Congratulations Winter Park on your fabulous 70^th Birthday! May I say you've never looked better than you do today. With all your recent on-mountain improvements and your classy new base village your future looks very bright indeed; and, you don't look a day over 29! What better birthday present could you get than to have your partner for [...]

The folks at Country Ace Hardwareand Brickhouse 40 are putting on a generous Thanksgiving feast tomorrow at NO COST to members of our community. All are welcome!! The dinner will be at Brickhouse 40 in Granby from 12-3pm for anyone needing a hot delicious meal. What a generous offering during these difficult economic times! Please support [...]

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Winter Par Resort opened on Wednesday, November 18 with the usual Larry Sales and Parkway runs open and even some rails set up for the jibbers. We are hoping for some big snow this year & face shots! Check out the WP Resort website for more details on ski rates, where to stay, and most importantly snow conditions!!!

The Angel Tree begins November 27 and goes through December 17. An annual holiday tradition for many Grand County families is adopting a deserving child to ensure something appears under the tree for Christmas. Cards representing each child are placed on a Christmas Tree located in the courtyard at Cooper Creek Square. Angels (the general [...]

As we've discussed in a previous blog, the Winter Park Resort along with the Denver Water Board are planning on seeding the clouds this winter to help produce more snow. It is estimated the seeding could bring as much as 15% more snowfall, or as I like to think of 15% more powder days! Check out the science behind cloud seeding.

Powder Addiction is a new backcountry skiing and riding adventure brought to you by former Ski Boss at Berthoud Powder Guides Jamie Wolter. Opening day is December 10th on Jones Pass near Winter Park, CO. Powder Addiction offers guided backcountry skiing, riding with uphill transportation in a heavily modified snowcat. Two very experienced [...]

For 12 years, Box Tops for Education have helped America's schools raise over $250 million to buy the things they need. The Box Tops for Education program offers three easy ways to make a difference for your school through everyday activities: buying groceries, shopping online and purchasing books. School budgets are tighter than ever, and [...]

Denver Water in partnership with Winter Park Resort will be helping clouds produce greater amounts of snowfall this winter by cloud seeding. Denver Water and the resort will be seeding moisture-laden clouds with silver iodide particles released into the sky to increase snowfall, aka MORE POWDER DAYS! Winter Park Resort last partook in cloud [...]

The snowmaking crew has been hard at work the past few days and Winter Park had a little help from the storm that passed through over the weekend. Snow is forecasted all week, so start waxing those skis and boards! Check out Winter Park Resort's snow report before hitting the slopes.