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Winter Park Resort, CO, Announces May 18 for Last Dance With Mary Jane

In an email to passholders, Colorado’s Winter Park Resort has announced that Sunday, May 18, will mark the final day of skiing and riding for the 2024-25 season at its iconic Mary Jane territory. The closing comes after a spring stretch defined by bluebird days, lively events, and a community of skiers and riders making the most of late-season snow. […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 10, 2025
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Human Remains Found Just Outside Winter Park Resort, CO, Boundary

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The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is appealing to the public for assistance in identifying human remains discovered near Winter Park Resort, Colorado. On Saturday, August 17, a mushroom hunter stumbled upon what appeared to be a human skull in a densely wooded area between US Highway 40 and Mary Jane Road. The discovery prompted a response from multiple agencies, […]

Avatar photo SnowBrains | August 20, 2024
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Winter Park Resort, CO, Will Open Mary Jane on Friday

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THIS IS NOT A DRILL! After over two feet of snow last week and hard work from its crews, Mary Jane at Winter Park Resort, Colorado, will be open starting 9 am on Friday, December 8, 2023. The Super Gauge, Iron Horse, and High Lonesome Express Lifts will all run with access to at least six trails. Be sure to […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | December 6, 2023
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Winter Park, CO, Report: First Powder Day of the Season

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Report from Tuesday, December 6, 2022, at Winter Park, CO: First Powder Day Today was a special kind of powder day, the first real powder day of the season. Not only was this the first real powder day of the season, but it was also completely unplanned. After waking up to clear blue skies on the front range without any […]

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Aunika Skogen | December 7, 2022
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Winter Park, CO, to Open Mary Jane on Friday

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Mary Jane, the popular territory within Winter Park, is set to open for the season on Friday, December 2 at 9 AM. The announcement comes with up to 6 inches expected to fall on Friday followed by another 4-6 inches through Monday. With significant early season totals stacking up as December rolls in, this is yet another positive indicator of […]

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Matt Scribner | December 1, 2022
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Winter Park, CO, Announces Mary Jane to Open Friday, December 2nd

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Winter Park Resort, CO, announced yesterday that it will be opening Mary Jane on Friday, December 2nd. Three lifts will be running—Super Gauge, Iron Horse, and Galloping Goose—serving at least 75 acres of terrain in the Mary Jane territory. Specific trails have not been announced but patrol, lifts, and grooming are working to get as much open as possible. Related: Winter […]

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Mary Jane, CO Report: 16 Inches for Closing Day

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Report From Saturday, May 21, 2022, at Mary Jane, CO The season ended with a bang at Mary Jane this weekend after a May storm dumped over a foot across Colorado and 16 inches at the Jane. Only a couple of Colorado ski areas were still turning lifts, with Mary Jane among them, and its closing day happened to be an […]

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Aunika Skogen | May 23, 2022
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Winter Park Resort, CO, Report: Low Temperatures and Soft Bumps

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Report from Wednesday, February 2, 2022 After a fairly long dry spell throughout Colorado and the I70 Corridor, a small storm system started moving through last night. It started snowing late last night down in Denver. Waking up to a few inches on the ground we headed up to Winter Park for the day with high hopes for a pow […]

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Aunika Skogen | February 3, 2022
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Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Winter Park Resort, CO

Parry's Peak and Mary Jane Sign

Winter Park Resort is the best resort to grow up skiing at; it truly is a winter playground. With terrain for all levels of skiers, it’s perfect for families, entry-level skiers as well as local ski bums looking for good old-fashioned fun. After 81 years, fun is a tradition here. It’s located just over an hour away from Denver. Situated west […]

Aunika Skogen | November 22, 2021
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Winter Park, CO: Serving Up Tasty Turns Since 1939

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Winter Park has been home to Denverites looking to get rad for over 80 years. Nestled in Fraser Valley just north of Berthoud Pass lies 3,000 acres of some of the most iconic terrain offered in Colorado. The town is located at 9,000 feet and is home to a mountain that has seen many changes throughout its operation. The mountain […]

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Joseph Puetz | July 13, 2021
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Winter Park Resort, CO Donates $40,000 to Grand County Search and Rescue

Winter Park, CO – Winter Park Resort is donating $40,000 to Grand County Search and Rescue from their new uphill program. Uphill skiing is becoming more and more popular – both on the resort and in the backcountry. Due to the increase in popularity, Winter Park Resort requires uphill users to purchase an armband. This year, the uphill armbands raised […]

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Dominic Gawel | April 19, 2021
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Denver Broncos Will Make their 3rd Day Draft Picks from Mary Jane Base Area, Winter Park, CO

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Day three of the Denver Broncos’ NFL draft will be held live Saturday at the base of the Mary Jane Territory at Winter Park Resort in Colorado. Only 90-mins from the city, Winter Park Resort is known as ‘Denver’s Playground’. Rounds four through seven of the draft will be held beginning at 10 am, with the public invited to attend […]

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Winter Park, CO Report: A Foot of Fresh Snow and the Mountain to Ourselves

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The second best thing a Winter Park, CO local can hear when they wake up is “a foot of fresh snow”. The first? “The pass is closed”. You might also like: Mary Jane at Winter Park, CO to Stay Open Through May 12th | 2nd Latest Closing Date in Resort’s History On the way to the resort, all the parking lots were […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 8, 2019
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Mary Jane at Winter Park, CO to Stay Open Through May 12th | 2nd Latest Closing Date in Resort’s History

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When the season’s this good, you never want it to end and thanks to the over 250” of snow that has fallen so far this season, Winter Park Resort’s iconic Mary Jane will remain open three extra weeks, with closing now slated for Sunday, May 12. Related: Spring Break is Better in the Mountains | Make the Most of Your Ikon […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | March 8, 2019
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Winter Park, CO Announces Mary Jane to Stay Open an Extra Two Weeks until May 6th

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The Mary Jane side of Winter Park resort will remain open until May 6, two weeks past its planned closing for the season, thanks to recent snowfall which has dumped 40″ on the resort in April, and more than 30″ over the previous weekend alone. This is great news for anybody still wishing to ski moguls or have beach BBQ […]

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Steven Agar | April 12, 2018
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Happy 420: “Tanner Hall and the Athlete’s Case for Cannabis” – by The New Yorker

  Is this for real? Our beloved stoner athlete Tanner Hall has been making unprecedented moves in the action sport community.  He is one of the first high level athletes to endorse pot as helpful substance to his training and his success.  Tanner said “[I] used it when I competed at the X Games,” he mentioned, “It helps with the stress, with […]

Keenan Grady | April 19, 2016
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Winter Park, CO Will Stay Open Until May 7th Due to Deep Snowpack

According to a recent press release from Winter Park Resort, the majority of the mountain will stick to its original plan and close on April 24th, while the Mary Jane side will stay open until May 7th! This extended season is attributed to the 61.5 inches of snow that fell on Winter Park and Mary Jane throughout the month of March so far. Most […]

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Chris Wallner | March 20, 2016
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Winter Park, CO Conditions Report: The Return of Pow

November in Colorado was a tale of two halves.It truly was in like a lamb, out like a lion. December seems to be shaping up the same way. After 12 days of no significant snowfall, a southwest flow hit the San Juan’s late on Saturday. By Saturday night, the flow shifted to northwest and the whole state was getting the goods. By early Monday morning, 18″ had fallen on Berthoud Pass. After skiing the pass on Sunday, we thought Mary Jane’s glades would be prime on Tuesday.

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Marc Doherty | December 17, 2014
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