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Forecast today: Snow grains
- Max temp: -8.9 °c
- Min temp: -14.2 °c
- Last snowed: Sat 28 Dec
Although many of the visitors come up from Denver for the day, Winter Park is a resort in its own right and a great place to base yourself for a Colorado skiing adventure.
The high altitude guarantees excellent snow cover and the two mountains – Winter Park and Mary Jane – have terrain for everyone. The former is more mellow, with vast swaths of green and blue rated trails, whilst the latter is steeper, bumpier and quite a bit gnarlier.
Fairly limited accommodation is on offer at the resort’s base and facilities are not as developed as some other Colorado resorts – especially somewhere like Breckenridge, where the town itself is enough of an attraction in itself.
Further lodging is available a little further along the valley in Fraser, but you may want to consider tying in a trip here with a neighbouring resort for variety and to experience an authentic Colorado resort town.
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Resort ActivitiesPros and cons
- Varied ski area – each section is very different
- Reliable snow record and good snowmaking system
- Very easy to get to and good location for a multi-destination trip
- Weekend crowds can cause very long lift queues
- Limited atmosphere in the resort village
- High altitude may cause some visitors issues
On the Slopes
The ski area is roughly split in two. Winter Park Mountain is home to much of the resort’s beginner and intermediate terrain, which on the whole is excellent. Absolute beginners have access to a dedicated zone at the base of the mountain, from which progression on to the gentle greens of Discovery Park is excellent. The long blues down to the Pioneer Express offer great cruising for intermediates, as do those served by the Olympia Express.
Mary Jane is almost entirely an advanced mountain, with few greens or blues (aside from the mellow High Lonesome Express runs and the blues running from the top of the newly revamped Sunnyside Express) and lots of blacks. Steep and often bumpy runs drop down the front face from the top of Lunch Rock – pick you route and if fresh corduroy is your thing, check the morning’s grooming report to see if any have been flattened out overnight. On powder days, Vasquez Cirque is the place to head if the sun is out or the trees of Eagle Wind and Challenger are the ideal spots if the snow is still falling.
In the Resort
Lodging options at Winter Park are fairly limited due to the preponderance of day visitors coming up from Denver. As a result, the base does resemble a large car park in some places, but for the convenience it is a decent option to stay in one of the base lodges. If you do, you may find it a bit quiet in the evening, especially during the week, but that would mean you’d have empty slopes so it isn’t all bad! There are other options nearby, including in the town of Fraser and along the highway in between the two.
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Winter Park PDFTop (3676m)
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| Weather | Light snow |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |  Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Occasional snow |
Light snow shwr |
Occasional snow | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Snow grains | Mainly fair |
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| Snow expected | 3.4 cm | 3.7 cm | 0.7 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.1 cm | 1.1 cm | 2.1 cm | 2 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.4 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.1 cm | 1.1 cm | 1.8 cm | 0.9 cm | 1 cm | 2.2 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.7 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.5 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.7 cm | 1.4 cm |
| Max temp | -5.8°c | -9.2°c | -9.2°c | -9.6°c | -9°c | -10.8°c | -9°c | -7.6°c | -6.8°c | -5.6°c | -4.4°c | -4.6°c | -1.4°c | -0.2°c | -1.8°c | -1.6°c | -1.6°c | -3.4°c | -6.4°c | -7.8°c | -7.8°c | -9.2°c | -9°c | -9°c | -10.8°c | -9.6°c | -10.4°c | -10.2°c | -8°c | -8°c |
| Min temp | -11°c | -11.2°c | -13°c | -14°c | -10.8°c | -13.8°c | -16°c | -9°c | -8.4°c | -6°c | -5.6°c | -5.2°c | -6°c | -1.8°c | -3.6°c | -4.4°c | -3.4°c | -5.2°c | -8.4°c | -8.4°c | -8.6°c | -10.2°c | -10°c | -10°c | -12.2°c | -10.8°c | -11.8°c | -13.6°c | -10.2°c | -9.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -13.3°c | -20.4°c | -18.1°c | -20.3°c | -15.8°c | -18.3°c | -23°c | -15.3°c | -15.8°c | -12.7°c | -12.6°c | -11.3°c | -11.6°c | -5.4°c | -5.8°c | -9.8°c | -6.6°c | -9°c | -12.2°c | -15.3°c | -14.7°c | -15.5°c | -16.9°c | -15.9°c | -17.6°c | -17.4°c | -16.8°c | -20.3°c | -17.2°c | -15.4°c |
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| Weather | Light snow |
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| Snow expected | 3.4 cm | 3.7 cm | 0.7 cm |
| Max temp | -5.8°c | -9.2°c | -9.2°c |
| Min temp | -11°c | -11.2°c | -13°c |
| Feels like temp | -13.3°c | -20.4°c | -18.1°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.5 cm |
| Max temp | -9.6°c | -9°c | -10.8°c |
| Min temp | -14°c | -10.8°c | -13.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -20.3°c | -15.8°c | -18.3°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 1.1 cm | 2.1 cm |
| Max temp | -9°c | -7.6°c | -6.8°c |
| Min temp | -16°c | -9°c | -8.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -23°c | -15.3°c | -15.8°c |
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| Weather | Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 2 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.4 cm |
| Max temp | -5.6°c | -4.4°c | -4.6°c |
| Min temp | -6°c | -5.6°c | -5.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -12.7°c | -12.6°c | -11.3°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -1.4°c | -0.2°c | -1.8°c |
| Min temp | -6°c | -1.8°c | -3.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -11.6°c | -5.4°c | -5.8°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 1.1 cm | 1.8 cm |
| Max temp | -1.6°c | -1.6°c | -3.4°c |
| Min temp | -4.4°c | -3.4°c | -5.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -9.8°c | -6.6°c | -9°c |
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| Weather | Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 0.9 cm | 1 cm | 2.2 cm |
| Max temp | -6.4°c | -7.8°c | -7.8°c |
| Min temp | -8.4°c | -8.4°c | -8.6°c |
| Feels like temp | -12.2°c | -15.3°c | -14.7°c |
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| Weather | Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 0.7 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.7 cm |
| Max temp | -9.2°c | -9°c | -9°c |
| Min temp | -10.2°c | -10°c | -10°c |
| Feels like temp | -15.5°c | -16.9°c | -15.9°c |
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| Weather | Generally clear |
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| Snow expected | 0.4 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.5 cm |
| Max temp | -10.8°c | -9.6°c | -10.4°c |
| Min temp | -12.2°c | -10.8°c | -11.8°c |
| Feels like temp | -17.6°c | -17.4°c | -16.8°c |
Resort (2743m)
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| Weather | Snow grains |
Snow grains |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Mainly fair |
Generally clear | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Snow grains | Snow grains |
Partly cloudy |
Mainly fair | Generally clear |
Generally clear |
Generally clear | Mainly fair |
Snow grains |
Occasional snow |  Broken clouds |
Occasional snow |
Occasional snow | Rather cloudy |
Occasional snow |
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| Snow expected | 0.3 cm | 0.4 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.6 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 1 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.1 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.5 cm |
| Max temp | -8.9°c | -10.6°c | -12.5°c | -11.8°c | -10.5°c | -12.6°c | -10.4°c | -8.6°c | -9.1°c | -7.5°c | -6°c | -5.4°c | -3.4°c | -2°c | -4.2°c | -1.9°c | -1.6°c | -4.4°c | -8.5°c | -9°c | -9.9°c | -11.9°c | -10.9°c | -11.5°c | -12.1°c | -10.9°c | -11.5°c | -11.4°c | -9.4°c | -9.6°c |
| Min temp | -11.4°c | -12.5°c | -14.2°c | -16.6°c | -12.6°c | -16.4°c | -17.3°c | -10.4°c | -10.1°c | -9.5°c | -7.5°c | -6°c | -6°c | -4.2°c | -6.2°c | -5.5°c | -4.4°c | -6.4°c | -10.1°c | -9.9°c | -11°c | -12.5°c | -11.9°c | -13.4°c | -14.4°c | -12.1°c | -13°c | -13.4°c | -11.4°c | -10°c |
| Feels like temp | -19.6°c | -21.9°c | -23.7°c | -25.9°c | -11.8°c | -19.4°c | -28°c | -19.4°c | -18.8°c | -19.1°c | -16.8°c | -14.5°c | -14.8°c | -8.5°c | -9.4°c | -13°c | -7.6°c | -11.1°c | -17°c | -19°c | -18°c | -21.3°c | -21.2°c | -19.1°c | -24.2°c | -21°c | -18.9°c | -23.9°c | -21.6°c | -18.5°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.3 cm | 0.4 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -8.9°c | -10.6°c | -12.5°c |
| Min temp | -11.4°c | -12.5°c | -14.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -19.6°c | -21.9°c | -23.7°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -11.8°c | -10.5°c | -12.6°c |
| Min temp | -16.6°c | -12.6°c | -16.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -25.9°c | -11.8°c | -19.4°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.6 cm |
| Max temp | -10.4°c | -8.6°c | -9.1°c |
| Min temp | -17.3°c | -10.4°c | -10.1°c |
| Feels like temp | -28°c | -19.4°c | -18.8°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.4 cm | 0.1 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -7.5°c | -6°c | -5.4°c |
| Min temp | -9.5°c | -7.5°c | -6°c |
| Feels like temp | -19.1°c | -16.8°c | -14.5°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0 cm | 0 cm |
| Max temp | -3.4°c | -2°c | -4.2°c |
| Min temp | -6°c | -4.2°c | -6.2°c |
| Feels like temp | -14.8°c | -8.5°c | -9.4°c |
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| Snow expected | 0 cm | 0.3 cm | 1 cm |
| Max temp | -1.9°c | -1.6°c | -4.4°c |
| Min temp | -5.5°c | -4.4°c | -6.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -13°c | -7.6°c | -11.1°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.2 cm | 0.4 cm | 0.4 cm |
| Max temp | -8.5°c | -9°c | -9.9°c |
| Min temp | -10.1°c | -9.9°c | -11°c |
| Feels like temp | -17°c | -19°c | -18°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.3 cm | 0.3 cm | 0.1 cm |
| Max temp | -11.9°c | -10.9°c | -11.5°c |
| Min temp | -12.5°c | -11.9°c | -13.4°c |
| Feels like temp | -21.3°c | -21.2°c | -19.1°c |
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| Snow expected | 0.1 cm | 0.2 cm | 0.1 cm |
| Max temp | -12.1°c | -10.9°c | -11.5°c |
| Min temp | -14.4°c | -12.1°c | -13°c |
| Feels like temp | -24.2°c | -21°c | -18.9°c |
Resort Conditions
| Snowfall | Last Snowfall | 28/12/2024 |
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| Next 3 days | 13.2 cm | |
| Depths | Upper piste depth | 94 cm |
| Lower piste depth | 81 cm | |
| Snow conditions | Snow quality | Hard packed |
| Lifts | Lifts open | 19 out of 25 |
| Resort opening date | Fri 08 Nov 2024 | |
| Resort closing date | Mon 26 May 2025 |
Snow Overview
USA
Updated 24/12
A sliver of low pressure finally manages to breakdown the stranglehold high pressure has so far had on the Left Coast for most of this season, with unsettled weather hitting the PNW and across the Rockies this week and weekend. The PNW will see the best of this, with steady snowfall falling throughout this week and temperatures remaining cool-to-cold – expect 60cm at least down at Mt Bachelor. The Sierras see a few hits moving across the region, but with more sun and warmer weather this will be more limited in scope.
Elsewhere across the Frontiers and Tetons, this unsettled weather makes landfall later in the Christmas Week and continues to bring snow with it. Jackson will see steady snowfall from Thursday evening onwards, with 50cm expected down between then and Sunday. Temperatures will remain cold but climbing, hovering around freezing at mid-mountain level by the weekend.
The Ice Coast swaps roles this week, with mild and steady conditions moving in throughout this week. A cold Christmas Day then ushers in positive temperatures at mid-mountain for the remainder of the week, with plenty of sun to boot. Cloud and rain will move in over the weekend.
The Ski Club office is closed on Friday 28 December – there will be no overviews published on this date, returning Tuesday 31 December. The Ski Club wishes you a Merry Christmas!
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