Anyone who rides at winterpark?

[littlemissmarz]

I was wondering if anyone on this forum is a winterpark local? I'm heading over to the states soon and I've got some travelling time sep/oct ... I'm thinking of stopping off at winterpark for 3 or 4 days... probably end of september :-)

[SkaredShtles]

I was wondering if anyone on this forum is a winterpark local? I'm heading over to the states soon and I've got some travelling time sep/oct ... I'm thinking of stopping off at winterpark for 3 or 4 days... probably end of september :-)
That's almost ski season.... :p

[littlemissmarz]

hmm u reckon it'll be closed by then?
I just had a look at a site and it said winterpark closing day is 3rd september, is that true?!
That sux, I had planned to stopover in colorado with the purpose of mountainbiking there :-(

[skatetokil]

those mountains are big and start winter early.

[SkaredShtles]

hmm u reckon it'll be closed by then?
I just had a look at a site and it said winterpark closing day is 3rd september, is that true?!
That sux, I had planned to stopover in colorado with the purpose of mountainbiking there :-(
Ummm...... fall is a great time to ride. But the lifts will be closed.

Earn your turns! :D

[ASX_Andy]

I'd check out keystone man, its like 30 minutes away from winterpark, and their lifts wont close til around sept 16

[ASX_Andy]

my bad, they close september 9th, but have closing weekend the 14th-16th.

[littlemissmarz]

:-( looks like i'll be pushing it. I'm not planning to get to colorado til about the 25th or so .... so i guess I won't be riding there. time to change my itinerary I think. i'm doing diablo earlier in the month, and whiteface ... but I have friends to visit on my way through to colorado so I cant really get there earlier :-( Maybe i'll find somewhere in cali instead.

[SkaredShtles]

:-( looks like i'll be pushing it. I'm not planning to get to colorado til about the 25th or so .... so i guess I won't be riding there. time to change my itinerary I think. i'm doing diablo earlier in the month, and whiteface ... but I have friends to visit on my way through to colorado so I cant really get there earlier :-( Maybe i'll find somewhere in cali instead.
Head to Fruita. Perfect time of year to ride there. :thumb:

[littlemissmarz]

nah going to diablo, and going to whiteface .... then heading to chicago to see a friend ... and eventually LA .... i'd like to keep heading in that direction ....

[SkaredShtles]

nah going to diablo, and going to whiteface .... then heading to chicago to see a friend ... and eventually LA .... i'd like to keep heading in that direction ....
Ummm..... Fruita is between Chicago and LA. :think:

[littlemissmarz]

oh ok. when i looked it up on google maps it came up in new jersey ....

[downhill mike]

Fruita is in Colorado near the Utah state line on interstate 70.
Very easy directions from Whiteface to Fruita.
Go to Buffalo and make a left. When you get to Cleveland make a left. When you get to Columbus Ohio make a right. Then before you get to Utah look for the Fruita exit in Colorado.
It takes about 36 hours.

[SkaredShtles]

oh ok. when i looked it up on google maps it came up in new jersey ....
:rofl: :rofl:

Go to Fruita. Seriously. Might as well hit Moab whilst you're in the area, too. :thumb:

[SkaredShtles]

Fruita is in Colorado near the Utah state line on interstate 70.
Very easy directions from Whiteface to Fruita.
Go to Buffalo and make a left. When you get to Cleveland make a left. When you get to Columbus Ohio make a right. Then before you get to Utah look for the Fruita exit in Colorado.
It takes about 36 hours.
Stay on 80 all the way to I-76, then head SW to Denver to pick up 70.

[littlemissmarz]

any websites for this fruita place?

[littlemissmarz]

oh and anyone know what train stop to take on the amtrak trains? that's how I'll be getting there ... or to the general area at least anyway.

[littlemissmarz]

ok found the site, cancel that :-)

[SkaredShtles]

ok found the site, cancel that :-)
Hopefully this is the site you found:

http://otesports.com/

They are *the* Fruita bike shop.

Oh - the Amtrak stop will be Grand Junction. Fruita is only about 10 miles from GJ.

And another thing - the Amtrak stops *right* in Winter Park. Right at the damn resort. You should go there if the weather is nice. The aspen trees should be at their peak around the time you're coming through:

http://www.belayslave.com/NewMexico/images/fall-aspens-sangre-de-cristo-mtns.jpg

[littlemissmarz]

hmm but isnt it torture if i go to winterpark to look at the scenery and cant really get much riding in?

[rky mtn srfr]

Anyplace above 8000' in the Rockies (including WP) is a crap shoot in mid-late September for weather/snow/riding. Grand Junction and Fruita will have excellent weather, and fun dry trails for that same time of year.

As a comparison, we had 1-2 feet of new snow in the mtn's on Sept 22nd last year.

[SkaredShtles]

hmm but isnt it torture if i go to winterpark to look at the scenery and cant really get much riding in?
If the weather's good rent a XC bike and have at it. There are TONS of fun XC trails practically right in town.

[littlemissmarz]

at winterpark? hmm yeah may do so then. :-) its not til sep anyway so i guess ive got plenty of time to decide :-)

[SkaredShtles]

at winterpark? hmm yeah may do so then. :-) its not til sep anyway so i guess ive got plenty of time to decide :-)
Yeah. Check it:

http://media.intrawest.com/winterpark/mountain/FraserBike-1.jpg

[pixelninja]

any websites for this fruita place?Mmmmmm...Fuita

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/

http://www.pixelninja.net/pics/fruita-07/IMG_0411.jpg