Winter Park Resort Summer Opening 2013

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Chris

Trestle Bike Park Base Activities at Winter Park Resort

Ski season has ended here on Winter Park for the 2012/13 year and the snow is melting. That means it is time to start thinking about summer and all the fun activities at the base of Winter Park Resort. This year promises to a great time to get up into the Colorado Rocky Mountains and escape the heat of the lowlands. Trestle Bike Park and all the Winter Park Base activities will open June 15th.

Trestle opening for 2013 is approaching! Although the snow is still on the ground Winter Park Resort, the trail crew planning on trails for the summer. Opening day is again slated for June 15, so tune-up your ride and get ready for another great summer at Trestle Bike Park. Now that Phase #1 trail building is complete, with one last trail to be opened, the trail crew will be spending the summer upgrading the existing trails system and dialing in ‘older’ trails.

After the snow melts Winter Park Resort turns into a lively high-altitude destination with fun-filled activities sure to entertain the young and old alike. With Colorado’s longest Alpine Slide, mini golf, scenic chairlift rides to more than 33 miles of chairlift-accessible mountain bike terrain, Winter Park Resort is a great destination for the active guest.

So get you plans set, your bilk tuned and your gear packed for a great summer trip up to Winter Park, Colorado.

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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.

Winter Park Signature Winter Events

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Chris

Winter Events Only in Winter Park, CO

The Winter Park Signature Events are all set here in Winter Park, Colorado. There are a few new ones to go along with the classics. The signature events are the ones you will only find here in our little piece of paradise in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. Here are all the Winter Park Signature Events for 2012 and 2013:

New Years Eve at the Icebox

DEc 31 from 7pm to 9pm at the Icebox Icerink

Celebrants will glide into the New Year in smooth style at this year’s Black Light Skating Party. Fraser Valley Sports Complex will host the event in its recently debuted “IceBox,” a naturally frozen and partially enclosed ice rink. Skaters can twirl and whirl the year away from 7-9 p.m. and can then ring in the New Year with a bang at the 9 p.m. fireworks show.

Winter Park SnowDash

Jan 6 all day at Hideaway Park

This year Winter Park has partnered with Fit5280 to bring the extreme SnowDash race to Colorado’s favorite playground on Jan. 26. At over 10,000 feet, this adventure race is an obstacle course complete with snow, music, beer and plenty of cheer. Warriors welcome!

Winter Park Winter Carnival

Jan 26 and 27 all day at Winter park resort and town of wp

Honoring the birthday of local legend Mary Jane, this winter festival is not just for the historians. The two-day celebration, Jan. 26-27, invites one and all to take part in live music, a snow-sculpture contest, sledding races, snowshoe treks, fireworks, a parade and much more.

Grand Park Dog Days of Winter

Feb 16 and 17 all day at grand park

Grand Park will once again go to the dogs for the annual Dog Days of Winter sled dog races, Feb. 16-17. The International Sled Dog Racing Association-sanctioned races will offer slots for sled teams of four, six and eight dogs, a three-dog junior division and one- and two-dog skijoring, where mushers are pulled by their pooches atop cross-country skis.

SnowBall 2013 Music Festival

March 8 to 10 all day at Grand Park

The sound-packed weekend of songs and snow dance is back with a vengeance, Mar. 8-10, in Grand Park! Third time promises to charm as Winter Park seizes the title of host. A jam-packed lineup with music in a variety of genres makes this winter music fest a hit for all.

Winter Park Wipe Out

April 6 all day at winter park resort and grand park

This brand new adventure challenge race will have participants pin-balling around Winter Park, completing tasks and challenges like puzzle solving, clue finding and obstacle tackling. Each completed task earns a string of beads. Those who collect enough beads are able to “buy” their way back into The Gauntlet at Grand Park where live music and beer await.

A great lineup of signature events here in Winter Park, Colorado. Most of these events will be fully booked for lodging so make sure to get your preferred digs early. The snow is starting to fall and we are looking at having a great winter in WP.

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New Technology on Your Winter Park Vacation

Posted on November 20, 2012 by Chris

GPS, iPhone Apps, Ski Tracking – Technology to Simplify your Winter Park Vacation

Winter Park is now all awash in the latest technology to help you get around, track your skiing and tell you where your kids skied on the hill. No vacation is complete anymore with out all the bells and whistles that come with iPhones, iPads and Droids.

The latest and maybe greatest new technology here in Winter Park is the QR Codes that are on the new Winter Park Shuttle maps (see below). Just get a QR code reader app from the APP Store and with a click you have the WP Shuttle on your smart phone. Very cool!

Check out the Winter Park Lodging Company QR Code below.
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Next for technology here in Winter Park is the Winter Park from Winter Park Resort and RTP | livepass (pictured top). The iPhone and Droid app has GPS mapping, ski run tracking and puts the actual scanned barcode on your phone. Check out all of Winter Park Resorts mobile apps.

Winter Park Ski school is also using GPS technology to track where your child went during his day. During ski school the students wear a Flaik transponder that records the GPS coordinates. At the end of the day the ski school instructor will give you a card with a code so the path that was skied comes up with an interactive Winter Park Resort trail map.

Technology, technology, technology making your visit here to Winter Park Resort a little more convenient and cool so you can impress the young ones.

Wells Fargo Cup Winter Park, CO

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Chris

The annual Wells Fargo Cup brings together elite disables skiers, Bronco veterans and some of Denver and Colorado’s bigger celebrities to benefit the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD). 2013 marks the 38^th consecutive year for Wells Fargo’s support of this event. The Wells Fargo Ski Cup boasts the longest running professional ski race in the country and serves as a signature fundraiser for the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD). Three races comprise the March 1-3 weekend at Winter Park Resort: the Corporate Cup, a Pro Am style race where teams of five friends, family or coworkers are paired with an NSCD Competition Center athlete and compete for prizes and ego; the Kids Snowplow Sprint, which features up-and-coming NSCD athletes and able-bodied young skiers; and the World Disabled Invitational, where disabled skiers compete head-to-head on parallel courses. Other weekend events include a two-day silent auction, skier hospitality and the Ski for NSCD Pledge Drive celebration. This years weekend festivities take place from March 1 to March 3, 2013.

This event is one of the busiest winter weekends of the year so make your reservations early. Give Winter Park Lodging Company a call or book online for the best lodging for the 38th Wells Fargo Cup.

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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.

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Winter Park Village New Store Openings

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Chris

Massage and Liquor in the Winter Park Village

There a couple of new stores opening in the Winter Park Village that will be new for this ski season. Alpenglow Massage, which opened this past summer, and Riverside Spirits should both be great additions to the Winter Park Ski Village.

Alpenglow Massage offers a variety of massage services to restore and revitalize sore and tired muscles. After a day of biking, hiking, skiing or snowboarding let Alpenglow Massage bring relaxation into your fun-filled stay.

And if Alpenglow can not ease your aching bones than Riverside Spirits should be able to get the job done. Riverside Spirits, opening this winter, will specialize in Colorado craft brews and artisan distilleries.

“Riverside Spirits is a new Beer, Wine, and Liquor establishment located in the Base Village at Winter Park Resort. We will be a full service liquor store with a heavy influence, 50% plus of our inventory, on Colorado Craft Breweries and Artisan Distilleries.”

RS will provide a vast selection of the highest quality local and regional brews, wines, and spirits that will satisfy the novice to the very experienced consumer, while also carrying the established brands that customers have grown accustomed to.

The Winter Park Village is becoming filled in with openings of new stores every year. It is the place to be in Winter Park with all the luxuries and conveniences that you will need on your Winter Park, Colorado ski vacation. With a liquor shoe, Alpenglow Massage, four restaurants all that you need is right out your door when you stay at one of these Winter Park ski in/out vacation rentals.

Let Winter Park Lodging Company and our EasySki service take the pains out planning your ski trip to Winter Park and Mary Jane with the all the local inside info and best deals on Winter Park lodging, lift tickets and ski rental deals.

Thanksgiving at Winter Park Resort

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Chris

Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner in Winter Park, CO

Looking to have a family retreat on the skiing hills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains? Well, we think the perfect place to give thanks for all that is good in our lives is here in wonderful Winter Park, Colorado.

Never been to the ski resorts of Colorado Thanksgiving time?- You are missing our. Take a look at the picture to the left and you can see how amazing Winter Park Resort is around turkey time. Picture, by Scott Hefel, was taken last year over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

For those wanting to celebrate with a large family we have just the accommodations. Check out our four bedroom and larger WInter Park vacation rentals. And those that would like to eat, sleep and ski on the slopes of Winter Park and Mary Jane there is an exceptional Thanksgiving dinner at the mid-mountain Sun Spot Eatery and Winter Park Lodging Company has a wide selection of ski in and out Winter Park Resort Properties.

To top it all off Winter Park Lodging Company has done the research and found discount flights from across the whole USA to Denver International Airport to get you to WP on the cheap. Winter Park Resort lift tickets are also on special and you will not find a better deal than buying lift tickets now through Winter Park Lodging Company.

So if you are looking for a wonderful special Thanksgiving experience with some skiing and time with loved ones Winter Park, Colorado is the place to be.

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Winter Park, CO Picture of the Day

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Chris

Facebook Picture of the Day from Winter Park Lodging Company

Looking for a quick pick me up to get you through the day in the city? Well, we have the cure and it doesn’t contain caffeine, alcohol, nicotine or any illegal substances. The Winter Park Lodging Company picture of the day is one photograph each day from lovely Winter Park, Colorado.

Sure to get you going, and hopefully get you to want to come up to Winter Park, the WP 365 is in year two and going strong. With photos of all that there is to love about the slice of heaven know as Winter Park, Colorado we hope you will like our picture of the day and find your way to the Winter Park Lodging Co. Facebook Page.

Let Winter Park Lodging Company take you away from the monotony of the city life for a moment with the WP 365 picture of the day or book a vacation rental and see what this place is about first hand. Either way we think you will like what you see about Winter Park, Colorado.

And for those of you jonesing for more Winter Park, take a look-see at the Winter Park Lodging Company Google+ page. Here reside the b-side photos and whatever else we think should see the light of day but not on the Facebook page.

Lots of ways to see Winter Park and the WInter Park/Mary Jane Resort and we hope you visit us online and here in the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains.