Here we are into April - by Peter Gach

Here we are into April, about two weeks away (the 18th) from the resort closing and halting the lifts.  With recent warm weather, people are preparing for their Spring and Summer activities by tuning their mountain and road bikes, dirt motorcycles and yes, over the road motorcycles. Fortunately,...
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Why do I even wash my car? by Mike Periolat

It's that time of year again - MUD SEASON in the Fraser Valley!  Mud Season officially starts on St. Patrick's Day (or within a couple days) and lasts for about a year... yes, about a year.  Confused?  I was confused for the first 5 years of living in Winter Park, but now I see as clearly as my f...
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The Real Estate of Winter Park Report - by Julie White

We have just finished The Real Estate of Winter Park Report on Grand County Real Estate Trends - this is a great informational report that outlines the real estate market trends by towns in Grand County from 2005-2009.  Each page reports the average sales prices, number of sales, average days on...
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Changing My Skiing Style - by Mike Periolat

I’ve been skiing since age 10, skiing Winter Park since 1988 and I’m almost half-way to 100 years old! While I’ve “adjusted” my skiing style over the years, the biggest change for the good has put me back on the Bunny Slopes. Yeah……My knees can still handle the Bumps on Mary Jane, my...
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2010 Winter Park Mtn Bike Series Schedule - by Julie White

It's never too early to start thinking about Mountain Biking!  The 2010 Winter Park race schedule is out - you should be able to register online May 1st.  So get on that bike when you can and get in shape!  The new Rec Center has great spin classes and bikes to help you out and I've even seen p...
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Winter Park Area Market Share Reports - by Mike Periolat

The New Year is a time to review production and create new goals for 2010.  Here are two Grand County Real Estate Market Share Reports from 2008 and 2009.  Real Estate of Winter Park is the ONLY major company that actually INCREASED in just about every category – especially Total Sales and Sal...
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The Rec Center in Winter Park has a Climbing Wall! - by Erin Jeziorski

The new Recreation Center in Winter Park offers an awesome climbing wall.  For climbing enthusiasts it is a great way to keep in shape over the winter and test your limits too.  Let me tell you that I am surprised at the difficulty of some of the climbs on this wall.  It is great!  The wall al...
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AN EXCITING WEEKEND IN WINTER PARK - by Shanna Lalley

There is lot of stuff happening in Winter Park and the Fraser Valley this weekend. Besides the Winter Carnival celebrating Winter Park Ski Resort’s 70thBirthday don’t miss the pre-celebration activities in Cooper Creek Square starting at 3:30 on Saturday, January 23rd.  From 3:30 to 5:30 come...
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Snowcat Skiing just 20 minutes from Winter Park! - by Jean Wolter

The new Winter Park based company, Powder Addiction, is officially opened for business!  My husband Jamie, aka “Ski Boss” runs the show so I, luckily, got to join him for his first tour yesterday.  It was fabulous! Powder Addiction’s permitted area is on Jones pass which is accesse...
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Sign Contracts with Your Mouse! - by Julie White

Real Estate of Winter Park now has a new system for signing contracts - using your mouse!  No more printing & faxing.  It's called CTMeContracts and with legislation that was passed several years ago this electronic signature is acceptable and legally binding - just like signing with a p...
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