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Winter Park Resort ski resort

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A Colorado ski resort in winter. Photo: Quang Vuong / Pexels.

Good for

  • Experts36% of mapped runs are difficult
  • Snow-sureLifts up to 3,654 m

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Winter Park Resort has about 112 km of mapped runs and 25 lifts, with skiing from about 2,771 m up to 3,654 m (11,988 ft), a vertical drop of 883 m. By mapped runs it is number 11 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC), about 57 km away in a straight line.

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Winter Park Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 3,213 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 4 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 138°-1°0 mm
  2. Sat 141°-1°0.6 mm
  3. Sun 152°-3°0 mm
  4. Mon 165°-5°0 mm
  5. Tue 177°-3°0 mm
  6. Wed 18-2°-9°3.3 mm
  7. Thu 190°-12°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Winter Park Resort: runs from 2,771 m to 3,654 m, a vertical drop of 883 m2,8003,0003,2003,4003,600Top of the highest mapped run: 3,654 m (11,988 ft)Top 3,654 m · 11,988 ftBase 2,771 m · 9,091 ft883 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,654 m11,988 ft
Vertical drop
883 m2,897 ft
Mapped runs
112 km150 runs
Lifts
25mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 27% (29.9 km), Intermediate 37% (40.8 km), Advanced 36% (39.7 km)Easy: 29.9 km, 37 runs (27%)27%EasyIntermediate: 40.8 km, 49 runs (37%)37%IntermediateAdvanced: 39.7 km, 64 runs (36%)36%Advanced

About 27% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 37% intermediate and 36% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy3729.9 km
Intermediate4940.8 km
Advanced6439.7 km

Lifts

25 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts18
Magic carpets3
Gondolas2
T-bars1
Rope tows1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC)Denver57 km
Denver (DEN)Denver94 km
Eagle County Regional (EGE)Eagle100 km
City of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS)Colorado Springs150 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Winter Park Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,654 m (11,988 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,771 m (9,091 ft), a vertical of 883 m (2,897 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Winter Park Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 112 km of downhill runs and 25 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Winter Park Resort?

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan (BJC) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 57 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Winter Park Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.