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Free Skiing at Winter Park Resort in Colorado, USA for the 2011/12 season for Mt Ruapehu Season Pass Holders. Stay 7 or more nights at the Zephyr Mountain Lodge, Fraser Crossing-Founders Point or the Vintage Hotel to qualify. Number of days skiing will be one less than the number of nights accommodation booked. Offer open to Mt Ruapehu 2011 Season, Five-Season, Life/Life Plus and Ultimate Pass holders. Child must hold a season pass. Book accommodation and pre-reserve passes with Ski Traveller to qualify. Not valid with any other promotion. Conditions apply.

Thursday evenings, 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm - starting 09 December 2010
Kids Ski & Ride School, West Portal Station
Kids, enjoy a night out in Winter Park! Parents take advantage of evening childcare and enjoy the new shops and restaurants in the Village at Winter Park. “Kids Night Out” is available for children ages 4 to 12 and the program is loaded with fun indoor activities and includes dinner and s’mores by the fire. Activities include crafts, games, movies and more.
This is a free childcare service offered to parents on the conditions that US$30 per child is spent at any commercial outlet in The Village at Winter Park during the hours that the children are in the program. Original receipts are required to verify the expenditure. If less than US$30 per child is spent, parents will be charged the difference.
Reserve your child’s space by 4pm day-of, callinng 800 729 7907. Enrolment is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Dates and times subject to change. Parents must pick up their children by 8.30 pm or full amount will be charged for Club Discovery.
>> Visit the our Winter Park ski area

Hi Lianne,
 
This was my first trip to Copper Mountain.  I have previously skied Keystone (3x) and Breckenridge(1x) when I lived in the US.  I must say that I was a bit hestant as my general perception of Copper developed over the years was that it represented a smaller mountain with less challenging trails (I’m an expert skier) and less exciting nightlife. 
 
Boy was I completely wrong.  I found the mountain fabulous. Staff were very friendly, the sking great and the range of expert trails super.  As an added bonus the mountain was extensive enough to hide a crowd of skiers. …but that wouldn’t have mattered as the lodge/ski pass combination provided a “fast pass” electronic ski pass that vertually put you in the front of any lift line.  Add two days of fresh powder …what more can you ask for.
 
The lodge (single bedroom with murphy bed) was also super.  Easy check-in, 5 minute walk to the lift with views from our room of the slopes.  The village bars and restaurants were also great.  My wife and I also took day trips to Aspen and Breckenridge to view the shops and the slopes and concluded that Copper was definitely our choice.  
So an emphatic 10. 
Cheers,
Terry P

Winter Park Resort reported 7.5 inches of fresh powder this morning and 9 inches in the past 48 hours!  Mary Jane is open and additional terrain will be opening today and this week!  It’s still snowing and the conditions are fantastic – 30 inch base, 12 lifts and 30+ trails are currently open! Remember all Mt Ruapehu Season, Life, Ultimate etc pass holders ski for FREE at Winter Park is you book via Ski Traveller. 
Toll Free 0800 11 22 99 for more information.’

Ski NZ in the 2009 season and then use your season pass to get free or half price skiing in the Northern Hemisphere in 2010.  Ski Traveller has put together a comprehensive list, we can get you to all these ski resorts.

2009 Mt Ruapehu Season or Life Pass
* ski free at Winter Park - USA
* ski free at Copper Mountain - USA
* ski half price at Kicking Horse - Canada 

2009 Cardrona - Full Season Pass
2009 Treble Cone - Unlimited Season Pass
2009 nzski.com Queenstown Season Pass: Coronet Peak/Remarkables Season Pass
2009 nzski.com NZskipass Season Pass: Coronet Peaks/Remarkables/Mt Hutt
* ski half price at Banff, Lake Louise, Sunshine Village - Canada
* ski half price at Val Gardena - Italy
* ski half price at Saas Fee - Switzerland
* ski half price at Bariloche - Argentina

The New Zealand ski season is coming up fast.  You can still buy your Earlybird 2009 Mt Ruapehu Season Passes.  The deadline has been extended to 4pm on the Monday the 4th of May. 

Click here to buy your Earlybird Mt Ruapehu Season Pass:
http://www.mtruapehu.com/winter/Season-passes/

2009 Earlybird Mt Ruapehu Season Pass is NZ$ 385 per adult.

2009 Season Pass Holders get the following ski deals in Canada & the USA:
* 50% off lift tickets at Kicking Horse Mountain in Canada
* Free Skiing at Copper Mountain
* Free Skiing at Winter Park

For more information on these deals go to: www.skitraveller.co.nz/hot_deals
Ring Ski Traveller 0800 11 22 99.

Hi LianneSorry its taken me so long to get back to you since we returned – I’ve had major computer problems  - especially with my email and had to change IP providers – hence everything has got behind.

We did have a good time at Winter Park – thank you for asking. However we wouldn’t go there again unless we couldn’t get a better deal anywhere else. The accommodation was fine and as you said just across the road from the lift. The grooming was average and there were lots of mogul runs which don’t interest us. The worst thing was that there were too many places that you had pedal across to get from one place to another. Some of the blue runs were really good, but then there was a huge flat area before you hit the lift – very frustrating.

We were lucky with the weather – 13inches of new powder while we were there!

Oh that Copper would go back to the same deal as Winter Park! Perhaps you could do some hard bargaining with them for next year.

Sandra

hey…I have just booked some clients on the Ski Train from Winter Park to Denver.  What a fantastic way to end your ski holiday, the train departs Winter Park at 4:15pm on a Saturday, Sunday and from mid February on a Friday & Thursday and arrives into downtown Denver at 6:30pm.  Stay the night in Denver, we have a great boutique hotel we can recommend, and continue your journey the next day.

Or do the trip in reverse….stay in Denver, catch the Ski Train at 7:15am and you will arrive at Winter Park at 9:30am in time to ski that day.

Dear Lianne,                             
I wanted to let you know that Copper Mountain opened a week early on November 7^th for the 2008-09 season.  We are currently having a very snowy week with 9 inches (22.86 cm) of new snow in the last two days and a winter storm warning has been issued for the rest of the week.

I got out and made my first turns for the season yesterday and here is a photo from my office looking down Main Vein into the Village.

Regards,
Roger Markel - Copper Mountain

Do you have your Mt Ruapehu Season or Life Pass?

YES…..did you know you qualify for FREE Skiing at Winter Park and Copper Mountain in Colorado - GREAT Mountains!!!!

Sarah and I have both skied & stayed at Copper Mountain and Winter Park…..get yourself booked ASAP as your accommodation is discounted too if you book before October and it is filling very quickly.

Talk to us about Copper & Winter Park FREE Skiing….why not book yourself in to take advantage of this FREE Skiing for 2009 before they take away this great offer - it will not last forever!
Make the most of the FREE Skiing while you can!

Talk again soon,
Lianne