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Snowshoeing in Winter Park, Colorado Snowshoeing might not be the most popular sport in Winter Park but it can be one of the most relaxing sports. You don’t get to slide around like cross-country or downhill but at the same time maybe that’s why people like it.  Snowshoeing brings a sort of self-discovery and provides peace and quiet to the soul. Snowshoeing is known to have been around for over 6,000...

Visit Winter Park, Colorado Lunch in Winter Park, Colorado Looking for the perfect place to have lunch on your Winter Park, Colorado Vacation? We’ve got you covered with our top 5 best places for lunch in Winter Park, Colorado. Durbar This is our go-to for Indian for lunch in Winter Park, Colorado, everything on the menu is delicious. Durbar is located on the second floor of Cooper Creek Square 78930 US Highway...

Visit Winter Park Lodging More Winter There are so many things to do in Winter Park, Colorado that we don’t have enough room on our sticker sheet for all of them. So if your favorite isn’t listed give “More Winter” your vote! Also if you have an idea for an article we would love to hear about it. Email us at info@visitwinterpark.com  

Visit Winter Park Lodging Winter Festivities Series Festivities All the Festivities! There is so much going this winter and we are super excited to experience it all. Throughout the winter we will be writing about various races, festivals, parades, and parties that go down in the valley. Check out our Event Calendar to see whats coming up! We hope to see y’all there, if not you can always read about it on Visit...

  It’s Groundhog Day and apparently the famous Groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil has “predicted” that spring will come early this year. That is NOT what we wanted to hear Phil. Here in Winter Park, Colorado, WE LOVE WINTER! To prove that OUR winter will continue, we came up with a list of reasons NOT to trust a groundhog…Especially Phil.   Sorry Phil…you brought this upon yourself.   1. Groundhogs are the largest member...

Drop In and Huck Yourself HUGE! In just the past 30 years, terrain parks have grown to keep up with the sport of snowboarding, and Winter Park has been on that cutting edge. When snowboarding first came onto the resort scene in the 1980s, terrain parks were non-existent, and even small lips and bumps were “safely” mowed down by patrol to keep anyone from attempting a jump. Then came the...

1. Powder days are overrated…Just stay home. Who really wants to carve fresh lines while floating on a layer of fresh powder anyway? I’d rather be changing bedpans or doing CrossFit, than knee deep in powder! 2. The Vintage Lot is the BEST place to park and party! It is totally worth the $22/day $15/half-day! Who likes free parking anyway? Plus, you GET to ride the cabriolet, FO-FREE! #Privileged 3....

Updated The Winter Park Express Ski Train came back into operation in 2017 but due to the Covid 19 pandemic the Winter Park ski train suspended service for the 2020/21 season.   While the Winter Park Ski Train is not currently operating (at least not when this article was posted, December 2015) it has transported many happy skiers and snowboarders. If you ever wanted to know more about the historic...

So you’ve hit a wall. There is nothing worse than getting stuck in the daily grind of work, school, holidays, blah, blah, blah… You’re itching to travel, get away from it all, reclaim your sanity, but you’re not sure where to go? Make Winter Park Your NEXT Escape! Here are 11 reasons your sanity NEEDs YOU to Escape to Winter Park, Colorado! ONLY – 67 Miles from Denver. Don’t want...

If you’re in search of a fall backpacking Colorado trip, here it is! Lone Eagle Peak. This past weekend three of us grabbed our packs and left for the trailhead for a backpacking adventure we are still recovering from! The Adventures of Lone Eagle Peak Backpacking Trip (14.8+ miles round-trip) Where It All Began: We met at 8:00 am in Fraser and stopped by Sharky’s to “fill our tanks” with...