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Winter Park is a laid back and friendly town, with good skiing, boarding, and fantastic snow. Very mellow place, with plenty to offer. 3000 meters in town, 4,000 at the top most point of the ski resort. |
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Winter Park Pub - Live music about every other weekend, happy hour 4-7, a bit older crowd than Buckets. Deno's - Old school WP crowd. The guy at the end of the bar may tell you the same story 3 different times throughout the night, but they are harmless, and living history of the valley. Smoking Moes - BBQ restaurant with live music 1-2 times a month, national touring artists. Untamed Grill - Only true microbrewery in town, great big bar, live music on some weekends, best food in town. Crooked Creek - 2 miles down the road in Fraser, very blue collar, cheap drinks, colorful locals. Off-piste Mary Jane is the spot, just follow the local's tracks in. Unfortunately due to it's proximity to Denver the trees even get tracked out by late morning on weekends, weekdays are dead. Skier's right off the top of Parsenn Bowl has great tree skiing. Check avalanche reports, Grand County is one of the most avalanche prone areas in the US. Moguls Speed Nastar Course set up above Snoasis restaurant. Snowparks The intermediate park is known as Dog Patch, and the beginner park is Jack Kendrick. Events Jingle Rails is a New Year's Eve rail competition for snowboarders only, held in town. Wells Fargo Bank in late February gets celebrities and athletes from Denver up to race each other for charity. Chef's cup in late January is a benefit for the competiton center, and pits local restaurants against each other in a slalom competition, as well as a cooking competition, tasting, live music. The final day of the year is known as Spring Splash, for the pond skimming competition held on the WP side. However, the real party is in C-Lot on the Jane, and starts at the crack of dawn (or possibly the night before) and doesn't end until sundown (or possibly the following morning). Away
Days Denver is 2 hours away - A decent city with plenty of non snow things to do. Getting as many days of sunshine as Southern California, you could fit in a game of golf (or frisbee gold if that is more your style) in between ski days. Hot Sulphur Springs, about 35-45 minutes West on Hwy. 40, is the perfect spot to soak those aching muscles. However, the tricky part is driving back after you are done, keep those eyes open! Steamboat Springs is 2 hours west on Hwy. 40, and Summit County about the same via Hwy 70 or 9. Shopping Internet
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Out Hernandos - Great pizza, ask about all the dollar bills on the wall. Carlos and Marias - Mexican. Smokin' Moes - BBQ. Winter Park Pub - $12.95 deep dish monster pizza any way you like it on Saturday Sushi Bar - Good sushi, great martinis. New Hong Kong - Chinese. Deno's - Steaks, pizza, pasta, seafood. Devil's Thumb - 5 star, special occasion kind of place. About 3 miles from town. Great bar to hang in and soak up the ambiance. Mirasol - Great tacos in many styles, cheap. Fontenot's - Great seafood and cajun style cuisine. Wine Believe it or not WP has Verso wine cellars for tasting and purchase, wines produced in Grand Junction mostly. Fraser has a wine shop that imports grapes from California, and does the rest in town at nearly 9,000 feet! Mountain Restaurants Grocery Stores Transfer Day Living Links MyNatives
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