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Article Topic: Activities
Article Title: Other Winter Activities
Ski Slopes Up Close
Two-hour scenic Snowcat tours depart from the Winter Park Resort base area at 10am and 12pm daily and also at 2pm Friday-Sunday. Tours follow various ski trails to the top of Winter Park Mountain, with opportunities to stop and take pictures along the way.
Snowzone
Check out Snowzone in Hideaway Park for fun free events and activities for the entire family all winter long. Sledding hill, rail riding, classes, snowshoe hikes. Hideaway Park is located in downtown Winter Park, next to the Winter Park Visitor Center. 800-903-7275, (970) 726-4118, www.winterpark-info.com/activities/hideaway-park-snowzone.
Night Skiing and Tubing
SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch has night skiing and tubing on select nights. There is a little sledding/tubing hill for children eight and under. 800-757-7669, www.granbyranch.com.
Colorado Adventure Park, located behind the Fraser Shopping Center, offers tubing for the entire family three years and older. There is a magic-carpet, conveyor, lift ride to the top. For kids younger than three, there is a manmade mini hill. Air boards and Snow Scoots also available. Open every day 10am to 10pm. (970) 726-5779, www.coloradoadventurepark.com.
New Rec Center!
The new rec center opens this winter with an aquatic area with a 20ft loop slide, lazy river, whirlpool and sauna. There is also a climbing wall, gymnasium, running and walking track, and the latest in cardio equipment. Located right off US Hwy 40 next to Winter Park Market. (970) 726-8968, www.fraservalleyrec.org.
Gliding Along
A free ice-skating rink is located next to the parking structure in Cooper Creek Square. Ice skates can be rented at Christy Sports (970) 726-8873.
The Fraser Valley Recreation District also has a free rink located in Fraser off County Road 5. Bring your own skates (970) 726-4708.
Devils Thumb has an ice-skating rink open mid-December to February, weather depending. Rentals available (970) 726-8231.
Snow Mountain Ranch has an ice-skating rink near the Nordic center (970) 887-2152 ext. 4173.
There is a family-friendly pond at The Village at Winter Park (970) 726-5514.
Sleigh Bells Ring
There's nothing better on a winter day than a cozy sleigh ride followed by a roaring bonfire. Devils Thumb Ranch offers sleigh rides, pony rides, and dinner sleigh rides, (970) 726-5632, www.devilsthumbranch.com.
Sombrero Stables at Snow Mountain Ranch offers hot cocoa sleigh rides and dinner sleigh rides. Transportation available. Groups welcome. Reservations required, (970) 887-1999, www.sombrero.com.
Music in the Mountains
The Grand County Concert Series brings classical music to the Fraser Valley. All of the concerts are on Friday, 7pm, Church of the Eternal Hills in Tabernash. Each concert is followed by a complimentary dessert reception with the artists. Tickets at the door: $15 adults, $8 students. Evan Shinners January 8, Boulder Piano Quartet February 5, American Horn Quartet February 27, Ashley Buckley & B.J. Miller March 12. www.grand-countyconcertseries.org.
The Grand County Blues Society brings top quality blues bands to Grand County on a regular basis. For complete schedule call (970) 726-5001 or visit www.grandblues.org.
Rejuvenate
Bella Vita is a full-service spa and salon providing massage therapy, thermal massage beds, aromatherapy, facials, waxing, advanced skin care, hair and nail care, and more. Conveniently located on the bus route in the Fraser Valley Shopping Center. (970) 726-9505, www.bellavitagc.com.
The BodyWorks Spa and Tea Bar in Cooper Creek Square has a full-service day spa with everything from chair massage to customized services. The boutique carries many locally made gifts, (970) 726-4001, www.thespabodyworks.com.
Ranch Creek Spa at Devil's Thumb Ranch provides everything from facials, soaks and scrubs, massages, and yoga, (970) 726-5632, www.devilsthumbranch.com.
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