FOR TWO YEARS IN A ROW Winter Park has been voted “#1 Ski Resort in North America” by USA Today and it’s easy to see why. Located just 65 miles from Denver in Grand County, Winter Park is the closest major destination resort to Denver International Airport and is home to enormous peaks and spectacular views as it sits at an elevation of over 9,000 feet above sea level. The resort’s access to unspoiled wilderness offers some of the finest skiing in the winter season. There are more than 3,000 acres of skiable terrain and seven distinct territories that include world-class glade skiing, panoramic bowl skiing/riding, groomers and the world-famous bumps of Mary Jane.

Winter activities also include tubing, snowshoeing and ski biking. Winter Park’s Coca Cola Tube Park features four individual lanes, exciting banked curves, and a covered conveyor lift ride back to the top. Several guided snowshoe and ski biking tours are available to choose from. Throughout the winter season the Winter Park Express Train delivers passengers from Denver’s Union Station to Winter Park Resort.

Winter Park and its surrounding communities also provide plenty of winter adventures that go beyond the slopes. Explore the great outdoors Nordic skiing on miles of well-groomed trails. Dash through the woods and vast open spaces on a guided dog-sled trip. Ride the Continental Divide and capture the incredible views on a snowmobiling tour. Finish up the day by relaxing in mineral hot springs.

Winter Park is also the perfect playground in the summertime. Known as “Mountain Bike Capital USA,” Winter Park offers over 600 miles of cross-country mountain biking trails, as well as two downhill bike parks. Grand County offers fly-fishing for trophy trout in the Fraser and Colorado Rivers, and miles of trails in Colorado’s Arapahoe National Forest and the Wilderness areas of Indian Peaks, Byers Peak and Vasquez for horseback riding and hiking adventures.

Whatever your outdoor passion is, Winter Park and the surrounding communities are the place to be.