{"id":24815,"date":"2023-01-17T09:42:41","date_gmt":"2023-01-17T09:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/17\/i-had-a-free-day-in-denver-and-decided-to-take-the-ski-train\/"},"modified":"2023-01-17T09:42:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T09:42:43","slug":"i-had-a-free-day-in-denver-and-determined-to-take-the-ski-practice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoptraveler.com\/index.php\/2023\/01\/17\/i-had-a-free-day-in-denver-and-determined-to-take-the-ski-practice\/","title":{"rendered":"I had a free day in Denver and determined to take the ski practice"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This story has been up to date to mirror the 2023 Winter Park Express ski practice schedule.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Colorado is dwelling to a few of the greatest ski cities<\/a>, not solely within the U.S.<\/a> however on the planet<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The solely drawback is that the cities aren\u2019t at all times straightforward to get to \u2014 most require a few hours\u2019 drive, a flight or each. So, it was thrilling when Amtrak introduced the return of the Winter Park Express \u201cski train\u201d<\/a> following a hiatus for the 2020-2021 season.<\/p>\n

Now, I have to admit that I\u2019m not a skier. Having spent most of my life in sunny Southern California, the one snowboarding I had carried out previously was on the water.<\/p>\n

However, the concept of taking a practice straight from a significant downtown to the slopes of a high ski resort intrigued me. So after I just lately discovered myself with a free day in Denver, the ski practice was the proper excuse for me to provide the slopes a strive.<\/p>\n

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Schedule and reserving<\/h2>\n

For the present season, the Winter Park Express runs each Friday, Saturday and Sunday, from Jan. 13 by means of March 26,<\/p>\n

It departs Denver Union Station (DEN) at 7 a.m. and arrives at Winter Park Resort (WPR)<\/a> at 9 a.m. The return journey departs the resort at 4:30 p.m. and arrives in Denver at 6:40 p.m. This schedule aligns completely with the resort hours, that are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Fridays and eight:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekends. So, you\u2019re principally assured a full day on the slopes.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s additionally value mentioning that Union Station is linked to Denver International Airport (DEN)<\/a> by commuter trains, so it’s attainable to fly in and make your solution to the slopes totally by rail.<\/p>\n

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