Winter Park Ski Resort
The closest major resort to Denver, Winter Park is not only easy to get to, but once there you’ll get some of Colorado’s finest ski and snowboard terrain.
Although many of the visitors come up from Denver for the day, Winter Park is a resort in its own right and a great place to base yourself for a Colorado skiing adventure. The high altitude guarantees excellent snow cover and the two mountains – Winter Park and Mary Jane – have terrain for everyone. The former is more mellow, with vast swaths of green and blue rated trails, whilst the latter is steeper, bumpier and quite a bit gnarlier.
Fairly limited accommodation is on offer at the resort’s base and facilities are not as developed as some other Colorado resorts – especially somewhere like Breckenridge, where the town itself is enough of an attraction in itself. Further lodging is available a little further along the valley in Fraser, but you may want to consider tying in a trip here with a neighbouring resort for variety and to experience an authentic Colorado resort town.
Our Winter Park Resort Ratings
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- Snow Reliability ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆
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- Après ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆
- Value ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆