Tag: Winter Park Resort

VS Skiing back on the East Coast vs skiing in Colorado out West??  Is there even a comparison?  I found an article on CBS website about skiing back East vs skiing in the West and I thought it would be a good piece for the Winter Park Lodging Company blog.  I have never skied back East but Sarah, my lovely wife, grew...

Nastar Championship at Winter Park Resort for 2010 NASTAR ski race owner Bonnier Mountain Group, also publisher of Skiing magazine, SKI magazine, Warren Miller Entertainment and owner of NASTAR, the world’s largest recreational ski and snowboard race program, announced that Winter Park Resort in Winter Park, Colorado, will be the o...

I thought this old ski brochure for Winter Park was cool.  Look at the prices $5.00 for a day of skiing in 1968.  The lodging prices are very nice too!  $20.00 to $28.00 for two people at Beaver’s.  They were even having fashion shows there.  It really must have been a hoot.  Check out the trail map.&n...

We have moose up at the Winter https://tramadult.com Park Resort!  A couple bull moose came over to check out all the goings on at the resort this past Tuesday and it seems they think all is well.  They tried to get onto the alpine slide but were politely turned away.  The moose came over and hung out a little and th...

In the Alice in Wonderland area of the resort (accessed by Looking Glass and Prospector Lifts), there is a run called “Jack Kendrick” which actually was a guy that pioneered the first powered rope tow in 1937 on Berthoud Pass. On the left side of the run are beginner jumps even though they look massive when you ski up to them. ...

  Nephews enjoying Lime We’ve been to Lime for apres-ski and for lunch but never for dinner. Last night we took my brother and his family and my parents (actually, my brother paid, so I guess he “took us”).  Here’s our review! We were sat immediately at a great table (it was great because it was ...

Extreme skiing and boarding Looking for some extreme skiing/jumping? Try the Dark Territory in the Railyard Park.  You have to get a special pass to enter (yes, you have to buy it – bummer) and watch a mandatory video.  Go to Showcase Snowboards on the 1st floor of the Zephyr Mountain Lodge to get the pass and watch th...

Below Sarah has posted a perfect ski day as an intermediate.  Here is my perfect day trying to push yourself hard enough to get some sore legs tomorrow and the right to quaff a few down tonight.  It all starts at the Zephyr lift at the Winter Park side of the hill because I’m a little spoiled and like the s...