Winter Park Ski Resort in a welll-known ski resort in the Colorado Rockies and a famous alpine ski resort in the world. It located just off United State Highway 40 and is only an hour and a half drive from Denver.
The Resort itself consists of three interconnected mountain peaks, winter park, Mary Jane, and Vasquez Ridge, all of which share a common lift ticket. Since Intrawest took over ownership of the Winter Park resort there has been an attempt to make winter park into a year round resort keeping lifts open year round to provide access to mountain biking trails and keeping the base area open for golfing, rock climbing, and a verity of other activities.
As for the skiing Winter Park has quite a bit to offer. With a Base Elevation of 9,000 Feet and a top elevation of 12,060 feet that offer and respectable vertical change of 3,060 feet.
There are 143 total ski trails covering 3,060 acres which break down by experience to 9% for beginners, 43% for intermediate, and 57% for advanced to expert skiers.
When planning you trip to Winter Park Take a look in package deal that contain airfare, lodging, ski rentals and lift tickets. There are some great deals to be had out there. The more you purchase from the same provider the better deal your likely to get. This is because the provider get better discounts that they can pass on to you with larger orders.
I hope this has been informative and help you enjoy to well earned ski vacation!
Winter Park Ski Resort