Winter Park, Colorado

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Winter Park is a home rule municipality in Grand County, Colorado, United States. The permanent population was 1,033 at the 2020 census,<ref name="Census 2020" /> although with 2,572 housing units within the town limits<ref name="Census 2010"/> the seasonal population can be much higher.

It is home to Winter Park Resort, a ski resort owned by the City of Denver and managed by Alterra Mountain Company. The town and resort are served by the Winter Park Express ski train run by Amtrak. The area also has cross-country skiing opportunities, including Devil's Thumb Ranch. In the spring and summer, Winter Park is known for mountain biking, concerts, hiking, and fishing.

Geography

Winter Park is located in southeastern Grand County at the southern end of the Fraser Valley. It is bordered to the north by the town of Fraser. U.S. Route 40 passes through the town, leading south and east over Berthoud Pass Template:Convert to Denver and northwest Template:Convert to Granby.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of Template:Convert.<ref name="Census 2010">Template:Cite web Template:Dead link Template:Cbignore</ref>

Its elevation ranges from approximately Template:Convert above sea level, and is considered sub-alpine country. It is snow-covered for about six months a year. Although the town center is at about Template:Convert above sea level,<ref>City of Winter Park official web site, Retrieved February 22, 2007.</ref> Winter Park, using administrative boundaries as a measure, became the highest incorporated town in the United States after the July 2006 annexation of Template:Convert of Winter Park Resort to allow new on-mountain improvements. This claim is disputed since Winter Park has no residences above Template:Convert, while contiguous residential neighborhoods in Leadville, Colorado, extend to Template:Convert and in Alma, Colorado, to Template:Convert, and Alma's town center is at Template:Convert.

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Winter Park has a subarctic climate, abbreviated "Dfc" on climate maps.

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Demographics

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Notable people

Elizabeth McIntyre (born 1965), freestyle skier, Olympic silver medalist; lives in Winter Park
Ryan Max Riley (born 1979), freestyle skier, US Champion, and humorist; lived in Winter Park
Michelle Roark (born 1974), freestyle skier, World Champion silver medalist and two-time Olympian; lived in Winter Park
Ryan St. Onge (born 1983), freestyle skier, World Champion and two-time Olympian; lived in Winter Park

References

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External links

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