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The slopes at Winter Park Resort. Photo: Winter Park Resort

Winter Park Ski Resort – Winter Park

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Winter Park is made up of two interconnected resorts: Winter Park and Mary Jane. Both offer incredible skiing and snowboarding and nearby access to the friendly, western towns of Winter Park and Fraser.

Combined, Winter Park and Mary Jane, offer more than 3,000 skiable acres and 166 designated trails. All together Winter Park Ski Resort is made up of five interconnected mountains: Winter Park, Mary Jane, Parsenn Bowl, Vasquez Cirque, and Vasquez Ridge.

Terrain

Beginners will find plenty of easy trails for learning on the Winter Park side of the resort: Groomed cruisers, mogul runs, and a dedicated 14 acres for Learn to Ski and Snowboard areas. Intermediates will find lots of blues throughout Winter Park and Mary Jane.

Winter Park, Colorado
Winter Park. Photo: K. Todd Storch

Experts will find the advanced terrain on the Mary Jane side of the Winter Park Resort. The Winter Park trails tend to flatten out quicker, whereas Mary Jane has steeps all the way down. The bumps and glades on Mary Jane are rated as some of the best in North America. The trees are well spaced and easy to access between trails and the moguls are steep and deep.

The Parsenn Bowl is located above the tree line and at the highest lift-served point on the mountain,12,060 ft. It’s one of the few big bowls in Colorado that intermediates can enjoy. The surrounding views of the Rocky Mountains are breathtaking. There are some glades at the bottom of the bowl that are widely spaced and often un-tracked after a storm.

Vasquez Ridge is a hidden gem at the resort and often left untouched throughout the day. In the summer, it’s prime for camping, hiking, and biking. In winter there are a couple of hundred acres back there, prime for skiing and snowboarding. Most of the runs are single black diamonds and are accessed by the Pioneer Express lift.

Mary Jane Ski Area Summit Skiing
Near the top of Mary Jane.

From the top of Parsenn Bowl, you can hike up and around the Vasquez Cirque for expert, back-country-style terrain. The scenery is stunning and makes the long, relatively flat hike worth the trouble. You’ll find chutes, cliffs, trees, cornices, and more adrenaline-pumping, off-piste challenges.

At the end is a traverse along the trees, so keep your speed up. You’ll be brought back to the Pioneer Express lift.

If you are into freestyle, Winter Park has you covered. There are three terrain Parks available with a natural progression between each. Discovery Park has small features and rails for beginners. Stepping it up a notch, Kendrick Terrain Park is for intermediates and Rail Yard is for advanced skiers/riders.

Winter Park Skier
Heading to the base for happy hour!

Village

There is both a Winter Park mountain village and historic, downtown Winter Park. The mountain village is located at the base of Winter Park and has a cabriolet to take you from the parking area to the village shops. It’s a modern ski village with all the amenities necessary for a world-class vacation, such as a scenic gondola ride.

It’s close to lodging and plenty of nice restaurants and shops. Winter Park Village also boasts an outdoor ice rink.

Downtown Winter Park offers accommodations to suit all budgets and restaurants for all tastes. You’ll find plenty of shopping and attractions spread throughout the mountain village, downtown Winter Park, and nearby Fraser. Other nearby attractions include Ski Granby Ranch and the Hot Sulphur Springs, west on Highway 40.

Cabriolet takes you from the Vintage Hotel to Winter Park Village.
Winter Park Village at the base of the mountain.
After the Cabriolet, it's a short walk to the slopes.
Blue on Winter Park.
Downtown Winter Park visible in the distance.
Ski trails on Mary Jane.
Base of Mary Jane.
Mary Jane Trail.
Fresh lines down Larkspur.
Mary Jane's hike-to terrain: Vasquez Cirque.
Winter Park ranked in top ten for tree skiing.
Winter Park's Village Cabriolet connects the parking lot with the village.
The Cabriolet ride takes less than five minutes.
Village and Cabriolet
Train playground in Winter Park Village.
The beginning of the mountain village and the walk to the slopes.
An intermediate run to the base.
One of two open intermediate runs.
A blue run down to the base.
Looking up at the blue run from the bottom.
Early season terrain park.
The terrain park featured a variety of rails.
Another intermediate blue run.
Winter Park Ski Resort
Heading to the base for happy hour!
Skier back flips as others line up for jumps.
We stopped by the Cheeky Monk for some Begium beers, only $3.50 during happy hour 3p-6p
Belgium beers are pretty strong!
The Village.
Back to the car after a short, but rewarding day at Winter Park.
Parking lot view of the resort.
Heading to the slopes through Winter Park's Village.
You don't see too many Coca-Cola bears anymore.
Winter's Park Ice Rink.
The ski slopes are just around the corner!
Lime Cantina and a Christmas Tree.
Winter Park has a mini terrain park in the Village.
Winter Park has several restaurants and shops at its base.
Time to head up to the slopes!
View of downtown Winter Park in the distance.
View of some Mary Jane trail from Winter Park.
A large lodge at the top of Winter Park Mountain.
A lot of the runs were wide open.
A small tunnel.
An intermediate run.
Winter Park has a couple ski jumps set up.
The Railyard Terrain Park is getting some snow.
Eskimo Express lift.
Another park open with several smaller jumps.
Several more small jumps.
After a cold day of skiing, it's time to head to happy hour in the village.
We hit up Mother's Saloon the night before for a few pints.
View of Mary Jane's snowy trees from the Winter Park parking area.
View of Mary Jane's snowy trees from the Winter Park parking area.
An intermediate run at Mary Jane.
A fun cruiser at Mary Jane.
Chairlift view at Winter Park.
High alpine scenery at Winter Park.
A wide open groomer on the Mary Jane side.
Looking up at the same ski run.
We headed into Mary Jane's Club Car for a burger.
View from the base of Mary Jane Ski Area.
It was a dog filled parking lot with everyone tailgating; not quite A Basin level though.
Heading up an old two-seater (really a one), the Challenger, located next to tailgate area.
Great idea starting the day with a giant mogul run! Sike.
Finally made it to a groomer!
Looking back up at the mogul run (left) and groomer (right).
Time to head to the top of the mountain.
Looking back down at the mid-mountain lifts, spring conditions all around.
Mogul run on the way up to the top.
Great views of Mary Jane's Parsenn Bowl.
The Vasquez Cirque (hike access skiing) at Winter Park. It was long since closed for the season.
Scenic views from Mary Jane.
Summit of Mary Jane.
After skiing, it was off to Tommy Knockers in Idaho Springs for a beer.

Details

Address: 79050 U.S. 40, Winter Park, CO 80482

Phone: 970-726-5514

Season: mid November-mid April

Lift Hours: Monday – Friday (9am – 4pm) | Saturday – Sunday (8:30am – 4pm)

Mountain Stats:

  • Winter Park Elevation: 9,000 ft – 10,700 ft
  • Winter Park Vertical: 1,700 ft
  • Mary Jane Elevation: 9,450 ft – 12,060 ft
  • Mary Jane Vertical: 2,610 ft
  • Ski Area: 3,081 acres / 1,246 hectares
  • Ski Trails: 166
  • Average Snowfall: 317.5 in

​Trail Map: Winter Park Resort Trail Map Winter (PDF)

Website: winterparkresort.com

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