Visit Winter Park Blog

Winter has arrived in the Fraser/Winter Park Valley, and it’s the perfect time to celebrate the season. Winter Park Resort is open for skiing, riding and more. Or explore other winter outings, such as snowshoeing and snow tubing. Enjoy a night out on the town with a delicious dining experience, embark on a horse-drawn sleigh ride, or go ice skating at The Village. Not to mention, you can take part...

Halloween is just around the corner, and it’s the perfect time to make your autumn getaway to the Fraser/Winter Park valley. From trick or treating to scarecrow contests, exploring haunted trains, and dressing up in costumes, there’s something memorable to get everyone into the festive, spooky spirit. Cooper Creek Square Halloween Bash (Winter Park) Saturday, October 26 from 4pm-6pm Kids will enjoy Trick-or-Treat Street at the Cooper Creek Square businesses,...

Rocky Mountain National Park Day trips from Winter Park, Colorado. If you’re planning a trip to Colorado and looking for an unforgettable adventure, you can’t miss visiting Winter Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. Winter Park is a beautiful mountain town that offers a range of outdoor activities, while Rocky Mountain National Park is a world-renowned destination for hiking, wildlife watching, and scenic drives. By staying in Winter Park and...

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...

Visit Winter Park Lodging More Winter There are so many things to do in Winter Park, Colorado that we don’t have enough room on our sticker sheet for all of them. So if your favorite isn’t listed give “More Winter” your vote! Also if you have an idea for an article we would love to hear about it. Email us at info@visitwinterpark.com  

Visit Winter Park Lodging Winter Festivities Series Festivities All the Festivities! There is so much going this winter and we are super excited to experience it all. Throughout the winter we will be writing about various races, festivals, parades, and parties that go down in the valley. Check out our Event Calendar to see whats coming up! We hope to see y’all there, if not you can always read about it on Visit...

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...

Updated The Winter Park Express Ski Train came back into operation in 2017 but due to the Covid 19 pandemic the Winter Park ski train suspended service for the 2020/21 season.   While the Winter Park Ski Train is not currently operating (at least not when this article was posted, December 2015) it has transported many happy skiers and snowboarders. If you ever wanted to know more about the historic...

So you’ve hit a wall. There is nothing worse than getting stuck in the daily grind of work, school, holidays, blah, blah, blah… You’re itching to travel, get away from it all, reclaim your sanity, but you’re not sure where to go? Make Winter Park Your NEXT Escape! Here are 11 reasons your sanity NEEDs YOU to Escape to Winter Park, Colorado! ONLY – 67 Miles from Denver. Don’t want...