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Winter 2008 / 2009
WINTER PARK RESORT ANNOUNCES CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
The Village at
Winter Park, Colo., Winter 2008/09 – At the start of its 69th season of continual operation, Winter Park Resort is excited to announce several capital improvement projects, including The Village at Winter Park Resort, the new Village Cabriolet, and increased mountain bike terrain.
The Village at Winter Park Resort
Spanning approximately 20,000 square feet, The Village at Winter Park Resort features new restaurants, shops and real estate opportunities, not to mention new parking at the Village parking garage; an ice skating and fishing pond; better access to free parking via the Village Cabriolet; and more base area lodging with the completion of Fraser Crossing and Founders Pointe.
The Village at Winter Park Resort is an exciting addition and marks a milestone achievement in base area development. The Village at Winter Park Resort adds to the almost $40 million in capital improvements invested on-mountain over the past five years. Now, in addition to great skiing/riding on enhanced terrain and via new chairlifts, Winter Park Resort can offer guests an even better village to play in.
The Village Cabriolet
The Village Cabriolet is a $5.6 million investment and connects day guests to the heart of The Village at Winter Park Resort. Spanning a slope length of 1,436 feet and boasting a capacity of 2,800 people per hour, the Village Cabriolet will be ready for opening day November 19, 2008, transporting guests, their equipment, wheelchairs and mountain bikes from the free parking area located adjacent to the Vintage Hotel to The Village at Winter Park Resort. Winter Park Resort will purchase an additional 200 megawatts of renewable energy credits to operate the Village Cabriolet under the resort's CONNEXION program.
New Mountain Bike Terrain
And while most of Winter Park Resort's guests this winter will have to wait until summer to enjoy the resort's third capital improvement, Winter Park Resort is excited to announce the addition of nearly 10 miles of new downhill mountain bike terrain to its Trestle Bike Park. Working with the United States Forest Service and the International Mountain Bike Association, Winter Park Resort will add new trails and trail segments to increase the resort's current 28 miles of downhill trails to 38 miles over the next couple of years.
For general information on Winter Park Resort's 2008/09 capital improvements, visit www.winterparkresort.com/ or call (970) 726-1564.
For all media inquiries, contact Communications Manager, Jenn deBerge at jdeberge@skiwinterpark.com, (970) 726-1573. Sign up for RSS feeds for more news about Winter Park Resort at http://www.winterparkmediacenter.com/.
