When you see two guys skiing in jock straps, you know something crazy must be going on. Not to mention a bunch of people lining up to ski an obstacle course with a pond at the finish line. At least the guy in the bunny costume was thinking about staying warm and dry!
Happy Spring Splash Winter Park. Mud season has officially started with the end of the fabulous 2010/2010 ski season. What a celebration. Now, let the sun shine, the trails dry quickly and the mountain biking begin!
April Skiing Winter Park Colorado
Looking for the best month of the year to ski in Colorado? Well that would be April in my opinion. The weather is a little warmer and there are some glorious days with a nice white blanket of snow overnight and a sunny blue sky day for what we here would call a bluebird day.
The deals on lodging and lift tickets always seem to pop up in late April and the big spring-break crowds of March fade away. Want to celebrate spring? There is no way better than to spend an the afternoon after a day of skiing on one of Winter Parks glorious decks with a beer in hand. Need some deck suggestions? Well, we have The Sushi Bar, Derailer, Doc’s Roadhouse, The Cheeky Monk, Fontenot’s and these are the places not on the ski hill. On the the Winter Park Resort ski hills I would suggest Snowoasis, Sunspot or Club Car at the bottom of Mary Jane.
The snow report is saying we are in for a bunch more snow before this ski season comes to an end. Here is what our favorite snow forecast site (Snowforecast.com) is saying about the rest of March and April snow at Winter Park Resort:
There is a break in weather/ snow possible after next Tuesday/ Wednesday’s storm, then another shot at snow possible for the last weekend in March (27th/ 28th). Pacific storms (with snow) should move through with good frequency right into April. The rest of April still looks potentially snowy (what we mean by “snowy” – at least 1 day with snow for every 2 sunny/ no snow days).
Don’t forget about the best day of the year in Winter Park, the Winter Park Spring Splash, April 18th this year. A day of fun, debauchery and a celebration of the ski season gone past. A day that should not be missed by anyone that has a love for skiing and Winter Park, Colorado.
The above photo is by Mr Scott Heffel on Jones Pass for a Skiing Magazine photo shoot.
Aahhhhh!! this is going to be cold!
Spring Slash is coming upon us soon. On April 19th the official Coca-Cola Winter Park Spring Splash, celebrating the last day the ski resort is open, will mark it’s 41st year. Wow! I guess they started it the year I was born. The race will start at noon at the base of Winter Park with the athletes rideing and skiing the lower part of Larry Sale. Registeration starts at 8:30am the day of the race. There will be live music in the plaza from 2:30pm to 6:00pm. It is a great day for the whole family to celebrate the close of an awesome ski season. Details can be found at the Winter Park Fraser Chamber of Commerce website http://www.winterpark-info.com/index.aspx?sectionDirectory=events&eventID=1915
Over on the Mary Jane side of the resort is the unofficial Spring Splash. Not for the whole family, this is the locals way of saying lets get it on summer! Live music, lots of BBQ and more adult beverages than can be named. This is a rip roaring good time and it isn’t so tame. Very crowded later in the day and the Winter Park/Fraser Police have showed up the last few years so be sure to get a ride from the Valley Taxi guys. Their website is http://www.winterparktaxi.com/
We just found out that Winter Park has extended the ski season to April 19th – latest we can remember it being open. This gives us one more week of Spring skiing – sweet! And then on the 19th will be Spring Splash which is something to see. Here’s a photo from last year.