skiing!  Check out the best Winter Park Vacation Rentals with Winter Park Lodging Company.

Winter Park US Alpine Championships with Lindsey Vonn

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Lindsey Vonn at Winter Park Resort

Winter Park Resort will be in the national racing spotlight when the Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships follow the Nastar National Championship to create The Championships presented by Nature Valley, March 22 – April 1, 2012.

Lindsey Vonn is expected to race in the Alpine National Championships.  The Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships serve as the culmination of a five-month season that crossed continents and countries so America’s best alpine skiers could go head-to-head with the world. Top athletes from over 400 U.S. Ski Team club programs throughout the U.S. and the U.S. Ski Team will converge on Winter Park for the five-day event. Among those expected to compete are four-time World Cup overall champion Lindsey Vonn (Vail, CO), three-time World Cup giant slalom champion Ted Ligety (Park City, UT) and three-time Olympic medalist Julia Mancuso (Squaw Valley, CA) – all of whom are Olympic gold medalists.  This is the best place and time to see the United States gold medal ski racers.

The Championships Event Schedule
March 22-25: The Nature Valley NASTAR National Championships
March 26: Return of the Champions Family Challenge and U.S. Ski Team Reunion
March 27: U.S. Ski Team Pro-Am Team Race
March 28-April 1: Nature Valley U.S. Alpine Championships

The Alpine Championships will be the grand finally of a great week of skiing and fun at Winter Park Resort.  This is a great way to usher in the spring skiing of April here at Winter Park and Mary Jane.

To get your NASTAR Championship Lodging or Nature Valley US Alpine Championships Lodging make sure to check our primo digs here at Winter Park Lodging Company.

A great week of skiing and ski racing are here at Winter Park/Mary Jane so get up here and enjoy some snow and sun with the likes of Lindsey Vonn, Julie Mancuso and Todd Ligety.

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Jazz Fest Winter Park, CO

The 30th annual Winter Park Jazz festival will be held in Winter Park, Colorado on July 21 and July 22.  The WP Jazz Fest is the premier summer music festival in Winter Park, CO and maybe the whole of the Rocky Mountain West.

Now is the time to book your Winter Park Jazz Festival lodging if you haven’t already done so.  The premier jazz festival lodging usual goes quickly so now would be the time to get your lodging in order.

Check out last years Winter Park Jazz Festival lineup.

This year marks our 30th year for the Winter Park Jazz Festival! Stay tuned for a line up and ticket sales.  Want to be the first to find out about the Winter Park Jazz Festival?  Follow the Winter Park Lodging Company FaceBook page for all the latest updates.

There are some rumors going around about who will be in this years jazz fest lineup.  There are a couple of big names that you jazz lovers out there are not going to want to miss.  This years festival will be held in Hideaway Park in WP as have the last seven years or so of shows.

There is a jazz festival part held up at Winter Park Resort on the Saturday after the first day of the show and that will be taking place again this year.  The Winter Park Jazz Festival weekend is a full weekend of music, fun and sun in the mountains.  We have had good weather the last few years and are hoping that trend continues.

Again, save the dates July 21 and July 22 for the Winter Park Jazz Festival and make sure to check out the best Winter Park Music Festival Rentals.

Winter Park Spring Splash

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Spring Splash at Winter Park Resort

The Coca Cola® Spring Splash is April 22nd this year celebrating the end of the 72nd ski season at Winter Park Resort.  Spring Splash is a party at both sides of the Resort at Winter Park and Mary Jane.

On the Winter Park side:

Winter Park Resort’s Coca-Cola® Spring Splash is the oldest tradition of its kind and on its 44th year. Athletes begin at noon as spectators watch skiers and riders struggle through obstacles on the Larry Sale trail race course and attempt to skim across an icy pond to reach the finish line and post a time. Live music sets the tone for a closing day party that is fun for everyone! This is a family friendly fun time with music, giveaways with a festival like atmosphere.

On the Mary Jane Side:

It is rockin’ with a center stage and makeshift tail gate parties that lasts from early in the day till past sundown.  Lots of locals sharing their best bbq, adult beverages and celebrating the end to another ski season is what you get at the Challenger lift just up from the base of Mary Jane.  Jane side is not for the faint of heart as you will see all the good and bad of the youthful ski culture of today.

Make sure to get your spot picked out early on either the Winter Park or Mary Jane side as  there is a very large crowd on both sides by 11am.

Looking for Winter Park Spring Splash lodging be sure to book now to get your first choice of accommodations.

Check out some of our photos from last years Winter Park Resort spring splash celebration.  A whooping good time with sun and snow throughout the day.

Winter Park CO Spring Skiing

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Spring Skiing Winter Park Mary Jane

The weather is starting to warm up some here Winter Park and we are in our snowiest month of the year, March. This means that the famous Colorado spring skiing is knocking at the door.

With the slow start of the snow falling this year this should can we will be getting great snow from mid March thru the very end of April and probably beyond into May.  Not a great thing to hear for a mountain bike perspective but it should make for some of the best spring skiing conditions in years.

Spring is the best time of year to visit Winter Park Mary Jane Resort.  The skies are blue and there is nothing more fun than Après on the patio of Lunch Rock or Club Car on the Jane side.

Lodging at Winter Park Resort is a great deal come April and most of the crowds are staying down in the lowlands.  For those wanting to get the best skiing of the year spring is the time to head up to Winter Park.

The Winter Park Spring Splash is April 22 this year of 2012 and that is a day not to be missed.  Usually great skiing and some of the best snow of the year should be around if things go as they have the last few years.  March is the snowiest month here in WP and April is usually the third snowiest month of the year so there is always plenty of good skiing come springtime.

Check out the Winter Park Resort Lodging Lodging Deals and book now to get your first pick on your Mary Jane spring skiing vacation lodging digs.

Recipe of the Month from Winter Park, CO – March 2012

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Ty’s best Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treats

One of our favorite return guests surprised us by bringing us some delicious peanut butter rice krispy treats when he was in town in February. We loved them so much we want to share them with you. Thank you to Ty from Georgia for sharing!

Ingredients:

6 Cups of Rice Krispies
8 oz Corn Syrup
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup of Peanut Butter

Preparation:

- Mix the corn syrup with sugar
- Pre-measure the peanut butter and rice krispies
- Microwave corn syrup and sugar for approximately 60 sec.
- Add the peanut butter to the syrup and sugar mixture
- Pour the full mixture over the rice krispies
- After mixed, pour into a non-stick baking dish or line with wax paper
- Last, but not least, ENJOY!!!

Airfare Alert for Winter Park, CO – March 2012

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Cheap Flights to Denver and Winter Park, CO

Want to fly to Denver cheap? We’re here to help. Southwest is celebrating Leap Year with a 3 day sale through March 1st. Book a flight by 11:59 Pacific time to get deals starting at $69 one way to Denver. Plus, we found some more excellent bargains, including a flight from Oklahoma City for $119 RT, a flight from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for $120 RT and one from Billingham, Washinton for $180 RT. To get in on these and other deals, just click on the fares next to each city below, or go to www.airfarewatchdog.com to search for a flight from your city.

March Airfare Deals as of 2/29/12:

$161 RT Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)
$138 RT Amarillo, TX (AMA)
$220 RT Atlanta, GA (ATL)
$180 RT Bellingham, WA (BLI)
$119 RT Bismarck, ND (BIS)
$160 RT Bloomington, IL (BMI)
$209 RT Boston, MA (BOS)
$120 RT Cedar Rapids, IA (CID)
$160 RT Great Falls, MT (GTF)
$225 RT Greensboro, NC (GSO)
$161 RT Houston, TX (HOU)
$162 RT Las Vegas, NV (LAS)
$173 RT Lincoln, NE (LNK)
$155 RT Los Angeles (LAX)
$119 RT Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
$157 RT Omaha, NE (OMA)
$155 RT Provo, UT (PVU)
$200 RT Rockford, IL (RFD)
$161 RT San Antonio, TX (SAT)

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

Powder Addiction Backcountry Cat Skiing

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Cat Skiing in Winter Park, CO

Who out there is a skiing junky? We have the fix for you powder junky.  Powder Addiction Backcountry Cat Skiing is the skiing drug you are looking for.  Powder Addiction operates on Jones Pass on the East side of Berthoud Pass and runs daily snowcat skiing trips.

Powder Addiction offers guided snowcat skiing and riding for the powder addict. The terrain consist of high alpine bowls, gladed meadows, rock bands, open chutes and gullies. The high altitude combined with good Northern exposure keeps the snow cold and light. Operating in the Jones Pass area with an operating permit of 2,600 acres, there is the powder, vertical and adventure for an epic powder experience. Holding true to powder addiction trips are run seven days a week.

All Powder Addiction cat ski trips include transportation to and from the Village at Winter Park, powder demo skis, safety gear, lunch, and 2 free beers at the end of the day, compliments of Steamworks Brewery.

The above was a trip of Winter Park locals and a couple of Winter Park Lodging Company staffers playing a day of hooky.  It was a little windy for the ski trip but boy was there some fantastic un-skied powder.  The guides at Powder Addition know how to get un-skied fresh powder shots while offering a safe and fun trip.  In the video above you can see the small avalanche that went before our ski crew hit that slope.

If you have any inclination to do any backcountry skiing you should look into a cat trip with PA.  An amazing ski will be had and it is such a different skiing experience than can be a had at Winter Park/Mary Jane ski resort.

Looking for lodging and a deal on your Powder Addiction trip? Make sure to book your Winter Park ski lodging with Winter Park Lodging Company.  And also book your Powder Addiction trip with WPLCo to get the best deal through our EasySki concierge service.

Check out the Powder Addiction website to get the lowdown.