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.

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

Powder Addiction Pre-Season Snow Cat Sale

Posted on August 17, 2012 by Chris

Snow Cat Skiing in Winter Park, Colorado

Powder Addiction is offering up the cheapest snow cat skiing rates of the year with a 20% off sale through the end of August.

Powder Addiction will start up ski operations December 10, 2012 and the snow forecast is looking pretty good for this coming season, everyone knock on wood. If you have not been out with Powder Addiction to hit the powder of Jones Pass you are missing out. There is not a more fun, safe and exhilarating way to spend a winter day in Colorado.

Check out the trips we have had with PA here at Winter park Lodging Company:

We here at Winter Park Lodging Company can book your cat skiing trip with PA using our EasySki Travel service. Check out Powder Addiction with Winter Park Lodging Company.

Here is the full Powder Addiction Cat Skiing deal:

Reservations open for the 2012-2013 season!

Book before Labor Day and get 20% off.

Book between September 3 & 24, 2012 and get 10% off.

*Discount for online bookings only.

Colorado ski resort snowfall Feeling like you want to wait to see if the snow conditions are going to be favorable to the Winter Park area? Check out initial snowfall prediction for the USA this coming ski season. Map brought to you by GEOEA.ORG. Read the complete US snowfall prediction for this coming ski season.

Think snow, snow. snow and and purchase your seat on a Powder Addiction backcountry snowcat ski trip early to save some cash.

Winter Park US Alpine Championships with Lindsey Vonn

Posted on March 22, 2012 by Chris

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.

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 Ski and Board Demo Fest

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Chris

Ski and Snowboard Demos in Winter Park, CO

Wanting to check out the latest skis and snowboards on the market this year? Well, there is not a better way to check out the new offering than at Winter P{ark Resort on December 3.

This years’ Ski & Snowboard Demo Fest is a one-day event featuring some of the best manufacturers in the industry, giving you a chance to try their new equipment for the 2011-2012 season. A variety of manufacturers will be on-hand to introduce guests to new products. This is a free demo located at the base of the Zephyr Mountain Express lift.

To participate, participants must be 18 years or older with a valid driver’s license, or under 18 with parental consent. Registration is from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., and all participants must register in order to demo equipment. For more details contact Winter Park Resort Guest Services at 970-726-1564.

Demos can be taken out in 1-hour increments only, and 2:30 p.m. is the cut-off for the last demo.

Companies participating include Fortitude, Head, Icelantic, K2 Skis, Liberty Skis, Ramp Sports, Salomon, Vertical Skis, Flow, K2 Snowboards and Never Summer.

Also, if you are looking at new equipment here in Winter Park we recommend either Epic Mountain Sports or Winter Park Base Rentals for your demo packages. Winter Park Base Rentals has very good demo skis at the Mountain Adventure Center (MAC) which is on the ground level of the Zephyr Mountain Lodge.

Demo-ing skis is the way to go to purchase skis, and a great time checking them all out. You are able to see what ski, boots and snowboards work best for you.

Winter Park Resort First Snow Contest Winner

Posted on October 11, 2011 by Chris

First Snow Winter Park, Colorado

We have a winner to our first snow contest here in Winter Park, CO. It has taken a little while to get around to announcing this but yes we have had a couple of snows since the first last week.

There were thirty five entries on our blog and about twenty five more on the Facebook post about the first snow contest and yes there was a lucky soul, ok maybe talented, who hit the first snow date. It was not a huge snow this year as last but it was over an inch and there is no disputing the picture to the left that it was a measurable snow last week.

So our first snow date for 2011 is, drumbeat please ………….. October 6th. Yes that was last Thursday and we have a winner. Stormy the snow predictor this year is Thomas Schneider. And Thomas pretty much hit the snow fall total also. Nice work Thomas! Here is the winning snowfall total post “The ‘dust’ is already at the top, so it won’t be long. That first 1/2 inch will come on Oct 6.”

The fourth Winter Park Resort first snow contest is now concluded and we hope that this relatively early snow and subsequent snow storms means that we are in for some La Nina powder this year. ALl the mountains surrounding Winter PArk and the Fraser Valley are now painted a nice white and it is looking as ski season is almost here. Today up at Berthoud Pass there were three a couple of impatient folk with there planks out looking to find some fresh lines down the hill. That is the spirit.

Well, here is to snow early and often all year long. Put the trail maps in the freezer and do the snow dance…..

LET IT SNOW, LET SNOW, LET IT SNOW

Warren Miller in Winter Park, CO: Like There’s No Tomorrow

Posted on September 16, 2011 by Chris

Like There’s No Tomorrow in Winter Park, CO

The annual Warren Miller ski film show dates are out. The Warren Miller movie is the unofficial start of ski season here in Colorado and this years movie will be showing November 3rd, 2011.

Winter Park, Colorado Showtime

Silver Screen Cinema
78415 Highway 40, Winter Park, Colorado

Showtimes

Thursday, November 3, 2011 – 6:00pm

Thursday, November 3, 2011 – 9:00pm

Warren Miller Entertainment brings you its 62nd winter sports film, Warren Miller’s . . . Like There’s No Tomorrow. Hosted by skiing icon Jonny Moseley and shot on location in India, New Zealand, Chile, British Columbia and beyond, . . . Like There’s No Tomorrow is your annual reminder that winter is on its way and, with it, four months of an adrenaline-fueled dance with gravity. Featuring world-class athletes, like Chris Davenport, Colby West and Julia Mancuso, Warren Miller films attract a cult-like following and mark the official start of winter for sports enthusiasts everywhere. Check www.warrenmiller.com for details.

Tickets are $17 at Ski Depot and the Silver Screen Cinema box office.

Winter Park is the third stop of the this years Warren Miller tour after Steamboat and Aspen.

Check out the …Like There’s No Tomorrow teaser and if this does not get you stoked t ski…. well, maybe you are not a skier.

Winter Park Resort opens for ski season November 16 and Powder Addiction will start running snowcat trips sometime in December.

Sooooo lets put the trail maps in the freezer, do the snow dance and lets get ready for ski season.

Exercise to Prepare for Ski Season if You Don’t Ski Winter Park Resort

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Chris

Ski Prep for those NOT coming to Winter Park Resort

We have a bit of a comical exercise program for all those that are planning to ski somewhere other than Winter Park Resort. While skiing can be a trying endeavor for all it is much more convenient and easier on the wallet here at Winter Park Resort.

SO if you plan on hitting the hills this year make sure you come to Winter Park, Colorado to avoid the exercise regimen below:

1. Visit your local butcher and pay $30 to sit in the walk-in freezer for a half an hour. Afterwards, burn two $50 dollar bills to warm up.

2. Soak your gloves and store them in the freezer after every use.

3. Fasten a small, wide rubber band around the top half of your head before you go to bed each night.

4. If you wear glasses, begin wearing them with glue smeared on the lenses.

5. Throw a hundred dollar bill away-now.

6. Find the nearest ice rink and walk across the ice 20 times in your ski boots carrying two pairs of skis, accessory bag and poles. Pretend you are looking for your car and sporadically drop things.

7. Place a small but angular pebble in your shoes, line them with crushed ice, and then tighten a C-clamp around your toes.

8. Buy a new pair of gloves and immediately throw one away.

9. Secure one of your ankles to a bed post and ask a friend to run into you at high speed.

10. Go to McDonald’s and insist on paying $13.50 for a hamburger. Be sure you are in the longest line.

11. Clip a lift ticket to the zipper of your jacket and ride a motorcycle fast enough to make the ticket lacerate your face.

12. Drive slowly for five hours – anywhere – as long as it’s in a snowstorm and you’re following an 18 wheeler.

13. Fill a blender with ice, hit the pulse button and let the spray blast your face. Leave the ice on your face until it melts. Let it drip into your clothes.

14. Dress up in as many clothes as you can and then proceed to take them off because you have to go to the bathroom.

15. Slam your thumb in a car door. Don’t go see a doctor.

16. Repeat all of the above every Saturday and Sunday until it’s time for the real thing.

The real thing would be November 16th, 2011 at Winter Park Resort this year. So book your lodging now with Winter Park Lodging Company and avoid the painful exercises above.

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!