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Airports Near Winter Park
Denver International 120mins
Denver international 120mins
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Review of snowboarding and skiing in Winter Park USA.
Winter Park Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1939 the American ski resort Winter Park lies at ? metres altitude in the Colorado region of the American Rockies45 snow cannons ensure artificial Winter Park snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 15 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Winter Park (USA) is Denver International at a distance of 108km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Winter Park ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
A world-class but unpretentious resort offering excellent skiing for all abilities. Excels in kid's programs and disabled skiing as well as all other more usual skiers needs. It may be reached from Denver by a unique (in Western US) ski train. In 1997 - '98 Winter Park introduced the Vasquez Cirque terrain of 435 off-piste acres with a mix of steeps, glades and natural terrain variations. In '99-'00 the Zephyr Mountain Lodge was completed offering the first ski-in, ski-out condominium lodging at the resort. The first phase of the village at Winter Park, the ZML has 230 condo units, a retail and rental shop, restaurant, mercantile, liquor store, and coffee/martini bar.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Winter Park USA
Beginner Trails
 0 runs 0km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 35 runs ?km |
24% |
Advanced Trails
 47 runs ?km |
32% |
Expert Trails
 61 runs 61km |
42% |
Winter Park Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $329 - $492 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2012 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2013 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Winter Park Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 101.4km |
| total length of Winter Park trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 8.2km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Winter Park ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3676m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2743.3m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2743.3m |
| centre of Winter Park ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 932.7m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 932.7m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Winter Park
Skiing Winter Park you'll enjoy 143 pistes and trails and that means approximately 101.4km of ski runs. Winter Park lifts number 25 with the capacity to uplift 40000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Winter Park is over 8.2km long.
Winter Park Ski Area
Winter Park ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 24% intermediate, 32% advanced ski slopes and 42% for expert skiers - the most difficult Winter Park piste is the 0.25km Hole In The wall run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Winter Park after dark.
Winter Park for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Winter Park Apres Ski
The apres ski Winter Park scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
27 apres ski bars 44 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 1 cinema 2 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 1 saunas 5 hot tubs 0 solariums 3 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 3 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 4 sleigh rides 1 ballooning 1 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 3 golf 1 fishing 1 museum 1 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Aerobics, Arcades, Ballooning, Comedy Club, Disc Golf, Human Maze, Ice Fishing, Mini Golf, National Sports Centre for the Disabled, Racquetball, Roller Skating, Skybounce, Snowcat Tours ( Additional Facilities in Accommodations).
SNO-man says
Most of the attractions around Winter Park are snow based. Redfeather Snowshoe Tours leave twice daily for a guided two hour trek, whilst scenic Snowcat Tours leave three times daily for two hour excursions.
Dog sledding is offered by Mountain Dawg and there are two ice skating rinks open to the public, one covered in Cooper Creek Square in Winter Park, the just outside the town on Fraser. Various sleigh ride options are available and there's a tubing hill, floodlit with a rope tow, nearby. 40 minutes from the slopes there is the Hot Sulphur Springs Resort where water flows from the rocks into several pools with a temperature range from 80 to 112 degrees.
For movie buffs, The Silver Screen Cinema shows all the latest Hollywood releases. Winter Park increasingly promotes itself as an attraction alongside the City of Denver which is a realistic day trip from the resort or, for destination travellers, is good for a one or two night stop over at either end of your Winter Park vacation, especially to acclimatise as you're already about a mile above sea level.
Denver has been revitalised over the past decade and has a thriving urban centre, with the redeveloped Lower Downtown area especially attractive with its restaurants, brew pubs, galleries and boutiques in restored historic buildings. The long 16th Street Mall is the key shopping area whilst the City Park houses an excellent Natural History Museum as well as the Denver Zoo, Gates Planetarium and an IMAX cinema. There are several other major museums as well as national basketball, ice hockey and basketball stadiums, plus Mile High stadium, home to the Superbowl Champions - the Denver Broncos.
Winter Park for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Winter Park Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Winter Park resort - ski Winter Park by any other name
The American ski resort of Winter Park ski resort is also known as Winter Park Mary Jane, Winter park, Vasquez Cirque, Vasquez Ridge and has the following common misspellings:
Winter Park ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Winter Park ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Winter Park ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Winter Park for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Winter Park reviews, 4.5 star rating and resort and ski area information is collated by SNO man from staff experience and customer feedback.