Winter Park Resort Last Day of Ski Season 2013

Posted on March 20, 2013 by Chris

Winter Park Resort Spring Splash

Spring has arrived and that means we are looking forward to some great warm weather skiing and the alway fun end-of-ski-season Splash. Lets not count the ski season over yet, as the forecast is calling for a wet and snowy spring here in Winter Park. But it may be time to make plans to for your spring trip up to Winter Park and Mary Jane.

The closing of ski season 2012/13 is April 21 and that is known as Splash here in the Fraser Valley. Haven’t been to splash? Well, you are seriously missing out! Check out the photo above. That is Winter Park Lodging Company’s own Billy making his way completely across the skimming pond at the bottom of Winter Park Resort last year.

At the Mary Jane base is the edgier part of splash with all the Winter Park locals and C-lot veterans giving it their all to celebrate a ski season coming to an end. There will be a stage over in C-lot with local musicians providing entertainment. The celebrations will go into the night as stated it can get on the edgier side. Over at Winter Park base the family friendly affair is a great celebration for the kids with pond skimming and live music. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe will be headlining Springtopia on Sunday

Winter Park Resort is calling Splash weekend Springtopia but we will here just keep it to “Splash”. Springtopia is the whole closing weekend of Winter Park/Mary Jane. Julian Marley & the Uprising will be headlining the Saturday concert at Winter Park base.

So spring is here, it is time to get your Winter Park Resort lodging plans set to send this ski season off with a bang and get ready for opening day of next ski season.

Winter Park Resort Ski Runs on Google Maps

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Chris

Winter Park/Mary Jane on Google Maps

Google Inc has been spending some time in the Winter Park, Co area with their quirky little car and its antennae. The results are that all the Winter Park and Mary Jane ski runs are now on Google maps. Take a look above at those wonderful ski runs captured on Google maps.

Here is the link to check out the page for yourself: Winter Park Resort.

This is now a great way to plan your ski day and get away from the crowds on one of our busier weekend up here in WP. Check out our five favorite runs at Winter Park/Mary Jane and you can find some of the locals favorites and hit the best trails at WP/MJ using Google Maps.

If you are wanting avoid all crowds you can also try out all the snowshoe and cross-country trails that art in the Winter Park area.

Snow Mountain Ranch and Devils Thumb Ranch can also be found on Google Maps but their ski trails have not been added yet.

And last, but certainly not least, you can find Winter Park Lodging Company on Google Maps also.

Group Lessons at Winter Park Resort

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Chris

Ski Lessons at Winter Park and Mary Jane

Winter Park Lodging Company has been selling private ski lessons at Winter Park Resort for a couple of years now and it has gone very well. This year through our EasySki service we get to expand that to include sales of group lessons. And these are not everybody else’s run of the mill Winter Park Resort group lessons. This red carpet, treated like a King (or Queen) convenience is only through Winter Park Lodging Company.

Here is the skinny:

Winter Park Lodging Company guests meet for private and group lessons inside the comfy confines of the Private Lesson Center (pictured to the right). The friendly Winter Park Resort staff will have your packet in your name and you can sign your liability waiver there and head out to slopes for your lesson. No crazy crowds of the Balcony House and the snow is just steps away with no stairs. The cherry on top for Winter Park Lodging Company guests is that if you rent skis and boots through WPLCo with Winter Park Resort Base Rentals your skis will be waiting for you at the Private Lesson Center when you get custom delivery service. No lugging your skis around. Winter Park Resort Base Rentals will do a custom boot fitting in your ski vacation condo the night before, leave you with your boots and get your skis to the Private Lesson desk for your ski lesson the next morning.

And this is after Winter Park Lodging Company has delivered you your lift tickets in your Winter Park vacation rental condo. No lines, no hassle just the most convenient way to hit the ski slopes.

Check out the details of the adult group lessons through Winter Park Resort. But remember only the red carpet treatment comes with lodging and booking through Winter Park Lodging Company. And the kids get the same perks with Winter Park kids lessons. And don’t forget only the red carpet service if booked through Winter Park Lodging Company.

Winter Park EasySki Service

Winter Lift Ticket sales

Winter Park Ski and Board Rentals

Winter Park End of Season Ski Pass

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Chris

photo by Scott Hefel

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

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Chris

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 CO Spring Skiing

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Chris

Winter Park Mary Jane spring skiing deals

Photo by Scott Hefel

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.

Powder Addiction Backcountry Cat Skiing

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Chris

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.

Winter Park Resort Winter Carnival

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Chris

Mary Jane’s Birthday Bash

This weekend brings us the Winter Park Carnival celebrating Mary Jane’s birthday. The event celebrates one of Winter Park’s most famous gals – Mary Jane, the lady of the night. Winter Park Resort will host Mary Jane’s Birthday Bash with daily events including free bump tips, a snow sculpture contest, live music, and delicious Après Ski birthday cake (outside of the Club Car, on the Mary Jane base, at 2:15pm Saturday). Destination Downtown will carry the celebration into Saturday evening with a main street parade, fireworks and family fun activities. Ice Sculpture competition will return this year at Winter Park Resort and downtown Winter Park.

Here are the scheduled events on Saturday, January 21 to celebrate Mary Jane turning another year older:

7:30-9am Pancake Breakfast at Mary Jane

8am-11am Interactive Ice Display at Winter Park Resort

8am-4pm Snow Sculpture contest at Winter Park Resort and Mary Jane 9am-4pm Retail and Rental specials at the Mary Jane Shop

10am-1pm 5k Less Idle More Wild Snowshoe Series in Hideaway Park 10am-2pm Free Bump Tips at the Top of the Super Gauge Express 11am-1pm Kids fun activities with 1k race in Hideaway Park. 11:30am-5pm Jager Ice Bar & Giveaways Club Car Deck

12pm-5pm Live Music on the Club Car Deck

2pm-6pm Sprint Photo Booth- Old Time Photos

3pm-6pm Mary Jane dress-alike specials & après ski at the Club Car 1pm-4pm vitaminwater Street Team Sampling

3pm-6pm Coors Liberty Ski Giveaway at the Derailer Bar 3pm-6pm The Silver Bullet Base Bash Live Music Series presented by Coors with Kort McCumber at the Derailer Bar

4pm-6pm Free Campfire – S’mores Hot Chocolate and Sledding Party at Hideaway Park

4-8pm Free Music at Hideaway Park 5:15pm Wish Lanterns to be lit and set off in Hideaway Park

6pm Free Parade down Main Street Winter Park

Fireworks and Cupcakes to follow 9pm The Grand County Blues Society Presents Trampled Under Foot at Smokin’ Moe’s

11:30am-5pm Coors Light Ice Bar & Giveaways on the Derailer Deck

Sunday, January 22 Events:

7:30-9am Bloody Marys at Club Car at Mary Jane

10am-2pm Free Bump Tips at the Top of the Super Gauge Express 9am-4pm Retail and Rental specials at the Mary Jane Shop

11:30am-5pm Jager Ice Bar & Giveaways Club Car Deck 11:30-5pm Coors Light Ice Bar & Giveaways on the Derailer Deck 3-6pm Apres Ski Club Car at Mary Jane

9:45pm Live Music featuring Whitewater Ramble at Ullrs Tavern

Head on out and help Mary Jane celebrate her birthday.

Winter Park Lodging Company YouTube Channel

Posted on October 21, 2011 by Chris

Winter Park Lodging Company

WPLCO1′s Channel

Winter Park Lodging Company now has it’s own YouTube Channel. Want to see all of our latest ski and mountain biking videos to get you psyched up for your coming trip look no further than the WPLCo YouTube Channel. Also, on the channel you will find tours of our properties to really see the vacation rental that you will be staying at on your trip to Winter Park, Colorado.

We have about 62 videos on the channel so far with lots of skiing at Winter Park and Mary Jane and even a couple of days with Powder Addiction on Jones Pass. The ski videos are all from last year but we are expecting another bonanza La Nina year. So, look for some good powder skiing with some new ski shots from our new additions to the Winter Park Lodging Company staff, Bill & Conor, affectionately known as the B C boys.

Last year one of our ski videos was picked up by the Weather Channel and was played nationwide for two days. Star of that almighty ski video was none other than WP local Ed. Check out the now famous Pine Cliff skiing at Mary Jane below:

You can also find on the, hopefully in the near future, famous Winter Park Lodging Company YouTube Channel are Winter Park, Colorado mountain bike videos. Some fun stuff on the 600 or so miles of mountain bike trails we have surrounding WP. Here is a trip down Winter Park Lodging Company favorite Broken Thumb and Twisted Ankle:

Looking to see some Winter Park/Mary Jane ski and mountain bike footage subscribe to the Winter Park Lodging Company YouTube Channel.

If you would like to come and enjoy our ski runs and mountain bike hills check out the Winter Park Lodging Company vacation rentals.

Winter Park Resort #14 in Ski Magazine

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Chris

Top 15 Ski North American Ski Resorts: Winter Park

The Ski Magazine ski resort rankings are out and Winter Park Resort was one of the big winners. Ski magazine does their yearly resort rankings each October and this years rankings has Deer Valley, Utah as #1 and Vail as #2.

Winter Park Resort came in at #14 this year. Winter Park/Mary Jane jumped 8 spots in SKI Mag’s rankings to #14! The most moves out of all the North American ski resorts.

Down-to-earth feel. Nicely quiet at night. Serious skiing in the day! Winter Park Lodging Company couldn’t have said it better. With pluses of, Local favorite with a neighborly feel. And minuses of, Village and town lacking in dining and après ski.

On the minus notes we are getting new and better restaurants here in Winter Park. No, it is not Vail but who really wants that? As Ski Magazine said, Serious skiing in the day! Friendly locals and skiing that is what Winter Park, Colorado is about. Ski goes on about this a little bit: You still won’t find the dining or shopping that other Colorado resorts are known for, but there’s a sense of community here that you won’t find at those resorts either. Employees eagerly point you in the right direction or grab a wagon to haul your gear around the base— not because they have to, but because they want to.

Well sign me up, all skiing no pretension and friendly locals…. that sounds like a ski vacation. And yes this is Winter Park/Mary Jane, the #1 Colorado destination resort for snowfall. You can have the fur coats, the snooty lifties and all the shenanigans that Vail and Breckenridge throw at you. Give me my bumps, powder and tree skiing at Mary Jane and I will leave with a smile on my face.

So thank you Ski Magazine, finally someone is seeing the light, Winter Park Resort: a gem of a ski vacation destination.

Check out the complete top 20 North American Ski Resorts from Ski Magazine.