Visit Winter Park Blog

Are you looking for a memorable summer getaway that combines stunning mountain scenery, vibrant events, and convenient accessibility? Look no further than Visit Winter Park Lodging’s downtown Winter Park homes, condos, and townhomes. With their prime location and exceptional walkability, you’ll have easy access to a multitude of exciting summer events at the renowned Rendezvous Event Center. In this blog post, we’ll delve into the walkability of some of Visit...

If you’re planning a golf trip to the Rocky Mountains, there’s no better place to stay than in a Visit Winter Park Lodging vacation rental. Not only do our rentals offer comfortable and luxurious accommodations, but they’re also conveniently located near some of the best golf courses in the area, including the world-class Pole Creek Golf Course. Located just outside of Winter Park, Colorado, Pole Creek Golf Course is a...

Every season is destined to be your favorite one in which to enjoy the wonders of Winter Park, Colorado, but when your summer escape or your winter sojourn brings you to our favorite mountain town, do you REALLY know the best way to have fun? Your bucket list is probably all about skiing in the winter months, and in the summer, you know you want to hike and play, but...

Spring Time in Winter Park Spring time in  Winter Park and Fraser Valley. This is a great time of year to visit Winter Park because of warmer temperatures and longer days! Spring forward is a hard to get used to but it sure is nice that it get darker later! Spring time can bring either warm sunny days or big snowstorms with lots of new powder to play in. After...

Looking for something different to do in Winter Park, Colorado? Many families love skiing and snowboarding but some people come to the area just to go snow tubing! It’s totally tubular! Snow tubing in Winter Park, Colorado has many options for tubing and sledding for those who are adventurous enough to speed down the hill. Guaranteed there will be smiles and laughs whoever you choose to ride down the hill...

As I was researching top things to do in Winter Park, Colorado this morning for visitors, I started typing in the Google search bar “Things to do in Winter Park CO” the auto-fills second choice was.. besides ski. From a local perception, I would have guessed that most if not all visitors to our beautiful area during the winter would involve some form of skiing. So here I am writing...

Chapter two:Winter Park & BeyondVisit Winter Park Lodging Winter Park & Beyond: Once you arrive here you’ll be magically transported by the “The Lift” not that Lyft Our Lift, to Winter Park & Beyond! Long before the sharing economy exploded The Lift was our private transportation system operated by Winter Park Ski Resort. If you were here prior to 2016, you’ll remember the old school buses that were painted gray, what...

Chapter one: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles A First Timer’s Guide to Winter Park, Colorado Updated: Updated article October 2018, First published in 2015 A First Timer’s Guide to Winter Park, Colorado Getting Here: Planes, Trains & Automobiles is one of my favorite movies of all times. Released in 1987 (probably before you were born) this movie stars Steve Martin and John Candy. The storyline revolves around Neal Page (Steve Martin) who...

  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...