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Article: Winter Park, CO.(Cold Front/The Inside Line)(Review)
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- September 1, 2004
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Byline: Tracy Ross
ELEVATION: 12,060 feet VERTICAL DROP: 3,060 feet SNOWFALL: 359 inches ACRES: 2,762 GETTING THERE: From Denver, head west on I-70 to High-way 40 west. INFO: 800-979-0332, skiwinterpark.com
Beta: Splayed across five mountains (Winter Park, Mary Jane, Vasquez Cirque, Vasquez Ridge, and Parsenn Bowl) and connected by a web of steeps that funnel into two base areas, 66-year-old Winter Park flaunts more diamonds than Paris Hilton's lockbox: Over half the chutes, glades, and zipper lines rank advanced or expert. And though Winter Park's trails are lousy with straight-lining flatlanders, groups like the mostly Front Range "Jane Gang" have ...