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Winter Park Resort Fact Sheet: Season 2007 / 2008
Address
Winter Park Resort
150 Alpenglow Way
P.O. Box 36
Winter Park , Colorado 80482
(970) 726-5514, Denver direct (303) 892-0961
Snow Line (970) 726-SNOW, Denver direct (303) 572-SNOW
Online
Winter Park Resort's web site is: http://www.winterparkresort.com
E-mail for general inquiries is: wpinfo@skiwinterpark.com
E-mail for media inquiries only: Darcy Morse or Jenn deBerge
Location
Winter Park Resort is located 67 miles (108 kilometers) northwest of Denver and 85 miles (137 kilometers) from Denver International Airport (DIA). Set in the Vasquez Mountains of the Arapaho National Forest, Winter Park is the closest major ski resort to Denver (1½ hours driving time) via Interstate 70 west to exit 232 and onto U.S. Hwy 40.
The Mountain
Winter Park Resort consists of four adjacent mountains: Winter Park, Mary Jane, (including Parsenn Bowl), Vasquez Cirque, and Vasquez Ridge—making it one of the largest ski resorts in Colorado. A network of trails and lifts interconnects the four distinct sections of each mountain. Winter Park Resort is the oldest continually operated resort in Colorado and the 2007 / 2008 season marks Winter Park Resort's 69th season.
Elevation
| Winter Park: | Base 9,000 feet (2,743 meters); summit at Sunspot 10,700 feet (3,261 meters). Vertical drop: 1,700 feet (518 meters). | |
| Mary Jane: | Base 9,450 feet (2,880 meters); summit at North Cone 12,060 feet (3,676 meters). Vertical drop: 2,610 feet (796 meters). | |
| Vasquez Ridge: | Base 9,486 feet (2,486 meters); summit 10,700 feet (3,261 meters). | |
| Vasquez Cirque: |
Base 10,400 feet (3,170 meters); summit 11,900 feet (3,627 meters). Vertical drop: 1,500 (457 meters). | |
| Combined: | Vertical drop: 3,060 feet (933 meters); summit at North Cone to Winter Park base. |
Terrain
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Trails
Longest Run
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Winter Park : |
2 miles (3.2 kilometers) |
Terrain Parks and Pipes
Winter Park Resort is known as a leader in world class terrain park design. The last three years, Winter Park Resort's parks have received a top 10 ranking by the readers of Transworld Snowboarding and are applauded for their progressive design providing learning opportunities for the very beginner to the most seasoned pro. The Starter Park, located below Snoasis, is designed for the beginner-jibber. This park features small boxes perfect for those first attempts at rail sliding. Dog Patch, located on the east side of the Eskimo Express, offers skiers and riders an intermediate park system ideal for perfecting skills. Dog Patch East, located just east of the original Dog Patch, offers a variety of non-traditional jib features for skiers and riders. Rail Yard, Winter Park's advanced terrain, features a combination of rails and jumps with perfect flow. Dark Territory, Rail Yard's limited access area, continues to evolve with more unique features including two new jump lines, a variety of rails, boxes and manmade jibs.
Lifts
25 lifts including two high-speed six-pack lifts (the newest is the Panoramic Express – the highest in North America), seven high-speed express quads, four triples, six double chairlifts, three surface lifts and two t-bar/platters and one rope tow provide an uphill capacity of 38,370 riders per hour. For special occasions such as Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, Martin Luther King holiday, President’s Day and Valentine’s Day, the Zephyr Express chairlift is modified to accommodate 20 gondola cabins for dinner service to The Lodge at Sunspot atop Winter Park Mountain.
Area Facilities
Winter Park Base
The Real Estate Sales Gallery: Located adjacent to the Zephyr Express chairlift, the sales gallery houses sales agents, artist renderings, 3D models and a small movie theater dedicated to providing more information about the new Village at Winter Park Resort as it unfolds.
West Portal Station: This base area facility houses Moffat Market (food court), Portal Perk, Base Camp 9000', West Portal Outfitters, West Portal Rentals, Boots & Boards, Lost and Found, lockers, an ATM, an indoor climbing wall, and the National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD).
Moffat Market at West Portal Station: This large food court has a railroad theme and specializes in regional specialties. Storefronts and names identify the different food stations with options such as Moffat Tunnel with its delicious grill fare, New York-style pizza at Grand Central Station, Tex-Mex at the Santa Fe Station, Asian cuisine at the Orient Express, soups at the Shortline and bagel delights at Einstein Brothers.
The Derailer Bar: When guests hear the Derailer Bar train whistle at 3 p.m. it's time to head in for Winter Park's favorite après ski scene and "blow off a little steam." The Derailer Bar is a two-tiered drink and entertainment center featuring a full-service lunch menu full of pub-style food and a wide variety of daily drink specials.
Kids' Adventure Junction: Located adjacent to West Portal Station, this facility houses the children's Ski and Ride School and includes a nursery, kids' meeting rooms, and children's ski and snowboard rentals. 7 - Mile Medical Clinic and Ski Patrol/First Aid occupy the ground floor.
Willie’s Will Call: Located on the ground floor of Moffat Station, this center enables parents to easily pick up their pre-purchased lift tickets and lesson vouchers, shortening the registration process.
Balcony House: Located at the foot of Winter Park, this facility houses the Guest Services Center which offers one-stop shopping for ticket sales, ski and snowboard lessons, and on-mountain tours. This building also houses Coffee & Tea Market, Sharpshooters Photography, Competition Center offices, restrooms, Security, Season Pass Office, meeting rooms, and coin-operated lockers.
New for this season, Founders Pointe and Fraser Crossing: Just a short walk to Winter Park Resort's shops and lifts, these two new buildings are comprised of studios, one, two and three bedroom condos and feature such amenities as access to an outdoor spa, fireplace, and BBQ, not to mention private underground parking, storage lockers, and high-speed internet.
Zephyr Mountain Lodge: Located at the foot of Winter Park Mountain, the lodge has 230 condominium units as well as a variety of shops and restaurants on the ground floor, including: Starbucks, Showcase Snowboards, Mountain Adventure Center, Rossignol Winter Park, Trail's End Mercantile, and Rocky Mountain Eyewear.
Winter Park Mountain
The Lodge at Sunspot: This two mile high mountaintop lodge features panoramic views of the Continental Divide and the Rocky Mountains. The Dining Room is a full-service restaurant, featuring Colorado-inspired fare with several daily "chef's selections." The Provisioner provides an upscale food court. Grab gear at the The Sunspot Mercantile; warm up with a drink from the Coffee Shop & Bakery or relax at the Sunspot Lounge. Foot passenger tickets are available from the base of Winter Park Resort to The Lodge at Sunspot via the Zephyr Express chairlift between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Snoasis Market: Located mid-mountain, Snoasis is a blast to the past with its music, colors, deck space, and is the resort's best place to sit back, take in a specialty drink and watch as skiers and riders defy gravity in the Dark Territory terrain park. Newly-renovated, Snoasis now offers twice as much space for the Winter Park Ski and Ride School lunch program for kids.
Mary Jane Base
Mary Jane Center: Nestled at the base of Mary Jane, this facility houses the Club Car, a favorite restaurant amongst locals offering full-service bistro-style dining and bar, Pepperoni's Pizza & Sports Bar, and Mary Jane Food & Drink food court. Ticket sales, The Jane Shop, Guest Services, Ski Patrol/First Aid room, lockers, and meeting rooms are also on site. Open daily.
Club Car: Newly renovated, Mary Jane's Club Car restaurant will offer the same menu favorites with some new additions. New lighting, seating and a larger bar enhance the already beautiful setting of this bistro-style restaurant. Open daily.
Lunch Rock: Located at 11,200', this mountaintop spot specializes in casual food, barbecues, deck dining, and incredible views of Parry Peak. Open daily.
Vasquez Ridge
Sundance Cafe: This mountaintop warming hut also serves as a chili station serving up authentic Colorado recipes. Open daily from 10:30 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Rentals
Ski and Ride School Programs
Winter Park Resort offers adult class lessons and private lessons, including unique learning experiences such as First Tracks, Last Tracks, Easy Start, Family Privates, Burton Learn-to-Ride and specialty clinics throughout the season that cater to women, mogul skiers, freeriders, and telemarkers. For more information and pricing, contact the Guest Contact Center at (800) 729-7907 or visit www.winterparkresort.com.
Kids' Adventure Junction
Winter Park Resort is well known for its respected children's ski and ride programs and childcare facilities. Registration and rentals are all located in the Kids' Adventure Junction. Advance reservations are also available and can now be fulfilled at the Willie's Will Call, located on the ground floor of West Portal Station. For information and reservations, call the Guest Contact Center at (800) 729-7907 or visit http://www.winterparkresort.com/.
Wee Willie’s Childcare: A non-ski program for children 2 months through 6 years with indoor activities and outdoor play. Lunch is available on site. A complimentary beeper/pager is included. Reservations are required. Cost for full-day childcare is $95/person. Parents can take advantage of the Jump Start Program (for children 3 and older), which includes a two hour lesson and rentals in the morning and all-day childcare and lunch for $110/person. Open daily from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Kids Daily Programs: The program for 3 - 4 year-olds is a non-chairlift riding ski orientation with all-day supervision, playtime, and lunch. Children are introduced to skiing through indoor and outdoor activities designed and paced for each group. Participants must be potty-trained and willing to play outside. Classes for all other kids are determined by ability level, beginner through advanced; and age 5 - 6 year olds, and 7 - 17 year-olds. Cost includes ski/snowboard rental, lift ticket, helmet rental, lunch, and instruction. Indoor supervision is provided for kids 3 - 4 years olds, before and after their lessons. Open daily.
Traditional snowboarding lessons (for children 6 and older) can be purchased for a full-day program for $128/person, which includes lesson, lift, rental, and lunch. Registration for lessons is from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. on lesson days at Kids’ Adventure Junction.
National Sports Center For the Disabled
Information and reservation line: (970) 726-1540 or (303) 316-1540 or visit http://www.nscd.org/.
The internationally acclaimed National Sports Center for the Disabled (NSCD) is the largest and most successful program of its kind in the world. The NSCD began in 1970 with 23 amputee children from Denver taking ski lessons at Winter Park . Launching its 38th season, the non-profit organization teaches more than 17,000 lessons annually in a variety of year-round sports for children and adults of all disabilities. The NSCD Competition Program provides race training and coaching for disabled skiers participating in regional, national, and international events.
Competition Center Programs
Information line: (970) 726-1590 or Denver (303) 316-1590
Seasonal training programs are available in alpine, freestyle, freeride and snowboarding for all ages of intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders. Clinics are offered throughout the season. Other services available include tuning, binding mounts, boot fitting, and equipment repair.
NASTAR Races: The NASTAR recreational race course is open every day from 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. on Cranmer trail, just above the Snoasis mid-mountain restaurant. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded for qualifying times. Youth (age 6-17) may race twice for $5 or unlimited runs for $7. Adults (age 18 - 64) may race twice for $7 or unlimited runs for $10. Seniors (age 65 and older) race for free Monday - Thursday, $7 Friday - Sunday, or twice for $10 Friday - Sunday.
Winter Park Tour Center
Information and reservation line: Guest Contact Center (800) 729-7907.
Snowshoe Tours : Two-hour guided tours depart daily at 10:30 a.m. with a second tour offered at 1:30 p.m. on holidays and Friday - Sunday. The tour begins with a ride up the Gemini Express chairlift and continues with a gentle downhill trek through a forested trail on Winter Park Mountain. Guides introduce the basics of snowshoeing and share the history and native plants and animals of Winter Park and the Fraser Valley. Snowshoe tours cost $37/person and include snowshoes. For independent touring, snowshoe rentals are available for full day and half day (8 a.m. – 12 p.m. or 12 p.m. – 4 p.m.).
Scenic Snowcat Tours: These two-hour tours depart at 10 a.m. and 12 p.m., daily from the Winter Park base area and also at 2 p.m. Friday – Sunday. Tours follow various ski trails to the top of Winter Park Mountain with opportunities to stop and take pictures along the way. Cost is $48/person.
Lodging
Winter Park Central Reservations
P.O. Box 36
Winter Park , Colorado 80482
(800) 729-5813 (toll free U.S. and Canada )
(970) 726-5587
(970) 726-5993 (FAX)
e-mail: reservations@skiwinterpark.com
Transportation
Winter Park is accessible by car, van service, or train. By car, from Denver, take Interstate 70 West to exit 232 onto U.S. Hwy 40 to Winter Park. The resort is 85 miles (137 km) from Denver International Airport.
Hertz rental cars are available locally or in Denver. Other rental car agencies are also available in Denver. For more information, call Winter Park Central Reservations at (800) 729-5813.
Home James Transportation Services offers door-to-door van trips throughout the day from Denver International Airport to the Winter Park area during ski season. Private charter and taxi service is also available. For reservations, call Winter Park Central Reservations at (800) 729-5813 (U.S. & Canada) or (970) 726-5587.
Amtrak's California Zephyr serves Winter Park daily, with westbound service from Chicago and Omaha and eastbound service from Los Angeles, San Francisco and Salt Lake City. Sleeping
accommodations are available on both routes. Call Winter Park Central Reservations at (800) 729-5813 (U.S. & Canada) or (970) 726-5587 (international) for reservations.
The Ski Train departs Denver's Union Station each Saturday and Sunday at 7:15 a.m., beginning Jan. 5 and continuing through March 30, 2008, bringing skiers directly to the slopes of Winter Park Resort. The return trip leaves at 4:15 p.m. and arrives in Denver at 6:30 p.m. Additional trips are scheduled Dec. 27 - 30 and on Fridays beginning Feb. 1 through early April, and Thursdays beginning March 6. Cost for coach class is $49. For information and reservations call (303) 296-4754.
"The Lift" is the free local shuttle service that runs to and from most lodging properties and activities in the valley and Winter Park Resort base area. Buses run every 30 minutes from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. during peak season.
Town
Winter Park/Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce
P.O. Box 3236
Winter Park , Colorado 80482
(970) 726-4118 (local and international)
(800) 903-7275 (toll free U.S. and Canada )
e-mail: mailto:chamber@rkymtnhi.com
web site: http://www.winterpark-info.com/
Cross-Country Skiing
Devil's Thumb Ranch: Located north of Fraser, this popular Nordic center offers a scenic network of 105 kilometers (65 miles) of groomed trails. Lessons and rentals available. For information, call (970) 726-5632.
Snow Mountain Ranch: Located about 15 minutes from Winter Park, this expansive facility offers 100 kilometers (62 miles) of groomed trails for all abilities, including three kilometers of lighted track for night skiing. This is a favorite spot for skaters and track skiers. Lessons and rentals are available. For information, call (970) 887-2152.
Fraser Experimental Forest Ranger Station: Marked trails suitable for beginners, intermediate and expert skiers. No trail fees and no facilities.
