Accompanied byJim Bridger, Edward L Berthoud discovered the pass in July 1861 while surveying a possible route for the railroad. Berthoud reported that the pass was suitable as a wagon road, but not as a railroad. Parts of the original wagon trail still existon the east side near Berthoud Falls. This picture dates back to the 1880s and [...]

15 years in Grand County, I have seen countless sunSETS that literally take my breath away. Not being a super early riser I don't get to see many of the spectacular sunRISES. On my way to class, at the new Grand Park Recreation Center, this morning I got to see this, a take your breath away sunRISE!!!

Winter Park Ski Resort just continues to get recognition! Not only did SKI Magazine Top Ski Resorts survey rank Winter Park #22, but Budget Travel ranked Winter Park in the top 10 most affordable ski resorts in North America. We are just a few days away from the start of the next ski season here in the Fraser Valley, so make plans to come [...]

Join the Fraser Valley Hockey Association for their 1st Youth Fundraising Event this Saturday, November 13th from Noon to 6pm at the Winter Park Pub. Enjoy a Pizza Buffet, Drink Specials and Silent Auction Upstairs. Come support this exciting new youth association and help get them established as we look forward to the opening of the [...]

Currently there are a total of 37 Bank Owned Listings in theWinter Park, Granby and Grand Lake areas. This year we have seen a total of 49 Bank Owned properties close, which is 10% of the total sold transactions, in Winter Park, Granby and Grand Lake. Sometimes just the title Bank Owned creates a flurry of interest in the property. These [...]

The readers have voted and SKI Magazine's Ski Resort Rankings for 2010-2011 are in with Winter Park moving up one spot to number 22. Here is what SKI Magazine had to say about the Winter Park and Mary Jane ski area: We're surprised: After all Winter Park has gone through, with a cool new village and four new lifts—six years and [...]

The new ice hockey rink is expected to be ready for skaters by Thanksgiving. The recently formed Fraser Valley Hockey Association announced the new rink at the Fraser Valley Sports complex is near completion. With the new facility open the FVHA plans to start hockey leagues for youth and adults, with youth teams being formed in January of [...]

Tap into the great mind of Einstein for real estate advice in the Winter Park Area. Perhaps you've heard this Einstein quote before, perhaps not: In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity - Albert Einstein Regardless, I believe it hits the nail on the head when talking about our present real estate market in the beautiful region of [...]

Having just taken a “Green Home” continuing education course.....it has me thinking. Two of the biggest purchases in our life are Homes & Cars. If we all started purchasing Homes with the same “qualifications” as we do Cars, we have a lot of education to catch up on. When buying a Car, we painstakingly consider: quality, safety [...]