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Bluebird Day at Winter Park Resort What is a bluebird day you may ask.  Well, I was wondering that also when we saw the bluebird on the left perched on a building at Devil’s Thumb Ranch. My definition of a bluebird day is a nice spring like day with blue, blue skies, no wind and a bunch of snow on the ground.  It would be...

Powder Addiction Skiing on Jones Pass We had day number two with Powder Addiction on Jones pass this week.  It was supposed to be day number four but a good bout of pink eye and an avalanche on US Highway 40 has postponed the other two trips.  The group that went up this time was full of Winter Park locals, a father-son W...

Devils Thumb Ranch Pony Ride Birthday Party Having twin 2 1/2 year olds we are starting to get our fair share of birthday party invitations.  Nicholas and Willem have now been to two birthday parties.  The first at Grand Park Rec Center in the gymnastics room was fantastic.  The second was a birthday party out at Dev...

Grand County Colorado Museums Looking for something to do in Grand County and Winter Park?  Well, a day at one of our three museums is a day well spent.  Informative, interesting and fun and all on the cheap, take the kids and explore and see what brought us all here to the Fraser Valley. The Grand County Historical Assoc...

If you’re ready for an adrenaline filled adventure through the Colorado back country, you’ve got to sign up at Grand Adventures! Perfect for beginner, intermediate riders and families, there are several tour options that can be tailored to your groups needs. Today we lucked out with classic bluebird conditions, 45 degree ...

At the intersection of these two quotes is the place where the emotional temperatures rise at the same time as the physical temperatures are falling–where parents find themselves boiling over while their kids are having a meltdown. Because, although the kids may claim the cold doesn’t bother them as they head out the door, we all k...

Winter Park Resort Ski Lessons Day three os teaching the little ones to ski at Winter Park Ski Area went rather well despite the snow and wind.  We headed up to the bunny slopes with the idea that this would be our first day on the lifts.  When we arrived at the resort the snow was blowing and there was no sun to be seen....

Best Ski Runs Winter Park, Colo With all the snow we have been getting here in Winter Park I thought it would be a good time to do a best of or favorites list of runs here at Winter Park/Mary Jane.   There are lots of runs here in Winter Park so this was no easy  matter coming up with a short five. Here is a resort trail ...

  The Mary Jane Bump Jamboree and Bob’s Mogul Camp Wanting to learn to ski the bumps or improve your mogul techniques?  Well the Mary Jane Bump Jamboree and Bobs Mogul Camps are here to help with your bump skiing abilities.  There is no better place to learn the bumps than the Mary Jane side of Winter Park Resort.&nb...

Winter Park Resort Ski Rentals and Tune Ups Who knew that a simple ski tune up would make  my day at Winter Park Resort.  I had skied 13 times since the last tuneup and the skis were getting dull and not holding an edge on the crusty stuff or the ice.  I took my Dynastar Legends in to Winter Park Resort Rentals and b...