| I am extremely grateful to have a travel show, | | | | experience. |
| where I get to share with you, as my family and | | | | There were mountain bikers galore, everywhere |
| I enjoy great adventures while staying in 5 star | | | | we looked. Winter Park and the Fraser Valley is |
| accommodations, thank you, thank you, thank | | | | trademarked as the Mountain Bike Capital of the |
| you. | | | | USA with over 600 miles of marked and |
| My husband is my cameraman and he stated that | | | | unmarked terrain. There is a variety of options |
| during his childhood, his parents took very few | | | | for every skill level. Also opened is a new Trestle |
| pictures, so he cannot look back and remember all | | | | Bike Park with over 75 features to practice your |
| the adventures he had. So he takes a lot of | | | | stunts. |
| pictures, as he is busy and happy chronicling our | | | | Next we found another chair lift that took us to |
| family's adventures through photos, videos and | | | | the top of their famous Alpine Slide. This |
| anything else he can think of. | | | | exhilarating event gives you a thrill as you speed |
| This weekend was Labor Day and we spent | | | | down the mountainside giving you the feeling of |
| three nights and four days in Winter Park to see | | | | being a bobsledder. You have a sled and the rider |
| what we could see. The onsite activities were so | | | | controls the speed down the hill. We were |
| much fun! | | | | genuinely impressed with the stability of the sled |
| Many families that we met there were from the | | | | on the track. |
| Denver metro area, but even for a busy | | | | The day we were there featured face-painting |
| weekend, it really didn't feel crowded. When | | | | for kids, also free. There was a Human Maze and |
| interviewing Darcy Liberty, Communications | | | | an outdoor climbing wall. We played mini-golf |
| manager at Winter Park Resort, she noted | | | | where even my 3 year old had a blast. Golfers |
| "Winter Park is the closest mountain resort near | | | | may have been wincing at her stroke, but she |
| the city". Winter Park Resort is actually owned by | | | | somehow found a way to get the ball in the hole. |
| City of Denver, maybe attracting the Denver | | | | Her celebration dance was priceless with each |
| locals even more. | | | | victory stroke. Good entertainment for me. |
| This is a must-do event for every parent with | | | | A big highlight was the bungee jump where the |
| kids 5 & under, simply because of the great | | | | kids are propelling with the assistance of a |
| bargain that it is. Whether it's a family vacation or | | | | trampoline. After all these endeavors, many more |
| a day trip, the reason I call it a bargain is that kids | | | | trips down the Alpine Slide followed. The activities |
| 5 and under play free! | | | | close down at 5:30pm, just as the weather began |
| Those of us over 5 years old purchased the | | | | cooling down as well. This was simply a fabulous |
| all-day Adventure pass, which we used to the | | | | day together! |
| max! First, we rode the chair lift up the mountain | | | | Does this sound familiar...remember thinking ... |
| for a scenic view. It was an exciting sweep up to | | | | I love traveling...I would love a great vacation...but |
| the top, especially for our 1st time riders, aged 7, | | | | I'm not sure where to go and how much it will |
| 4 and 3, but they handled it gracefully and didn't | | | | cost. |
| seem one bit nervous about flying high above the | | | | When you're logged on to .. you'll learn a new |
| ground, being the same height as large pine trees. | | | | meaning for the word vacation...you'll discover how |
| In reality, this was probably the least exciting for | | | | to travel in a way that is affordable on almost |
| the kids, but something we wanted them to | | | | any budget. |