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The Rocky
Mountain
Inn & Hostel
-- Winter Park Lodging at its best!
15 CR 72, Box 600
Winter Park / Fraser
CO 80442
US Toll-Free:
1-866-467-8351
(1-866- HOSTEL -1)
Local/International:
1-970-726-8256
e-mail:
[email protected]
Website:
www.therockymountaininn.com
The Rocky
Mountain Inn & Hostel, WinterPark, Fraser, Colorado
© 2004, All
rights reserved. |
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 The
Winter Park Ski Area:
With the
most snowfall of any Colorado destination resort, it's no
wonder that the Winter Park ski resort is consistently voted "Colorado's
Favorite"...
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Winter Park |
MaryJane |
Vasquez Ridge |
Parsen Bowl |
Vasquez Cirque |
Vertical Drop
feet/meters |
1700/
518 |
2610/
796 |
1214/
370 |
1712/
522 |
1500/
457 |
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Maximum Run Length |
2 miles |
4.5 miles |
1.4miles |
5.1 miles |
NA |
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Elevation |
Top
feet/meters |
10,700/
3,261 |
12,060/
3,676 |
10,700/
3,261 |
12,060/
3,676 |
11,900/
3627 |
Base
feet/meters |
9,000/
2,743 |
9,450/
2,880 |
9,486/
2,891 |
10,348/
3,154 |
10,400/
3,170 |
Winter Park
Terrain
The Winter Park Trails: 2,886 total ski-able acreage (1,169
hectares), includes 134 designated trails and 1,467 acres (594
hectares) of off-piste terrain, including Vasquez Cirque and glade
skiing. Plus
super-pipe, terrain park and the "rail yard".
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Total |
Winter Park |
Mary Jane
Parsenn Bowl |
Vasquez Ridge |
Vasquez Cirque |
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Beginner |
9% |
33% |
3% |
14% |
0% |
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Intermediate |
21% |
27% |
24% |
43% |
0% |
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Advanced |
13% |
15% |
12% |
2% |
0% |
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Most Difficult |
54% |
25% |
60% |
41% |
86% |
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Expert Only |
3% |
0% |
1% |
0% |
14% |
The
Winter Park Lift Facilities
22 lifts including 8 High-Speed Express Quads, 4 Triple
Chairlifts, 7 Double Chairlifts, 3 Magic Carpets. Uphill capacity
of 35,030 skiers per hour. The Zephyr Express is modified to
accommodate 20 gondola cabins for dinner service to The Lodge at
Sunspot.
 The
Grand County Area:
As one of the
largest but least dense counties in the state of Colorado, Grand
county boasts a larger elk population than human population.
We also share this area with moose, deer, martin, marmot,
ptarmigan, bear, fox, coyote, mountain lion, eagle and of course,
...trout.
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Elevation:
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Winter Park 8,800 ft
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Fraser: 8,700 ft.
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Berthoud Pass 11,315 ft
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Highest point 13,391 ft (Parry Peak)
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Average
Precipitation:
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snow: 369 inches
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rain: 27 inches
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Miles of
Bike Trails:
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Marked/maintained: 600
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Unmarked Trails: 500 (est.)
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Average High
Temperatures (Fahrenheit/Celsius):
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January: 30 (-1 c.)
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April: 50.2 (10 c.)
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July: 78.3 (26 c.)
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October: 56.1 (13.4 c.)
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Average Number of Sunny Days Per
Year: 300
Number of Golf Courses: 4
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"Because a penny
saved is a penny you can spend on toys later..."
Spend less, play
more.
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