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Airfare Alert for Winter Park, CO – April 2012

Valarie — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 06:20:04 +0000

Cheap Flights to Denver and Winter Park, CO

Southwest Airlines is doing another Click-n-Save sale until April 5th, with some pretty decent fares to Denver, including some as low as $65 each way. The sale fares are good for travel dates starting April 17, making it perfect for those of you who want to come to Winter Park’s famous Spring Splash celebration on closing day weekend (April 20-22).

Catch a few more runs before the lifts close! We just got snow today and April receives an average snowfall of 35 inches each year (we got 70 two winters ago). Take a look at our list of flight deals to Denver, below, and if you don’t see your city listed, just go to www.airfarewatchdog.com to find your fares.

April Airfare Deals as of 4/3/12:

$219 RT	Boston, MA (BOS)
$152 RT	Casper, WY (CPR)
$138 RT	Chicago, IL (ORD)
$221 RT	Dallas, TX (DFW)
$179 RT	Des Moines, IA (DSM)
$58 RT	Fort Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
$180 RT	Kansas City, MO (MCI)
$138 RT	Las Vegas, NV (LAS)
$121 RT	Mesa, AZ (AZA)
$200 RT	Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
$202 RT	New Orleans, LA (MSY)
$139 RT	Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
$136 RT	Omaha, NE (OMA)
$152 RT	Phoenix, AZ (PHX)
$220 RT	Portland, OR (PDX)
$138 RT	Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)
$169 RT	San Diego, CA (SAN)
$159 RT	Tucson, AZ (TUS)
$161 RT	Wichita, KS (ICT)

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.

Airfare Alert for Winter Park, CO – March 2012

Valarie — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 21:23:32 +0000

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)

Airfare Deals to Get on the Winter Park Slopes – Feb 2012

Chris — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:28:29 +0000

Cheap Flights to Denver and Winter Park, CO

We want to get you on the ski hills for cheap, cheap, cheap. We try to get you the best deal on lodging and with Winter Park Lodging Company’s EasySki service you get the most convenient, lowest prices on everything from lift tickets to ski rentals and ground transport from Denver International Airport. There are a couple things we can not control and that is airline flight costs and gas prices. But in our attempt to keep it cheep cheap cheap we bring you the monthly airfare watchdog with the best deals to DIA from around the country.

Winter Park/Mary Jane is the closest destination resort to DIA. With traffic clogging the Eisenhower Tunnel every weekend it will be a wise decision to get off of I-70 before the traffic gets bad and head over to Winter Park.

Check out the airfare watchdog for you deal to Winter Park, Colorado.

February Flight Deals as of 1/31/2012:

$79 RT	Amarillo, TX (AMA)
$230 RT	Atlanta, GA (ATL)
$148 RT	Austin, TX (AUS)
$172 RT	Chicago, IL (MDW)
$221 RT	Dallas, TX (DFW)
$238 RT	FT. Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
$170 RT	Houston, TX (IAH)
$180 RT	Indianapolis, IN (IND)
$139 RT	Kansas City, MO (MCI)
$199 RT	Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
$292 RT	New Orleans, LA (MSY)
$138 RT	Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
$270 RT	Philadelphia, PA (PHL)
$161 RT	Rapid City, SD (RAP)
$172 RT	San Antonio, TX (SAT)
$202 RT	San Jose, CA (SJC)
$202 RT	St. Louis, MO (STL)
$202 RT	Tulsa, OK (TUL)
$161 RT	Wichita, Kansas (ICT)

Airfare Deal Alert for Winter Park, Colorado – January 2012

Valarie — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:51:25 +0000

Airfare Deal Alert for Winter Park, CO – January 2012

We can help you with lodging. We can help you with lift tickets, and ski rentals. We can even book your transportation from the Denver International Airport. The only service that isn’t included in Winter Park Lodging Company’s EasySki service is airline tickets. So, here’s the best guide we have found for the best deals out there to Denver.

Winter Park just just a hop, skip and a jump from Denver – closest resort of all of the major ski resorts in Colorado. And, you get to skip all of the traffic on I-70 that clogs Summit County. Take Exit 242 to Winter Park, and wave to the traffic goodbye. You can check for cheap airfares to Denver on www.airfarewatchdog.com.

January’s Flight Deals as of 12/30/2011:

$108 RT	Amarillo, TX (ABQ)
$198 RT	Boise, ID (BOI)
$188 RT	Charlotte, NC (CLT)
$182 RT	Ft. Lauderdale, FL (FLL)
$139 RT	Jackson Hole, WY (JAC)
$176 RT	Killeen, TX (GRK)
$128 RT	Las Vegas, NV (LAS)
$158 RT	Lincoln, NE (LNK)
$178 RT	Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
$198 RT	New York, NY (LGA)
$198 RT	Newark, NJ (EWR)
$118 RT	Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
$178 RT	Raleigh, NC (RDU)
$118 RT	Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)
$148 RT	San Antonio, TX (SAT)
$168 RT	San Diego, CA (SAN)
$181 RT	Spokane, WA (GEG)
$178 RT	St. Louis, MO (STL)
$182 RT	Tulsa, OK (TUL)

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.

Airfare Deal Alert for Winter Park, CO – December 2011

Valarie — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:05:12 +0000

Airfare Deal Alert for Winter Park, CO – December 2011

Confessions of an airline baggage thrower will provide some interesting insights on the best types of luggage and more tidbits on getting your baggage to arrive on time. And do you know your flying “rights,” or if you even have any? When it comes to canceled or delayed flights, being bumped from a flight or taxi delays on the runway, you’ll want to read this article to understand what (if anything) you can do. Finally, it’s official. American Airlines has filed for bankruptcy. Would you book with them still? Vote on Airfarewatchdog.com’s Facebook page and learn more about how it may affect your travel plans.

Regarding flight deals, it seems that the flights have gone up since our last airfare deal alert in November, but we scrounged to find the best values available for airfare to Denver. As much as possible, we’re featuring flights on Southwest to help with your costs, since they are awesome and don’t charge for checked baggage. Plus, Southwest doesn’t have assigned seating, giving you more flexibility when boarding. Happy holidays and travels, and don’t forget you can check for cheap airfares to Denver or any other city in the world on www.airfarewatchdog.com.

December’s Flight Deals as of 12/1/2011:

$138 RT	Albuquerque, NM (ABQ)
$500 RT	Anchorage, AK (ANC)
$198 RT	Atlanta, GA (ATL)
$176 RT	Austin, TX (AUS)
$198 RT	Boston, MA (BOS)
$238 RT	Branson, MO (BCG)
$178 RT	Chicago, IL (MDW)
$176 RT	Houston, TX (IAH)
$198 RT	Hudson Valley, NY (SFW)
$139 RT	Idaho Falls, ID (IDA)
$130 RT	Kansas City, MO (MCI)
$174 RT	Madison, WI (MSN)
$138 RT	Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
$118 RT	Omaha, NE (OMA)
$158 RT	Phoenix, AZ (PHX)
$170 RT	Portland, OR (PDX)
$139 RT	Rapid City, SD (RAP)
$158 RT	Tucson, AZ (TUS)
$218 RT	Washington, DC (DCA)

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.

Airfare Deal Alert for Winter Park, CO – November 2011

Valarie — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:43:51 +0000

Take a look below at the flight from NYC to Denver for just $198 and the killer deal from Austin for just $110. November’s Airfare Deals are all round trip flights for $198 or less, and all cities are different than those in last month’s report. For more flight deals to Denver, check out www.airfarewatchdog.com. Get the deals now so you can ski Winter Park with us!

Also in this month’s airfare deal alert, get the scoop on the airfare hikes predicted for this ski season. Reports that high demand for holiday seats, combined with low availability, means fares for these heavy travel periods are bound to go up, soon. See MSNBC’s full video report.

November’s Flight Deals as of 11/2/2011:

$110 RT	Austin, TX (AUS)
$142 RT	Boise, ID (BOI)
$178 RT	Boston, MA (BOS)
$199 RT	Cedar Rapids, IA (CID)
$198 RT	Detroit, MI (DTW)
$139 RT	Idaho Falls, ID (IDA)
$139 RT	Jackson Hole, WY (JAC)
$198 RT	New York City, NY (LGA)
$139 RT	Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)
$139 RT	Rapid City, SD (RAP)
$198 RT	Rochester, MN (RST)
$118 RT	Salt Lake City, UT (SLC)
$118 RT	San Antonio, TX (SAT)
$120 RT	San Diego, CA (SAN)
$190 RT	Shreveport, LA (SHV)
$118 RT	Spokane, WA (GEG)
$148 RT	St. Louis, MO (STL)
$190 RT	Texarkana, AR (TXK)
$148 RT	Wichita, KS (ICT)

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.

Fraser to Winter Park Ski Transit Service

Chris — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:36:01 +0000

Winter Park Resort Ski Shuttle

If you live in the Winter Park/ Fraser area you most likely have heard the uproar about Winter Park Resort discontinuing funding for the Fraser neighborhood service with “The Lift” ski shuttle program. Winter Park Resort has had a lot of flak thrown its way for withdrawing this funding but truly what other ski town has the ski resort operator as the main funder of town transportation?

I think Winter Park Resort was, and is, the only one in Colorado.

Anywho, not to worry for this season, as two of our lodging competitors have stepped up to the plate to come up with the required funding to keep the purple and red line, the line that was to be discontinued, up and running for this coming ski season. I think this is a short term solution and that a long term solution will need to be addressed by the Winter Park and Fraser town councils in conjunction with Grand County.

The Lift will be running this year with ski shuttle service to Winter Park Resort.

Details of Ski Shuttle Service:

Day ski shuttle will be a “New Purple” line, effectively a combined route of areas previously serviced by both Red & Purple lines in 2010-11.
Day shuttle, on entering USA Hwy 40 from CR 8, will then take a direct “non-stop” shot to the ski area (with the exception of “dropping off” people in Fraser or Winter Park). Night shuttle will replicate service to areas provided by the night Purple line in 2010-11.
Night shuttle will replicate service to areas provided by the night Purple line in 2010-11.

Ski Shuttle Days of Operation:

Buses will operate for the 159 days of the 2011-12 ski season, commencing Wednesday November 16, 2011 through Sunday April 22, 2012.

Additional bus service to cope with “Peak” demand time periods will on an as required basis to cover most Saturdays and Sundays, except November 19-20 and April 21-22 (42 days) as well as the following Holidays (12 days):
Christmas Week: December 26-30, 2011
MLK Day: January 16, 2012
President’s Day: February 201, 2012
Main Spring Break Week: March 12-16, 2012

An approximation of 250 hours of additional “Peak” service (estimated 4-5 hours per day for 54 days) were factored in to the equation.

Ski Shuttle Hours of Service:

Day Service:

2 buses per hour from (1 bus every half-hour) 7:30AM to 5PM with the exception of 11AM-2PM where there would be 1 bus per hour.
This would effectively mean half-hour service 7:30AM – 10:30AM, hourly service 11AM-2PM, then half-hour service again 2PM-5PM.

Night Service:

Bus #1 starting at 5:30PM to 10:00PM (last run), once every half-hour

Ski Shuttle Route:

Ski Shuttle Day Route:

Start Winter Park Resort
Hwy 40 to Fraser, Right on CR804-MeadowRidge Road.
R on CR834-Cranmer
L on CR837-Balsh
R on CR836-Hughes
R on CR8360-Spinner
R on CR834-Cranmer
R on CR838-East Meadow Mile
L on CR840-West Meadow Mile
R on Meadow Lane
L on CR832-Meadow Mile
R on CR8500-Jabberwocky
Loop through Silvercrest, L on CR8500-Jabberwocky
R on CR832-Meadow Mile
R on Cranmer Pl
R on Wapiti Drive
L on CR8
L on US Hwy 40
R on Winter Park Drive to Winter Park Resort

Ski Shuttle Day Stops:

Safeway (on CR804)
Needles Eye & Railbender
Cabins at Porcupine Ridge
Eagle Ridge on the Summit
Elk Court Cabins
Lookout Village
Indian Peaks
Winter Park Tennis Club & Acadia
Meadowridge Ct #22, #17/18A/Clubhouse, Ct #29, Ct #26, Ct #6
The Pines
Bavarian Village
Silvercrest
(flag) Upper & Lower Ptarmigan
Twin Rivers
Winter Park Resort

Ski Shuttle Night Route:

Start Safeway Shopping Center
R on CR804-MeadowRidge Road.
R on CR834-Cranmer
L on CR837-Balsh
R on CR836-Hughes
R on CR8360-Spinner
R on CR834-Cranmer
R on CR838-East Meadow Mile
L on CR840-West Meadow Mile
R on Meadow Lane
L on CR832-Meadow Mile
R on CR8500-Jabberwocky
Loop through Silvercrest, L on CR8500-Jabberwocky
R on CR832-Meadow Mile
R on Cranmer Pl
R on Wapiti Drive
L on CR8
L on US Hwy 40
L on CR804-MeadowRidge Road

Ski Shuttle Night Stops:

Safeway Shopping Center
Needles Eye & Railbender
Cabins at Porcupine Ridge
Eagle Ridge on the Summit
Elk Court Cabins
Lookout Village
Indian Peaks
Winter Park Tennis Club & Acadia
Meadowridge Ct #22, Ct #17/18A/Clubhouse, Ct #29, Ct #26, Ct #6
The Pines
Bavarian Village
Silvercrest
(flag) Upper & Lower Ptarmigan
Twin Rivers
Safeway

Winter Park Lodging Company manages 11 Fraser ski condo rentals on this route, so fear not service will be here for this ski season.

Airfare Deal Alert for Winter Park, CO – October 2011

Valarie — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:04:09 +0000

The deals are out there right now, especially for Texas and Arizona residents. Perfect. Ya’ll are probably really looking forward to Winter Park’s snowy temperatures after the steamy hot summer. But there’s more great deals to be found, including a flight from Portland, MAINE, for $120 round trip! For more flight deals to Denver, check out www.airfarewatchdog.com.

Baggage Basics: Also in this month’s airfare deal alert, learn which airlines don’t charge an arm and a leg for you to bring your luggage. For example, my favorite airline right now is Southwest, because not only can you bring two checked bags for free, you can make a flight change without paying a fee. To see Airfare Watchdog’s comprehensive list of all the airlines’ baggage fees, click here.

October’s Flight Deals as of 10/4/2011:

$118 RT	Amarillo, TX (AMA)
$184 RT	Atlanta, GA
$168 RT	Branson, MO (BKG)
$122 RT	Chicago, IL (MDW)
$138 RT	College Station, TX (CLL)
$186 RT	Flint, MI (FNT)
$108 RT	Houston, TX (HOU)
$164 RT	Indianapolis, IN (IND)
$98 RT	Kansas City, MO (MCI)
$166 RT	Killeen, TX (GRK)
$90 RT	Las Vegas, NV (LAS)
$139 RT	Lincoln, NE (LNK)
$186 RT	Longview, TX (GGG)
$122 RT	Milwaukee, WI (MKE)
$142 RT	Minneapolis, MN (MSP)
$118 RT	Omaha, NE (OMA)
$90 RT	Phoenix, AZ (PHX)
$120 RT	Portland, ME (PWM)
$116 RT	Tucson, AZ (TUS)

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.

Airfare Deal Alert from Winter Park, CO – September 2011

Valarie — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:27:38 +0000

It won’t be long until the landscape of Winter Park is blanketed in pure white snow. The first trace of snow on the ground has already fallen, giving us locals the all-too-familiar first shock of the impending ski season. It always catches us off guard, it seems. After the shock passes, we all just look like greedy Grinches rubbing our hands together in anticipation.

Join in our anticipation of another fun ski season and start planning your ski trip now. There are great flight deals to Denver, from as low as $38 even! The rest of these deals on airfare are all under $160 round trip, except for the super deal from Puerto Rico for only $388. Check out our list of the top twenty cheap flights below, or go to www.airfarewatchdog.com to see the deals from your city.

September’s Airfare Deals

$136 RT	Austin, TX
$138 RT	Boise, ID
$158 RT	Chicago, IL
$38 RT	Kansas City, MO
$156 RT	Killeen, TX
$158 RT	Lincoln, NE
$138 RT	Los Angeles, CA
$118 RT	Lubbock, TX
$150 RT	Minneapolis, MN
$138 RT	Oakland, CA
$118 RT	Omaha, NE
$158 RT	Ontario, CA
$98 RT	Phoenix, AZ
$160 RT	Raleigh, NC
$138 RT	Portland, OR
$388 RT	San Juan, PR
$158 RT	Spokane, WA
$118 RT	Tucson, AZ
$136 RT	Waco, TX
$138 RT	Wichita, KS

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.

Airfare Alert from Winter Park, CO – July 2011

Valarie — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:32:05 +0000

The Winter Park Lodging Company Airfare Deal Alert is out a bit early for July. We just couldn’t wait! With all of the great deals on flights right now, you just have to check it out. All of these flights to Denver are cheap, for $80 or $160 round trip, and there are so many more to be had – see for yourself on Airfare Watchdog. They probably won’t last long, so check it out now.

Plus, for all of you spontaneous folks out there looking for a quick getaway this summer, check out this super-cool list of links for the major airlines’ last-minute and weekend specials, courtesy of Airfare Watchdog.

Delta last minute weekend fares
US Air E-Saver weekend fares
Airtran last minute weekend fares
American Airlines last-minute weekend fares
United Airlines last-minute weekend fares
Continental Airlines last-minute weekend fares.

July’s Airfare Deals

$160 RT	Akron, OH
$80 RT	Albuquerque, NM
$80 RT	Amarillo, TX
$160 RT	Atlanta, GA
$160 RT	Boise, ID
$160 RT	Chicago, IL
$160 RT	Chattanooga, TN
$160 RT	Fayetteville, AR
$160 RT	Flint, MI
$160 RT	Ft. Walton Beach, FL
$160 RT	Jackson, MS
$80 RT	Jackson Hole, WY
$160 RT	Long Beach, CA
$160 RT	Lubbock, TX
$160 RT	Memphis, TN
$160 RT	Minneapolis, MN
$160 RT	New Orleans, LA
$160 RT	Rapid City, SD
$80 RT	Salt Lake City, UT
$160 RT	Springfield, MO

When you hop on a plane to Denver this summer, don’t miss out on Winter Park for a couple of nights. Stay with us to get all sorts of freebies and hookups, like free tickets to the Winter Park Jazz Festival After Party or a free pass to the Winter Park Resort summer activities (with the longest alpine slide in Colorado). We can even hook you up with free VIP passes to see Bret Michaels up close & personal on August 7th. Click here to check out all discounts offered by Winter Park Lodging Company.

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.