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5(23) Stopped at Winter Park Resort
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<blockquote data-quote="VentureForth" data-source="post: 940646" data-attributes="member: 1215"><p>Used to go there in the Summers when we lived in Texas. Always wanted to go in the Winter. Absolutely beautiful. There's a car trail that takes you up to Rollins Pass which is where the train used to go before the Moffat Tunnel was built. You can go all the way to the peak, but can't go down the East side because the tunnels are impassible. They've tried several times to get it opened through, but between the tunnels and the bridges, it's just too cost prohibitive for a relatively unused road.</p><p></p><p>They keep the road maintained during the Summer - we've always gone the first week of July. Sometimes, it's just beautiful green meadows, othertimes, we've had 6 foot snow walls near the top. Those are the times that backcountry skiers and boarders are just having a grand ol' time!</p><p></p><p>Now that I'm living in Florida, I saw the title to the thread and was wondering what on Earth the Zephyr was doing in Winter Park! PennyK... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="VentureForth, post: 940646, member: 1215"] Used to go there in the Summers when we lived in Texas. Always wanted to go in the Winter. Absolutely beautiful. There's a car trail that takes you up to Rollins Pass which is where the train used to go before the Moffat Tunnel was built. You can go all the way to the peak, but can't go down the East side because the tunnels are impassible. They've tried several times to get it opened through, but between the tunnels and the bridges, it's just too cost prohibitive for a relatively unused road. They keep the road maintained during the Summer - we've always gone the first week of July. Sometimes, it's just beautiful green meadows, othertimes, we've had 6 foot snow walls near the top. Those are the times that backcountry skiers and boarders are just having a grand ol' time! Now that I'm living in Florida, I saw the title to the thread and was wondering what on Earth the Zephyr was doing in Winter Park! PennyK... :D [/QUOTE]
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