Test report Winter Park

Winter Park Resort is located only 67 miles west of Denver, off I-70 and on the west side of Berthoud Pass. First the road branches off to the Mary Jane Base Area, then you reach The Village at Winter Park seated at 2743m. From here the high speed quad Zephyr Express takes you up to the Sunspot. More lifts, like the Arrow triple chair and the high speed quad Gemini Express leads into the ski resort, too. Beginners find close of the top station of the two lifts a large beginner area with further chair lifts and many very easy slopes. With the high speed quad Eskimo Express you can ride up to the Sunspot, too. The Prospector Express, also a high speed quad makes the connection to the Olympia Express and the Pioneer Express. From the top station of the Olympia Express you can swing either to the High Lonesome Express to reach the summit Mary Jane directly, or in addition, first ski down to the Mary Jane Base Area and with the Summit Express then up to the Mary Jane. The runs at the wide forest aisle slopes below Mary Jane are relatively steep contrary to the runs at the Olympia and High Lonesome Express. Advanced find here also very steep runs, which lead to the Sunnyside triple chair or in addition, to the Mary Jane Base Area. The double chair Timberline to reach from Mary Jane via easy slopes leads up to the Parsenn Bowl, the highest point in the ski resort on 3676m. From here you can cross to the Vasquez Cirque, where still many very steep ungroomed runs are waiting for advanced skiers, or you can ski down through the trees to the Sunnyside triple chair. Back to the The Village at Winter Park you can take the easy slope "Corridor" from Mary Jane Base Area. On this slope, the Iron Horse Resort is located. The runs in Winter Park, with exception at the top of the Parsenn Bowl, are all in the forest, so you can do very protected skiing or riding. You can´t lose your way, because all runs go down to Mary Jane Base Area/The Village at Winter Park or to the Pioneer Express. After skiing or riding you can listen to live music and enjoy the après ski scene at Derailer Bar at the base of the Winter Park slopes or you can go to the Town of Winter Park, approx. 2 miles from the ski resort. There you will find very nice shops and restaurants...