Winter Park, CO

Winter Park, CO Overview

Mix 3 big-time mountains, the highest average snowfall of any resort in Colorado, an easy-going family atmosphere in an unpretentious town and you've got yourself the ultimate winter playground! Located in the Rocky Mountains, verdant meadows and fragile tundra teem with wildlife and wildflowers, and the lakes and streams are filled with trout. Winter Park and the Fraser River Valley are surrounded by thousands of acres of the Arapaho National Forest and several other wilderness areas with 13 peaks rising over 12,000 feet. A world-renowned snow sports school teaches the physically challenged to ski.

Of course, winter isn't the only season to visit this popular resort. When the snow thaws, get out golfing on championship courses or go mountain biking on over 600 miles of marked trails. Hike into the backcountry on more than 240 miles of trails. White-water rafting down the Colorado and Arkansas Rivers makes for some of the region's best outdoor adventure thrills! Water sports enthusiasts couldn't ask for more than the 1,000 miles of streams, 1,000 acres of high mountain lakes, and 11,000 acres of reservoirs that entertained even President Eisenhower. Keep your camera handy because it's never too long before you see wildlife from elk to moose to birds of prey!.

Reasons to visit Winter Park, CO

Winter Park Resort has 134 trails, 22 lifts, and 3 snowboard parks, making it by far the favorite with Coloradans. This is the closest major ski resort to Denver and it boasts a combination of great terrain and reliable snowfall - at 370 annual inches, the most of all its peers. The ski school for the physically challenged is highly-acclaimed. In the easy-going town, jeans are the dressiest you ever have to get enjoy the western atmosphere and engaging shops and taverns. The view of many wide open spaces and lofty peaks of the Continental Divide is unbeatable. Off the slopes there is plenty of activity in the wilderness and in the village year-round.