News Highlights Featuring Winter Park Resort

Wondering what makes Winter Park a great place to ski? Read what the editors of Mountain Sports and Living have to say about it.

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Looking for a fun job this winter? Fox News Network thinks that working at a ski resort is a pretty good one and talks about all the opportunities available at Winter Park Resort.

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There's far more to this Front Range locals' mecca than bump skiing. But you didn't hear it from us.

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The roller that paved the way – for better or worse – for easier turns, wider trails and tamer terrain.

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Winter Park celebrates 70 years and counting. The Village at Winter Park is the big news, as the $30 million project has been under construction for a few years and will finally be complete this winter.

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Looking for great deals this season? Look at what the pros at the Denver Post have to say about Winter Park.

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Crankworx Colorado was a huge success for the third year in a row. The foremost gravity riders in mountain biking got together once again for a massive Slopestyle throw-down July 30 - August 2.

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2010 Resort Awards, Best Trees

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Extreme fun ramps up in Winter Park, Colorado.

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As soon as you reach the edge of town, where US 40 turns into more of a main street than a highway, signs proclaim Winter Park, Colorado, “Mountain Bike Capital USA.”

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Stay at Winter Park’s Zephyr Mountain Lodge, Fraser Crossing, Founders Pointe, Vintage Hotel or Winter Park Mountain Lodge from $63 per room, any night through September 2 or weekend night through September 27 and get two FREE single rides (including bike lift) on the Zephyr Express lift (regularly $15) or one all-day FREE pass to the Trestle Bike Park (regularly $34).

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With his 18th birthday recent enough that the official Crankworx Colorado program still lists a 17 next to his name, two-time slopestyle champion Brandon Semenuk of Whistler, British Columbia, could be considered a freeride phenom.

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Skateboarders have their own concrete courtyards. Kayakers enjoy whitewater playparks in dozens of riverside towns. Now mountain bikers are getting their own in-town places to play.

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Winter Park Resort has a nice promotion going: 'Hike or Bike Free' if you purchase lodging starting at $63 a night.  The booking includes two free lift rides or one free Trestle Bike Park pass. 

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Rob Perlman knew what he wanted out of life when he was in high school. He wanted to ski and he wanted to work in the ski industry.

“I thought that being the marketing director at a ski area was the ultimate job,” he said. “Lo and behold.”

Perlman moved to Winter Park — or more accurately “returned” to Winter Park — this month as the Vice President of Sales and Marketing for the Winter Park Resort.

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Prosthetic ear among finds during Winter Park cleanup.

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Looking for a great summer deal? Read what Denver's Channel 7 deal expert, Deb Stanley, has to say about Winter Park's great summer offerings.

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Get out your big bikes and your body armor. Lift-served downhilling is about to open up for 2009 in Colorado. The three Front Range players, Keystone, Sol Vista and Winter Park, are hard at work preparing the trails and getting the rental fleet ready for the season.

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Wondering where to go after a day on the slopes? Colorado Expression shares the skinny in their Feb/March issue.

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The snow is melting quickly, and sadly, it’s almost time to kiss the ski season goodbye. The good news is that many of Colorado’s popular ski destinations plan to go out with a bang—well, more like a splash—because it’s not about the skiing. It’s about the party.

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The 2009-10 Rocky Mountain Super Pass Plus good all season long at Copper Mountain, Steamboat and Winter Park is on sale for $399 per adult, $40 less than last year.

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Read what one writer from the United Kingdom’s Daily Star thought about Winter Park Resort, including lodging at Fraser Crossing and Founders Pointe.

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Planning a trip to Winter Park Resort? Read all about how Raye and George Bauer enjoyed their journey in the St. Louis Post Dispatch.

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Enjoy the wide open spaces – and large, full plates – of Colorado.

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The perfect way to ease the gloomy mood this spring is to create something for your family to look forward to. The recession is taking a big slice out of the travel industry, so now is the perfect time to get on board.

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It's that time of year when everyone is getting ready for their spring break vacations. If you haven't booked your hotel yet, don't worry. There are plenty of last-minute deals to be found.

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No business wants to lose its clientele for six months of the year, so it's no surprise that owners of ski resorts try to think up ways to keep customers coming once the snow's melted.

You may be surprised, however, at just how far a ski resort will go, to be a super-fun place during the summer months.

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Great snow conditions are getting some of the credit for good news from Western ski country.

The nation's troubled economy hasn't had a major negative effect on ski visits in Colorado, Utah, New Mexico and Montana.

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The U.S. Ski Team's annual Ski Train fundraising trip to Winter Park rolls out of Denver's Union Station on Friday morning.

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Airtran’s GO February issue features all the great reasons to head to the mountains in the spring. One of the best reasons? Winter Park Resort's average midmountain base depth of 93 inches.

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The Easter bunny gets around...

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What began in 1970 as a one-time ski lesson for children with amputations for the Children's Hospital of Denver, the National Sports Center for the Disabled is today one of the largest outdoor therapeutic recreation agencies in the world.

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Denver and the Rocky Mountains are tailor-made for frugal vacations.

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TransWorld boards the legendary Winter Park Train – a one-of-a-kind means to the mountain.

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Winter Park Resort voted as one of the best places to learn to ski by Pathfinders Travel.

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Like snowflakes, no two family ski trips are alike. Such was the expectation as my wife Barbara and I, and our 7-year-old twins Elijah and Isiah, checked into the Zephyr Mountain lodge nestled at the base of Winter Park Resort in the Colorado Rockies.

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Todd Metz checks in on ski school classes at Winter Park on Friday, Feb. 13. Metz is a ski school supervisor who is working full time this year after teaching at the resort on a commission basis in the past. He wanted to earn higher pay and benefits.

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Business was good when Rick Daniluk, a self-employed Internet technology consultant, bought a house in Colorado ski country last summer.
Then the economy tanked and his clients' budgets shriveled. Daniluk, of suburban Aurora, faced a 75 percent drop in income this year.

So he became a part-time ski instructor. Thursdays to Mondays, Daniluk works at Winter Park Resort, near his mountain home in Tabernash. Home life in Aurora and his IT duties are squeezed in the rest of the week.

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Winter Park's "Dark Territory" provided us with the most fun we've had in a terrain park in a very long time!

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Before committing to snowshoes, we went looking for dining memories, not just hearty calories, and so we researched the options available to close out an epic ski day.

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Many skiers who visit Colorado prefer the slopes of Aspen, Vail or Breckenridge. But there's a cool little day trip from Denver that often gets overlooked by out-of-towners.

The Ski Train is a 68-year-old local favorite that shuttles about 750 people between Denver and Winter Park. It runs on weekend days -- leaving Denver's Union Station at 7:15 a.m. -- and begins the return leg nine hours later.

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Expert skiers and snowboarders will like Winter Park and Mary Jane, Winter Park Resort’s interconnected playgrounds. Here, you’ll find lots of inbounds extreme ski terrain on open slopes and steep chutes above treeline, and in glades so tight only experienced, expert tree skiers and riders should visit.

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Here are some of the more interesting deals and Web sites that came across our desk this week:

• Time's running out for the $99 Pow Pow Platter, which offers three days of skiing – one day each at Colorado's Copper Mountain, Steamboat Springs and Winter Park. www.powpowplatter.com; 866-763-5958

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As a lamp strapped to my head illuminated the mountain, I leaned forward on my bike to accelerate, rotated my handlebars and carved my skis into the snow to slow down.

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January is traditionally the hidden low period during the ski season, when ski resorts quietly offer lodging deals. But in anticipation of a sluggish 2009, the January doldrums have provoked a veritable avalanche of sharp discounts, rare bargains and outright steals.

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White Christmases don't always coincide with below-freezing temperatures. In ski destinations such as Winter Park, Colorado, the snow has a lot more to do with high altitudes.

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DAY THREE / Rise and shine before the sun is up (a cappuccino from the nifty Nespresso machine in your room will help). Don your ski clothes and have the bellman call a taxi for the short ride to  Union Station.

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Winter Park Ski Resort opened for the 2008-2009 season Wednesday, November 19, 2008. FOX 31 Meteorologist Chris Tomer appeared live during Good Day Colorado from the ski area. Recent snow in the mountains made conditions favorable for the resort's opening. The snow guns were blasting, and skiers lined up early to be among the first to hit the slopes at Winter Park.

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January is traditionally the hidden low period during the ski season, when ski resorts quietly offer lodging deals. But in anticipation of a sluggish 2009, the January doldrums have provoked a veritable avalanche of sharp discounts, rare bargains and outright steals. Just have a look at the following samples, many of which are also good for December on the slopes. The list is by no means exhaustive, but it will give you an indication of what’s out there. And if these early season deals are around now, you can only imagine what kind of bargains await us once the spring skiing season arrives in mid-March.

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A single-day lift ticket costs $100 at some Colorado ski resorts. Add gear rentals, lodging and overpriced cafeteria food, and it's easy to think a simple ski vacation will break the bank. Not true. With a little research and the right tips, you can save hundreds of dollars and still enjoy a first class mountain getaway

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Forget the beach. Bridget Kerr, 10, would rather play in the snow. "Winter is my favorite season," declares the fifth-grader from Shelburne, Vt. Eleven-year-old Nate Gourd, an avid snowboarder from Manchester, Vt., couldn't agree more. "You feel like you're flying when you come down the mountain," he says, adding that kids "definitely should wear helmets."

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Chilly weather has started to descend, the big preseason ski sales are well underway and Colorado skiers and 'boarders are marking resort opening dates on their calendars as they eagerly anticipate the upcoming snow season. While those snow aficionados have been busy biking, hiking and rafting all summer, the resorts have been pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into capital improvements for the 2008-2009 season.

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While there's still lots of riding to do this year, most of the races and events are behind us, so it's a perfect time to start planning next year's goals. Nothing spells off-season motivation like knowing you have some epic and challenging mountain-bike races to prepare for next spring and summer.

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The price of riding chair lifts is climbing as high as some of the mountain peaks they serve. But there are ways to hitch a free ride.

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It costs a pretty penny to check a bag with an airline (most charge $15 for the first; $25 for a second).
Packing in one carry-on bag is a breeze for summer trips with nothing heavier than sandals. But how to manage this winter when you're headed to the slopes with sweaters, long undies, woolly socks and ski gear?

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Like new moguls on an ungroomed run, new restaurants are popping up in ski country throughout Colorado. Resorts from Aspen/Snowmass to Winter Park will be serving up new dining experiences this winter with more than a dozen new restaurants to choose from this ski season.

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WINTER PARK — Winter Park wants to see your uvula. And one way or another, it's bound to get its wish this weekend. There just isn't much hope of hiding the little pink flap dangling in the back of your throat once your jaw drops to the dirt in that often uncontrollable response to the athletically incomprehensible. And when Crankworx Colorado makes its Thursday-through-Sunday return to Mountain Bike Capital USA, a certain amount of gaping is sure to ensue.

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Despite a seemingly long winter, you may not be ready for the hot temperatures just yet.

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Colorado's 26 ski areas are stepping up with both proactive and punitive measures designed to ensure civility stays as much a part of the snow experience as face plants.

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The sun has eased out to tease us with its fleeting warmth, and the brightness boosts the crowd camaraderie. One set of skiers allows another to go ahead in the alternating lift lines; a solo snowboarder is cheerfully invited by a trio of skiers to join them.

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Featuring the leg-burner of a run, Outhouse.

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Winter Park Resort offers the readers of Women's Health some guidelines on how to carry your equipment when heading to the slopes

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Mary Jane looks very inviting. Her snow white curves are scantily clad with green pine trees allowing them to glisten in the sun.  Every skier in the world dreams of curves like that but beginners should....

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After nearly a half hour of threading a path across the side of a mountain through closely packed trees and knee-deep, feathery snow, we emerged onto a perfectly pitched run of nearly untouched powder.

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Mary Jane, CO, is home to some of North America's most fearsome bumps. But instructor Bob Barnes shepherds his flock through the treacherous valleys and sets them on the path to mogul enlightenment.

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January is one of the best months to hit the slopes.

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In 2008, I resolve to ski all the things I couldn't last year. To make sure I keep my promises, I will publish these resolutions in the newspaper.

* I will ski the new Eagle Wind triple at Winter Park. This new lift allows skiers to do laps on the backside of Parsenn Bowl, terrain that once required a cumbersome, three- or four-lift round trip to ski more than once.

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The state of Colorado is not only synonymous with skiing in North America, but it literally offers something for everyone who loves snow.

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Snow Plentiful at Colorado Ski Resorts After Slow Start
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Business is Booming on East Coast Slopes
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John Collette flies all over the world on ski vacations, taking about three big trips to get to the slopes each year. But don't mistake the retired Atlantic City firefighter for a skier. He gave that up years ago."I skied for 30 years and I don't ski anymore," declared Collette, after settling into a Sno-Cat for a ride up the slopes at Winter Park Resort earlier this month. "I'm a snowboarder."

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A rich blue sky envelops me. Sun streams onto my face. The air holds still and clear. Nothing invades my space — no trees, no structures and no people — just the sky and ultra white pristine snow, soft under my ski boots and thick on mountains as far as I can see. I'm on top of the world ... 

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Unless you live in Aspen, Vail or other swanky ski towns, the skier's life can mean hours-long, gas-guzzling trips to the mountains to get in runs alongside hot doggers for ticket prices that, at Vail, can be as much as $85. Some cities are changing that. They're investing in smaller, low-key peaks and parks...

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Playing in the snow with people your own age can be fun. I learned this last winter when I went on an Elderhostel package ski trip for the first time.

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Winter Park Resort in Colorado is set to open the Panoramic Express, which will be the highest six-person high-speed lift in North America. Leitner Poma designed the mechanism, the towers of which were flown in to the resort by helicopter about two months ago.

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It seems like there's something new at nearly every ski resort in Colorado this winter. We've rounded up tidbits from some perennial favorites. It's up to you to check them out.

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Winter Park (ttglive.com)
Savvy skiers and snowboarders are constantly on the look-out for new
destinations to test their skills, both on and off -piste.

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Several kids who wouldn't normally have the chance to hit the slopes have been given the opportunity to experience the joy of winter sports at Winter Park Resort.

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Even the most active skiers will see big changes when they head for the slopes this season. Some resorts - like Crested Butte, Snowmass, Vail and Winter Park - have made headway...

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Germany
Die Stadt Steamboat in Colorado gehört zu den größten und beliebtesten Ski-Gebieten der USA.

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Colorado (myfoxcolorado.com)
The Colorado mountains received a dusting of snow by Wednesday morning.

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Colorado (myfoxcolorado.com)
A local man is pioneering a whole new and affordable way to take aerial photographs. FOX 31 photojournalist Robert Gajdecki introduces us to the world of UAV photography.

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Colorado (kansascity.com)
Where are some of our favorite ski-together runs, perfect for parents and kids? At Winter Park and Keystone Resort in Colorado and at South Lake Tahoe...

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Colorado (kansascity.com)
 I want to step into a pair of boots, strap on skis and slide from top to bottom of Dercum Mountain at Keystone, down the White Rabbit at Winter Park or ...

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Colorado (dallasnews.com)
If you don't drive to your Colorado ski vacation, you probably will fly. Many out-of-state visitors figure they have to fly to Denver International Airport and then rent a car.

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Colorado (chicagotribune.com)
Every year Western ski resort owners continue to pump money into improving their product. On the hills, new lifts rise, new terrain awaits, new runs beckon and new snowmaking promises new and expanded coverage. At the base, new gondolas connect parking lots to lifts, and ski villages offer new lodging, dining and shopping opportunities. On the cappuccino front, new Starbucks outlets grace more and more resorts.

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Colorado (stltoday.com)
Every ski resort offers the same basics: snow and mountains.
After that, though, individual tastes need to be considered. If your group's headed out West and wants upscale shopping, consider Colorado's Vail or Aspen. If a picturesque mountain village sounds good, Breckenridge or Park City, Utah, will fit the bill. If short lift lines and plenty of terrain are in demand, Big Sky in Montana or Steamboat Springs in Coloroado should be considered. If spotting a celebrity sounds like fun, try Jackson Hole, Wyo.; Sun Valley, Idaho; Aspen; or Park City during the Sundance Film Festival in January.

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Colorado (dallasnews.com)
New and improved gear is making it easier to learn to ski. "Learning to ski has gotten easier because the new equipment allows two things to happen," says Chris Stagg, supervisor of the award-winning Ernie Blake Ski School at Taos Ski Valley.

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Colorado (dallasnews.com)
Twenty-six new and replacement lifts plus an array of other facilities for all skill levels are ready to roll in eight Western states for this ski season. The busiest state has been Colorado.

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California (dallasnews.com)
Adults are catching snowboarding fever. Scan the shredders at California's Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort, a snowboarding hotbed, for example, and what do you see?

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Winter park, CO (gq-magazine.co.uk)
Until as recently as a decade ago, skiing Colorado was a Yank thing. Hardly any skiers flew to Denver from outside America or Canada , not least because direct intercontinental flights to the city didn' t exist. The choice for most Brits between a short hop to the Alps and a marathon to the Colorado Rockies that lasted at least a day and could involve as many as four airports, was an easy one. We skied Europe.

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Denver, CO (news.yahoo.com)
DENVER - Unless you live in Aspen, Vail or other swanky ski towns, the skier's life can mean hours-long, gas-guzzling trips to the mountains to get in runs alongside hot doggers for ticket prices that, at Vail, can be as much as $85.

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Winter Park, CO (DallasNews.com)
Thanksgiving presents a dilemma for skiers.
On one hand, the lifts are running, the slopes are white and most people have at least a four-day weekend that can sometimes be stretched to make a trip to Colorado even more worthwhile.

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Denver, CO (Denverpost.com)
Denver's Winter Park resort has donated 1,000 ski passes to help the Department of Parks and Recreation start a ski club for Denver children.

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Winter Park, CO (Rocky Mountain News.com)
Ski resorts are turning to technology to deliver skiers up the slopes more quickly, a move industry officials say has cut lift lines.Ski resorts are turning to technology to deliver skiers up the slopes more quickly, a move industry officials say has cut lift lines.

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Winter Park, CO (Ski Press)
Winter Park is re-energizing its facilities with $8 million of on-mountain capital improvements for the 2007/2008 season.

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First Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine article about the new Panoramic Express.

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MyFoxColorado article about the new Panoramic Express chairlift.

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An article appearing online at northdenvernews.com about fall mountain biking in Winter Park being the perfect time for inexpensive family fun with no crowds.

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Newschoolers.com switches gears from skiing to mountain biking and checks out Crankworx Colorado.

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Watch the exciting slopestyle finals of Crankworx Colorado, appearing on bikemag.com.

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Take a day trip to Winter Park Park -- an online article appearing on DenverASAP.com.

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Winter Park Resort recorded live on Mix 100.3 FM Dom and Jane Show.

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Louisiana Homes & Gardens article about vacationing in Winter Park.

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The New York Times reports on how to get free lift tickets with a job at a ski resort .

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9News.com reports how Winter Park has implemented an environmentally proactive program named "Connexion."

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MyFox Colorado does an online video segment about Winter Park's new Eagle Wind Chairlift.

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A ColoradoHomesMag.com article.

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A New York Times Travel article.

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Winter Park Colorado resort guide and Shredded Beats snowboard event with rapper Pigeon John and professional snowboarder Pat Milbery.

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CU Snowboard Team Half Time Show during the CU - Iowa State game on 11/13/06.  The rail and snow were provided by Winter Park Resort and WP Team Rider Pat Milbery participated in the fun.

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Communications Manager, Darcy Morse speaks to ABC 7 News from Denver about the early season snowfall at Winter Park Resort on September 17, 2006.

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"Skiing USA" from Australian Family Circle, September 2006 featuring a a ski lesson from Ski & Ride School Director, Bob Barnes.

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