The elk (wapiti) is one of the largest species of the deer family, and one of the largest land mammals… Read More “Stuck In A Rut” Stuck In A Rut
The Mighty Elk Rut
The Winter Park & Fraser Valley (and nearby Rocky Mountain National Park) is a hot spot for migrating elk during their annual rut, and a fabulous place to witness the natural world up close & personal.
The elk (wapiti) is one of the largest species of the deer family, and one of the largest land mammals… Read More “Stuck In A Rut”
The elk (wapiti) is one of the largest species of the deer family, and one of the largest land mammals… Read More “Stuck In A Rut” 
Winter Park Ski Train
It is looking like the Winter Park Ski Train is not going to run for it’s 70th season. The agreement between Amtrack, the taxpayer backed National rail line, and Iowa Pacific, owner of the proposed new ski train, has come to an impasse.
The problem as I see it is Amtrack didn’t want to have anything… 
Thanksgiving Turkey Dinner in Winter Park, CO
Looking to have a family retreat on the skiing hills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains? Well, we think the perfect place to give thanks for all that is good in our lives is here in wonderful Winter Park, Colorado.
Never been to the ski resorts of Colorado Thanksgiving time?- You are missing our. … 
Greyhound Bus Service is back serving Grand County and Winter Park, Colorado. Greyhound pulled it’s Grand County Service about five years ago because it wasn’t cost effective. Meaning they weren’t making cash. Well, they are back running a route from Denver to Salt Lake City on US Highway 40 that runs through Winter Park, Granby and Steamboat Springs.
Greyhound is… 
Ski season is approaching quickly with opening day set for Wednesday November 13th, and the snow gods casting their wares from the sky in a wonderful flurry of early season snow storms.
So what’s new at Winter Park Resort? Well, quite a lot actually. In recognition of the vast and… 
Get the Skis Ready Ski Season is Coming
It is getting that time to go through the ski bag and check out all of the ski equipment. Take a look at the skis and see if there is any wax left on the boards and is that the Grand Canyon there on the bottom of the snow stix?
Well, it… 
National Geographic has recently named Fraser as one of it’s Top 10 Best Secret Ski Towns Of North America. Here’s what they have to say….
Fraser, Colorado. Best For: Adventurous families with a taste for top-of-the-world skiing
‘Fraser is an anomaly in the resort-packed northern half of Colorado—a humble, affordable town in the shadow of a premier… 
It has taken awhile but we have completed the best burger competition in Winter Park, CO. I have eaten enough burgers to be fairly sure that I will not be ordering a burger in a restaurant for the next couple months. The positive is I have learned we have some killer burgers here in… 