Slowing the procession down was the Olympic battle in men’s halfpipe skiing that featured both Alex Ferreira of Aspen and Winter Park’s Birk Irving. “They were doing the awards and they had a split ...

After tons of high-flying halfpipe action for snowboarders on ... With sunny blue skies blanketing the sky above Copper, Winter Park’s Svea Irving was the first athlete to drop into the pipe.

Fresh off of last season’s Beijing Olympics, the world’s best halfpipe and big-air skiers ... Birk Irving hails from a family of decorated winter sports enthusiasts: his father a long-time fixture on ...

Thanks to consistent recent snowfall in the Colorado mountains, Winter Park Resort says they'll keep the Mary Jane side of the mountain open for skiing and snowboarding into May and possibly beyond.

The popular Amtrak Winter Park Express ski train made its first Thursday run under a new schedule this week and will make its first Monday run Jan. 13, the Colorado Department of Transportation ...

The Winter Park Express will conclude its seasonal service later this month. The passenger line first connected Denver and the ski resort in 1940. Back then, it was known as the “ski train.” Decades ...

The history of Winter Park — Colorado’s longest continuously-operated ski resort — is often told starting in the 1920s. That's when people are said to have “unofficially” started hitting ...

I took the Amtrak Winter Park Express, also called the "Ski Train," from Denver to Winter Park. The affordable two-hour train ride was pleasant and had wonderful views. I loved dodging traffic and ...

Skiers may already be familiar with the mountain passenger rail service and the aerial gondola, but a ski-back trail provides a hassle-free mode of connection between the town and mountain. As of ...