Winter Park Ski Area - Winter Park, CO
N 39° 53.242 W 105° 45.654
13S E 434943 N 4415532
Bronze plaque is mounted on a stone wall just off US Highway 40.
Waymark Code: WMWF87
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2017
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Plaque reads;
WINTER PARK SKI AREA
DENVER MOUNTAIN PARK
IN
ARAPAHO NATIONAL FOREST
THIS IS THE MOST EXTENSIVE MUNICIPAL SKI
DEVELOPMENT IN THE U.S. PRESNT 1700 FOOT
VERTICAL ELEVATION FROM BASE TO TOP, OVER
TWELVE MILES OF DOWNHILL TRAILS, SERVED BY
FIVE T-BAR LIFTS, WILL CONTINUE TO GROW.
CONCEIVED AND PROMOTED BY DENVER CITIZENS,
LED BY THE WINTER SPORTS COMMITTEE OF THE
DENVER CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, L.R. KENDRICK, CHM.,
THE CITY OF DENVER THRU GEORGE E. CRANMER,
MANAGER OF IMPROVEMENTS & PARKS, CONSTRUCTED
THE ORIGINAL TOW WITH $32,000, SUBSCRIBED
JOINTLY BY DENVER CITIZENS AND THE W.P.A.
ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT TO DATE IS $820,000.
THE WINTER PARK RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
ALLAN R. PHIPPS, CHM., CONDUCTING RECENT
OPERATION AND EXPANSION PROGRAM FOR THE
PARKS & RECREATION DEPT.OF THE CITY OF DENVER.
Group or Groups Responsible for Placement:
Denver Chamber of Commerce
The Winter Park Recreational Association
Parks & Recreation Dept. of the City of Denver
County or City: Winter Park
Date Dedicated: Sept 1958
Check here for Web link(s) for additional information: Not listed
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