Free Winter Park Summer Concert Tickets

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Chris

Free Tickets for the Winter Park Music Festival

Summer is here and it is time to make your plans to come up and see some of the great music that will be going on all summer. Winter Park Lodging Company is trying to make it a little easier on your wallet this year with free tickets to the Winter Park Music Festival that is featuring Bret Michaels, Ski Row and Warrant.

Here are the details on your free tickets and how to see Bret Michaels perform “Every Rose has it’s thorns” for free:

WPLCo is offering a “package” deal for bookings made for the Winter Park Music Festival (aka Bret Michaels weekend). The weekend is August 6 & 7 in case you aren’t already in the know and have your 80’s costume planned.

Rules:

- One bedroom condo lodging get 2 free VIP tickets

- Two bedroom lodging get 4 VIP tickets

- Three bedroom lodging get 6 VIP tix, and

- Four or more bedroom lodging get 8 free VIP tix

Details:

The VIP tix allow access to the restricted area at the front of the stage, the Stage Left tent plus two free beverages at the private bar. Each VIP ticket is good for one day of the festival only. Saturday’s show will have seating, but not Sunday’s show with Bret Michaels, just a mosh pit.

Winter Park Music Festival Lineup

August 6 - Warrant, Skid Row, Lewis & Floorwax and The Groove Hawgs

August 7 – Bret Michaels, Lewis & Floorwax and The Groove Hawgs

VIP tickets are on a first come first serve basis and there is a limited supply. Don’t miss out and get your free VIP Winter Park Music Festival tickets today.

Find your Winter Park Music Festival Lodging.

Getting out on the water in Winter Park, CO

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Chris

Whitewater Rafting around Winter Park, Colorado

The incredible snow year we have had is about to change into an incredible whitewater rafting year. Winter Park Resort received almost 400 inches of snow this ski season and we have probably gotten another 40 inches since the resort closed April 24th. All this snow is starting to melt and we are looking at one of the best rafting season in years.

The Upper Colorado snow basin is around 200% of normal snowpack and the water in the rivers is starting to rise. The Fraser River is already over 1000 cfs and the Upper Colorado 7000 cfs. That is a lot of water already.

Now is the time to book your summer getaway and take a ride down the Colorado or Clear Creek Rivers. Winter Park Lodging Company works with Adventures in Whitewater and Redtail Rafting.

Adventures in Whitewater offers rafting trips on either river, has experienced and friendly guides, plus guests of Winter Park Lodging Company get 15% off. Adventures in Whitewater offers a variety of raft trips for all ages on both the Upper Colorado River and Clear Creek. From first time beginners to expert paddlers, you will get the rafting trip that is right for you. Float in a raft through scenic scenery on the Colorado River with the young and the young at heart or challenge your wild side with a white-knuckled, adrenalin-charged Clear Creek rafting trip. The top priority is your safety, so AIW only uses qualified, experienced guides. Their home base is right here in Winter Park, Colorado, but they serve many other areas, including Breckenridge, Idaho Springs and Denver. They’d love to take you and your family for a ride, plus they’re a great resource for team-building, experiential learning, family reunions and wedding parties. Feel free to call their friendly local staff at 1-877-321-RAFT or (970)726-3279 if you have any questions.

NOTE: You MUST mention your reservation number and the vacation home you are staying in with Winter Park Lodging Company at the time of booking your trip to get the 15% discount.

Redtail Rafting offer trips on the scenic and wild Colorado River. Make a memory on the legendary Upper Colorado River while traversing Class I,II & III (mild to moderate) rapids. Red Tail’s highly trained professionals will guide you through a day of breathtaking scenery, bountiful wildlife and thrilling rapids. Redtail prides themselves on smaller, more personal trips, that you and your family will long remember.

Summer is here and the time is right for a little rafting up in the Colorado Rockies. Come stay with Winter Park Lodging Company and get a deal on some great rafting.

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.

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.

SolShine Music Festival – Winter Park, CO

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Chris

Winter Park Resort – SolShine Music Fest

The American Music Festival is making a return to Winter Park, Colorado, now called the Winter Park Solshine Music Festival. This may be in name only but it sure does bring back great memories of the American Music Fest held on the slopes of Winter Park Resort from the mid 19190′s to the early 2000′s. The AMF brought to Colorado some of the biggest and best music acts of the day and still some of the best know artists around . Check out the AMF concert poster to the right and see Widespread Panic, Brian Setzer and Ani DiFranco…. Wow, I wish we could get these artists back to Winter Park now!

The new SolShine Music Festival will be held in the Town of Winter Park at the Hideaway Park amphitheater and at Cooper Creek Square. The dates are July 16th and 17th, the weekend before the Winter Park Jazz Festival, another great week here in Winter Park for some live music.

Line-up for Winter Park Solshine Music Festival:

Saturday, July 16, 2011 – at Hideaway Park

The Subdudes – click here to listen
Punch Brothers – click here to listen
Trampled By Turtles – click here to listen
Elizabeth Cook – click here to listen
Blind Pilot – click here to listen

Sunday, July 17, 2011 (Cooper Creek Square)
Gregory Alan Isakov – click here to listen
Johan Wagner – click here to listen
Megan Burtt – click here to listen
Reed Foehl – click here to listen
Ramaya Soskin – click here to listen

Admission is free for general admission and $25 for VIP section in the restricted area at the front of the stage.

If you are looking to come up to the mountains this summer this is a wonderful time. Mountain biking is aplenty and the temperatures are perfect. There are no 100° Denver and Front Range summer days up her in Winter Park. Make your plans now to see some fun music and get up to the Rocky Mountains this summer. Let Winter Park Lodging Company make your trip fun and hassle free.

Winter Park, CO 2010 Summer in Review

Posted on October 3, 2010 by Valarie

Sarah & Family's Horseback Ride & Cowboy Dinner with Sombrero Stables

: Amy & Family’s Visit to Rocky Mountain National Park

We’ve had another great summer in Winter Park this year, and it’s pleasantly lingering on into a beautiful Indian summer. We hope you had a chance to share it with us, but if not, we’ve compiled a few photos of some of the fun we’ve had. Click on the photos to see the full stories and try to make it up next year.

Chris Killin' it at Trestle Bike Park

Sarah on Mountain Bike Ride with Amy on Blue Sky Trail just 1 mile from downtown Winter Park

The Winter Park Lodging Crew in full downhill gear for a day at Trestle Bike Park

Val at the Blues from the Top Festival with friends

Sarah and Chris took their boys Nicholas & Willem for $1 ice cream cones in Grand Lake

Rachel took a ride with Adventures in Whitewater and saw some cliff jumping in the Colorado River

: Labor Day Mountain Bike Pond Crossing at Winter Park Resort

Fall Discount with Winter Park Dog Sled Kennels

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Valarie

Guests of Winter Park Lodging Company visiting this fall are in for a treat. Dog Sled Rides of Winter Park is offering a generous 30% discount for the following activities, until November 24, 2010. Plus, we hear they just had puppies. Who doesn’t love to play with puppies?

Give them a call or book your tour today.

Cart Rides: www.dogsledrides.com/winterpark/carts.php – Designed for two adults or two adults and one or two children. One of the adults must use the steering and braking to control the cart. The carts have four wheels and are pulled by nine or ten dogs. We follow our open trails for 3.5 miles. The ride is about 45 minutes and the guests are here for about 75 to 90 minutes.

Scooter Rides: www.dogsledrides.com/winterpark/scooters.php - One rider aged 14 or older per scooter. The scooters have two wheels and are pulled by one or two dogs. We follow our open trails for 3.5 miles. The ride is about 45 minutes and the guests are here for about 75 to 90 minutes.

Kennel Tours: www.dogsledrides.com/winterpark/summer.php – The kennel tours are for people of all ages and ability levels. We learn a lot about how to care for our dogs, see where they live, see the sleds, and get to mingle with the dogs in the exercise yard. Depending on how many questions are asked, the tour lasts about an hour or so.

Call Dog Sled Rides of Winter Park at 970-726-8326 today.

Night Ranger Rocks Winter Park!

Posted on August 8, 2010 by rachelb

This weekend in Winter Park is filled with good times and good tunes. Today, the free 103.5 Fox Winter Park Music Fetival kicked off at 10am in Hideaway Park. Local vendors set up shop for food, drinks, and fun for the whole family. The playground and skate park were packed all day and we got geat weather overall, with just a few sprinkes late in the afternoon. There was a great line up including Pat Travers, The Groove Hawgs, and the headliners- famous for their 80′s power ballads and melodic hard rock- Night Ranger. They brought everybody to their feet with classics like ‘Don’t Tell Me You Love Me’ , ‘Sentimental Street’ and of course, ‘Sister Christian’. Here they are, singing the emblamatic 80′s tune in downtown Winter Park…

Needless to say, we all had a good ol’ time rockin’ to the 80′s, and the music continues through the weekend all around town. Our visitors who booked their lodging with Winter Park Lodging Company even enjoyed free VIP tickets to the festival. Come up to Winter Park for some fresh mountain air, Summer mountain music, and free fun for the whole family. It can ‘t be beat!

Winter Park Village Events: The Back Bowl Soup Company Specials & Music

Posted on July 23, 2010 by rachelb

Back Bowl Patio

We wanted to spread the word on the latest Summer special at The Back Bowl Soup Company, located in the heart of the new base village. Starting Thursday, 7/29, Jeremy Farmer will be playing live music on the patio every Tue./Thurs. from 5:30-7:30 pm for the Mountain Employee Happy Hour. Enjoy a frosty beverage or a tasty appetizer, while the little ones play on the new Adventure Train playground. They even have free parking close by, right across the walkway from the Back Bowl. Come out with your friends and family to enjoy good times in the Colorado sunshine, and remember to book your lodging with Winter Park Lodging Company for the best deals and sweetest digs in town. Here’s a quick list of the specials~

Drinks- 2 for 1 draft beers and house wine

Food- 20% off food orders and complimentary animal crackers and pretzels