Hotels in Winter Park

There are more than 60 accommodations in the Fraser Valley, including hotels, condominiums, family-style mountain inns (serving breakfast and dinner daily), bed-and-breakfasts, lodges, and motels. Bookings can be made through Winter Park Central Reservations (tel. 800/729-5813; www.skiwinterpark.com). The agency can also book air and rail tickets, rental cars, airport transfers, lift tickets, ski-school lessons, ski rentals, and other activities. Another option, for those interested in renting a private, upscale home, town house, or condo, is to contact Destinations West (tel. 800/545-9378; www.mtnlodging.com).

Snow Mountain Ranch-YMCA of the Rockies, on U.S. 40 between Winter Park and Grand Lake, 1101 C.R. 53, Granby, CO 80446 (tel. 800/777-9622 or 970/887-2152; www.ymcarockies.org), offers a wide range of lodging possibilities, from economical lodge rooms to delightful Western-style cabins with up to five bedrooms. Rates are $74 to $144 double for the lodge rooms and $99 to $349 for cabins. The Rocky Mountain Inn & Hostel, U.S. 40, Fraser (tel. 866/467-8351 or 970/726-8256; www.therockymountaininn.com), is a solid budget option, clean and well maintained with a gorgeous valley view, with private rooms from $53 to $119 double and bunks from $19 to $28 a night, with higher holiday rates. Taxes add about 10% to lodging bills.