From the long boarder guiding you through the gates into the Village, to the soaring views of the entire Village at the Winter Park ski resort, the video taken from above is captivating, with catchy tunes and amazing imagery.

See it all from the sky, including the Lofts, Village restaurants and shops, Zephyr Mountain Lodge, Fraser Crossing and Founder’s Pointe condos.  We’re sure that you will be impressed, too. Check out this cool Aerial Video of the Village at Winter Park Resort now and let us know what you think.

It is that time of year again when we are on the snow lookout. We are on our fourth year of the Winter Park,CO First Measurable Snow Contest.  This year looks to be a good year of snow as the La Nina weather pattern is supposed to be hanging on until early in 2012.  And that little La Nina was oh so kind to us last year we are looking for some great snow early this year, knock on wood.

Anyone fortunate enough to live or travel out here to CO during the 2010-11 winter knows that it was the mother of all winters with most Colorado resorts boasting record snow totals. Could this winter be a repeat of the La Nina conditions that brought about last year’s nearly endless winter (we had good a good snowfall in mid-June)?

The NOAA’s current climate models give us a coin flip’s chance at either a repeat La Nina event or the normal ENSO neutral. They aren’t the best odds in the world, but I’ll take them.  Anywho, lets hope that the snow is flying early and often to make this another good winter of skiing.

The first measurable snow in Winter Park, Colorado contest goes like this:

• Guess the day of the first measurable snow at Winter Park Resort in the comments section below this blog or on the Winter Park Lodging Company Facebook Page
• Only one guess per person
• Measurable snow is more than half an inch
• Prize is dinner for two at Deno’s Mountain Bistro, $100.00 limit
• Guess must be in two days before actual snow

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

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.

Looking for a great deal on some eats and drinks at Winter Park?  Lime has unleashed a killer deal for happy hour and take out burritos and tacos. Check out the happy hour deals there below.  The happy hour food deals are also nicely priced and very tasty.

Lime is alo offering to-go tacos and burritos for $5.  Two tacos or a burrito with shredded chicken, beef or pulled carnitas for only five George Washingtons, not too bad of a deal.

(970) 726-5463

www.eatatlime.com

Head over to Lime for some decent deals during happy hour and some great priced tacos and burritos.  If you check out their Yelp page you will find they have been getting some terrible reviews.  We have eaten at Lime – Winter Park probably ten time the last couple of years and some of the complaints on Yelp are definitely  valid.  But, I do think Lime has tried to correct most of their troubles.  The staff at times can seem uninterested in any kind of service and the food and drink can be overpriced.  The restaurant is at the base of a ski resort so some of the high priced items can be expected.   The last couple of times we have gone to Lime the food quality has also  definitely improved.

With the new happy hour food and drink specials Lime should be turning a corner and should be a good destination for some good drinks and eats after a day at Winter Park skiing and boarding.

New Years Eve shall be here shortly, where are you going to celebrate the end of 2010 and the beginning of 2011?  Lots of activities to do up here in Winter Park, CO even after the lifts stop running.  And this year New Year’s Eve is on Friday night (that gives you two days to sleep off the celebrating).

So here is what is happening for New Year’s Eve this year:

The Winter Park Chamber of Commerce New Years Celebration in Hideaway Park.

This family friendly celebration starts at 7PM and goes ’till 10PM.  This New Year’s Eve Celebration is a community event that draws over 500 guests. The event has many facets that appeal to all ages. From late afternoon until evening, Hideaway Park bustles with family fun: free sledding, kid’s rails, music and hot chocolate to keep warm. A spectacular fireworks display add to the festivities.

New Year’s Eve at the Lodge at Sunspot

This special New Year’s Eve experience is the only dining experience of its kind in Winter Park, offering fine dining on-mountain at an elevation of 10,700 feet above sea level. The Lodge at Sunspot specializes in authentic Colorado cuisine paired with an extensive wine list.

Two options of unique dining are available, a buffet and a five course meal.

• Five course fine dining served in the Sunspot Dining Room ($79.95 Adults / $39.95 Children 10 and under).
• Sunspot’s Alpine Buffet is served in the Provisioner and  is the perfect family option.

Buffet Menu ($59.95 Adults / $29.95 Children 10 and under):
Price includes gondola ride, buffet, non-alcoholic beverages, & dessert. Sales tax and gratuity will be added. Alcohol and specialty beverages are additional. Dinners at The Lodge at Sunspot are sell-out events, and reservations are required. Make your reservation early by calling 970.726.1446. Note: There is no midnight celebration at this event.

New Years Eve at Solvista Basin

The grand finale to the weeklong Solvista holiday celebration will be fireworks over Granby Ranch at dusk on New Year’s Eve. Cost for night skiing is $10/person; tubing is $11/person; or combo ticket is $18/person.  Come ring in the New Year as well with the grand finale to the weeklong celebration of Winter Wonderland with a synchronized torchlight ski down and spectacular fireworks over Granby Ranch.

Winter Park Restaurant Celebrations

Deno’s Mountain Bistro - Now taking reservations for New Years and the Christmas holidays. Check out the band Roots and Rythm for New Years, it’s going to be a PARTY!

Tabernash Tavern – Great food and great atmosphere in beautiful downtown Tabernash

Winter Park Sushi Bar & Steakhouse – Sushi is good in a party atmosphere with great bartenders and waitstaff.  Shouls be a great time on New Year’s Eve.

Devil’s Thumb Ranch – Two great restaurants and one of the most beautiful place to visit in Grand County.  Will be a great place for and extra special meal on New Years.

So there is so much to do her in Winter Park for New Year’s Eve.  Do remember tough no drinking and driving!  Leave the driving up to up to the Valley Taxi guys.

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The holidays are here and it is time to decide what are you going to do on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.  Well if you are lucky enough to be up here in Winter Park, Colorado you are sure to have a great Christmas celebration.

To start your Christmas eve off there is the torchlight parade down the ski hill that is pictured to the left.  At the bottom the word “Noel” is spelled out in flame.  The event begins with Christmas carols around the bonfire at the base of Winter Park Resort, next to the Zephyr Lift at 4pm. At 5:30pm, a procession of torch-bearing skiers head down Lower Hughes trail, followed by Santa Claus and the elves. Then a spectacular fireworks display and snowcats adorned with Christmas colors light up the slopes in a Christmas tree formation to conclude the festivities. Immediately following the show at 6:00pm, guests are welcome to attend Christmas Eve interdenominational services located in the lower level of the Balcony House and Catholic Church services located in West Portal Level 4. Services are scheduled to last about an hour.

If you are heading out to the torchlight ski down plan to get there early as the base is jumping with people and holiday spirit.  Follow the Christmas service with a bite to eat at the Cheeky Monk, Deno’s or the new Pizza Pedel’r.

What to do after all the Christmas Presents are opened?  Ski, of course!  There is no better way than spend the Christmas Day than on the slopes of Winter Park and Mary Jane.  The skiers are few (especially if you head over to the East side of Mary Jane) and the way the snow has been this year you will probably be skiing some fresh powder.  To spend the day outside on Christmas is dreamy.  You can even sit by the fire up at Sunspot Lodge and enjoy a hot toddy or, heck it’s Christmas, a beer and a shot.

To spend Christmas in Winter Park, CO is a dream and blessing.  Get outside and celebrate.

The Pizza Pedal’r in Winter Park, CO

We have a new eatery in the Winter Park Village – The Pizza Pedal’r.  Open for about two weeks and serving pizza by the slice and the whole pie, the Pizza Pedal’r is off to a good start.  The snow has been kind to Winter Park Resort and that means lots of skiers have flocked up to our beloved ski hills to get a piece of the action and pizza.

I took a ski break this week and had a little chicken Caesar salad that was tasty and served up by Mark & Mike with a smile.  The Pedal’r also serves wings and has a beer and wine liquor license, as you can see above they are serving some good Colorado micro beers and the homegrown Coors products.  The Pizza Pedal’r is tucked in right between Lime and Shirt Off Your Back T-shirt shop in the Village.  Open from 11am to 10pm daily, the shop is comfortable, bright and warm (to take the chill away from a day on the slopes).

The Pizza Pedal’r is brought to us by Rick Marion.  They are offering pizza pick up and dine in.  Pizza can be ordered at 970.726.5944.  Once the Pedal’r gets their feet under them they are planning on doing Pizza delivery in resort base area.

If you are looking for a filling tasty lunch or dinner give the Pizza Pedal’r a try.  As I said the salad was tasty and the decor and atmosphere was very inviting and I could see spending some time having a few old ones at lunch or après ski.

The snow is here at the resort and now the cat skiing is starting up.  Winter Park Resort has had the best early season snow in years and a majority of the resort os open with great snow conditions.  Now the backcountry skiing can also be explored with such great snow conditions.

Powder Addiction will start running their new snow cat starting December 4th.  This is over a month earlier than last year and last year there was some pretty spectacular skiing up on Jones Pass.  Here are the details of the early season cat skiing in Winter Park, CO:

It has been snowing like crazy and we have some of the best early season skiing in the last 10 years!  We are opening early, and offering super special pricing on catskiing:

December 4 – December 21, 2010

$250 for a single seat

$2,500 for a private cat

You must pay in full and ski before December 22, 2010 to take advantage of this offer.

For reservations call 970-726-5442 or email info@powderaddiction.com

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Powder Addiction

To the right is the new Powder Addiction snow cat that will take you up to the top of Jones Pass for some of the sweetest powder skiing of your life.  If you are a decent skier at all and have a good sense of adventure you need to take a trip with Powder Addiction.  For your snow cat seat you will get some nice wide rockered powder skis, lunch, transportation to the hill and up the hill and a couple of Steamworks beers after, while checking out photos and video of yourself tearing up the white fluffy on Jones Pass. The trip is truly a excursio that you will be talking about all season.  There are spectacular views, spectacular skiing and you will be completely exhausted in the best way at the end of the day.

Give yourself or a friend an early (or late) Christmas present and take a trip up with Powder Addiction for some skiing to remember.

The Pizza Pedel’r in Winter Park, CO

We have a new eatery in the Winter Park Village – The Pizza Pedel’r.  Open for about two weeks and serving pizza by the slice and the whole pie, the Pizza Pedel’r is off to a good start.  The snow has been kind to Winter Park Resort and that means lots of skiers have flocked up to our beloved ski hills to get a piece of the action and pizza.

I took a ski break this week and had a little chicken Caesar salad that was tasty and served up by Mark & Mike with a smile.  The Pedel’r also serves wings and has a beer and wine liquor license, as you can see above they are serving some good Colorado micro beers and the homegrown Coors products.  The Pizza Pedel’r is tucked in right between Lime and Shirt Off Your Back T-shirt shop in the Village.  Open from 11am to 10pm daily, the shop is comfortable, bright and warm (to take the chill away from a day on the slopes).

The Pizza Pedel’r is brought to us by Rick Marion.  They are offering pizza pick up and dine in.  Pizza can be ordered at 970.726.5944.  Once the Pedel’r gets their feet under them they are planning on doing Pizza delivery in resort base area.

If you are looking for a filling tasty lunch or dinner give the Pizza Pedel’r a try.  As I said the salad was tasty and the decor and atmosphere was very inviting and I could see spending some time having a few old ones at lunch or après ski.

With New Snow Winter Park Base Getting Ready for Opening

With twenty-five inches of new snow the Winter Park Village is getting ready to open Wednesday, November 17that 9AM.  There are a few changes in store for the Village and this year promises to be the best year yet for the three year old development.  The Village is now home to fourteen lofts, seven eateries/bars/restaurants/coffee shops, a snow cat ski operation, T-shirt shop, a couple ski rental shops, an eye wear store, a jewelry store, general store, private ski lesson headquarters and an arcade.  Whew, there is a lot of things going on in the Winter Park Village these days.

The two newest additions will be the Winter Park Resort Private lesson headquarters, pictured, and a new pizza by the slice eatery.  The Village restaurants include The Cheeky Monk, Lime, The Back Bowl Soup Company, Goody’s Creperie, Doc’s Roadhouse and Starbucks.

The Village also has lots of activities for all.  There is an ice skating rink (with ice skate rentals), a small sled hill, the Winter Parcade and lets not forget this where all the lifts are that will get you onto the sweet slopes of Winter Park and Mary Jane.

Powder Addiction is also centered here to take you up to Jones Pass for some  of the sweetest back-country powder skiing that you will find in all of Colorado.  If you have decent skiing ability, do not miss a chance to head out with Powder Addiction, it is a skiing experience that you will never forget.

Last but not least are the Winter Park Village Lofts, Zephyr Mountain Lodge, Fraser Crossing and Founder’s Point developments to keep you warm and comfy for your trips up Zephyr lift and onto the best skiing in Colorado.

This season is looking to be a great snow year so come out and see how the Winter Park Village is doing in year three.