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Winter Park Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Winter Park Resort is a ski area in Winter Park, Colorado, United States with 112 km of mapped downhill runs and 25 lifts, between 2,770 m and 3,654 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
112 km
Lifts
25
Top elevation
3,654 m
Vertical drop
884 m
Nearest airport
BJC · 57 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy30 km
  • Other1.3 km
  • Advanced40 km
  • Intermediate41 km

155 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 18 Chairlifts
  • 3 Magic carpets
  • 2 Gondolas
  • 1 T-bars
  • 1 Rope tows

Winter Park Resort is a ski area in Winter Park, Colorado, the United States. Its 155 mapped downhill runs add up to 112 km, which ranks it #11 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 1.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 720 m long.

Slopes at Winter Park Resort

About 27% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 37% intermediate and 36% advanced or expert, which makes Winter Park Resort best suited to confident and advanced skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 25 lifts: 18 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 2 gondolas, 1 t-bar, 1 rope tow. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,770 m up to 3,654 m, a vertical drop of 884 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.

Getting to Winter Park Resort

The nearest airport is Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), about 57 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 14 min by car; Denver International Airport (DEN) is 95 km away. Nearby ski areas include Colorado Adventure Park, Devil's Thumb, Eldora (29.6 km) and Snow Mountain Ranch, which together add 58 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Winter Park Resort

  1. 1
    Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport Flag of United StatesDenver, United States Airports in United States
    BJC57 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Denver International Airport Flag of United StatesDenver, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    DEN95 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Eagle County Regional Airport Flag of United StatesEagle, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    EGE100 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) Flag of United StatesAspen, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    ASE118 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Winter Park Resort have?

112 km of downhill runs (155 runs): 30 km easy, 1.3 km other, 40 km advanced, 41 km intermediate. It is #11 in United States by piste length.

How high is Winter Park Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 3,654 m (11,988 ft); the lowest point is 2,770 m, a vertical drop of 884 m.

What is the nearest airport to Winter Park Resort?

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport (BJC), about 57 km away in a straight line; Denver International Airport (DEN) is 95 km away.

How many ski lifts does Winter Park Resort have?

25 lifts: 18 chairlifts, 3 magic carpets, 2 gondolas, 1 t-bars, 1 rope tows.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.