{"id":32082,"date":"2026-01-13T21:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/?p=32082"},"modified":"2026-01-13T21:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T02:10:55","slug":"pbs-videos-about-colorados-ski-train-are-giving-me-wanderlust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/01\/pbs-videos-about-colorados-ski-train-are-giving-me-wanderlust\/","title":{"rendered":"PBS videos about Colorado&#8217;s ski train are giving me wanderlust"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of my goals as a skier is to take <strong>Colorado&#8217;s Ski Train<\/strong>.&nbsp;I&#8217;m used to <em>commuter skiing<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/map-mid-atlantic-skiing-daytrips-from-dc\"><strong>here in the Mid-Atlantic<\/strong><\/a>, so doing it in the West seems normal. Doing without a car though? That sounds incredible, particularly due to the reputation of Interstate 70<sup data-fn=\"a45cf866-4a8b-4f1e-9b9e-b0b566500fb3\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"a45cf866-4a8b-4f1e-9b9e-b0b566500fb3-link\" href=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/#a45cf866-4a8b-4f1e-9b9e-b0b566500fb3\">1<\/a><\/sup> from Denver to the ski resorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PBS is hosting two videos, each about 26 minutes about what&#8217;s now called the Winter Park Express.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/video\/steel-rails-to-ski-trails-colorados-winter-park-ski-trains-4mnudt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steel Rails to Ski Trails: Colorado&#8217;s Winter Park Ski Trains<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"pbs-viral-player-wrapper\" style=\"position: relative; padding-top: calc(56.25% + 43px);\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3102640595\/\" allowfullscreen allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rmpbs.org\/blogs\/colorado-experience\/the-ski-train\">Colorado Experience: The Ski Train<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Colorado Experience: The Ski Train\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uEUvyyQQIKY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is some overlap between the two videos. The second one is the better production of the two.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Colorado Dreamin&#8217; on such a winter&#8217;s day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The modern day Ski Train has goes from Denver to Winter Park, Friday-Sunday during the early season and then Thursday &#8211; Sunday during peak season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last season, they saw more than double the patronage: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpr.org\/2025\/03\/20\/the-state-lowered-prices-on-the-winter-park-ski-train-bookings-jumped-by-25000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The state lowered prices on the Winter Park ski train. Bookings jumped by 25,000<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Colorado Public Radio<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More potentially good news too: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skimag.com\/news\/ski-train-service-steamboat\/\"><strong>A Ski Train to Colo.&#8217;s Steamboat Is In the Foreseeable Future<\/strong><\/a> (<em>Ski Magazine<\/em>). Steamboat has been the dream ever since my brother (who wouldn&#8217;t ski back then<sup data-fn=\"dfcd97c9-afe3-4695-8e2e-078a7121f8f1\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"dfcd97c9-afe3-4695-8e2e-078a7121f8f1-link\" href=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/#dfcd97c9-afe3-4695-8e2e-078a7121f8f1\">2<\/a><\/sup>) <a href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/2006\/12\/did-i-ever-mention-that-i-hate-my-brother.html\"><strong>got to go there<\/strong><\/a> the first Christmas he was dating his future wife. By all accounts, he took very well to the champagne powder, out-skiing his more experienced future brothers-in-law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/46\/Flag_of_Colorado.svg\/500px-Flag_of_Colorado.svg.png\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Colorado &#8211; A tier state flag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I am hoping to get out to Colorado in 2027 to celebrate a <em>milestone<\/em> birthday. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dcski.com\/forum\/110803\"><strong>I have a thread on dcski.com looking for suggestions<\/strong><\/a>.<sup data-fn=\"2196cb58-98c3-4486-8f64-a1d02d07f936\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"2196cb58-98c3-4486-8f64-a1d02d07f936-link\" href=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/#2196cb58-98c3-4486-8f64-a1d02d07f936\">3<\/a><\/sup> I&#8217;d probably not take the ski train, though if it&#8217;s running daily by then and up to Steamboat, that is another story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More Ski Train details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winterparkresort.com\/plan-your-trip\/getting-here\/winter-park-express\">Winter Park Express<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>winterparkresort.com<\/em><sup data-fn=\"0dc78fa7-e02a-4f9e-b1d2-59dca07a4e99\" class=\"fn\"><a id=\"0dc78fa7-e02a-4f9e-b1d2-59dca07a4e99-link\" href=\"\/website_3c1e0e40\/#0dc78fa7-e02a-4f9e-b1d2-59dca07a4e99\">4<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amtrak.com\/winterparkexpress\">All Aboard the Amtrak Winter Park Express<\/a><\/strong> &#8211; <em>amtrak.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-f56f613f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background-color:#000033\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Mid-Atlantic skiing day trips from D.C.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">A commuter skier&#8217;s guide to ski areas close enough to do in a day from the Washington, D.C. area. <strong>Over a decade&#8217;s worth of profiles and rankings<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/map-mid-atlantic-skiing-daytrips-from-dc\" style=\"color:#000033\"><strong>Visit the guide<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mid-atlantic-skiing.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"654\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mid-atlantic-skiing.jpg?resize=1000%2C654&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A skier looks down a foggy slope at Timberline Resort in West Virginia\" class=\"wp-image-26783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mid-atlantic-skiing.jpg?w=1000&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mid-atlantic-skiing.jpg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/mid-atlantic-skiing.jpg?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Footnotes<\/h3>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-footnotes\"><li id=\"a45cf866-4a8b-4f1e-9b9e-b0b566500fb3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.skitalk.com\/threads\/i-70-sucks.2660\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Pugski thread spanning 74 pages over 9 years<\/strong><\/a> <a href=\"#a45cf866-4a8b-4f1e-9b9e-b0b566500fb3-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 1\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"dfcd97c9-afe3-4695-8e2e-078a7121f8f1\">He had the reasonable concern of a knee injury which would hamper his martial arts. My wife joked &#8220;just watch, he&#8217;ll find a snow bunny and go with her.&#8221; I did drag him up to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/01\/camelback-ski-recap.html\"><strong>Camelback once<\/strong><\/a>. He wasn&#8217;t a fan of Pocono hardpack. <a href=\"#dfcd97c9-afe3-4695-8e2e-078a7121f8f1-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 2\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"2196cb58-98c3-4486-8f64-a1d02d07f936\">New England is the back-up plan. There used to be ski trains up there too. <a href=\"#2196cb58-98c3-4486-8f64-a1d02d07f936-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 3\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><li id=\"0dc78fa7-e02a-4f9e-b1d2-59dca07a4e99\">The hero image on this blog post comes from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.winterparkresort.com\/plan-your-trip\/getting-here\/winter-park-express\"><strong>Winter Park<\/strong><\/a>. I figure if I&#8217;m liking to their site, I can borrow their photo. There wasn&#8217;t anything good on flickr with a suitable Creative Commons license. <a href=\"#0dc78fa7-e02a-4f9e-b1d2-59dca07a4e99-link\" aria-label=\"Jump to footnote reference 4\">\u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of my goals as a skier is to take Colorado&#8217;s Ski Train.&nbsp;I&#8217;m used to commuter skiing here in the Mid-Atlantic, so doing it in the West seems normal. Doing without a car though? That sounds incredible, particularly due to the reputation of Interstate 701 from Denver to the ski resorts. PBS is hosting two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32213,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"[{\"content\":\"<a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.skitalk.com\/threads\/i-70-sucks.2660\/\\\" target=\\\"_blank\\\" rel=\\\"noreferrer noopener\\\"><strong>Pugski thread spanning 74 pages over 9 years<\/strong><\/a>\",\"id\":\"a45cf866-4a8b-4f1e-9b9e-b0b566500fb3\"},{\"content\":\"He had the reasonable concern of a knee injury which would hamper his martial arts. My wife joked \\\"just watch, he'll find a snow bunny and go with her.\\\" I did drag him up to <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.yurasko.net\/wfy\/2009\/01\/camelback-ski-recap.html\\\"><strong>Camelback once<\/strong><\/a>. He wasn't a fan of Pocono hardpack.\",\"id\":\"dfcd97c9-afe3-4695-8e2e-078a7121f8f1\"},{\"content\":\"New England is the back-up plan. There used to be ski trains up there too.\",\"id\":\"2196cb58-98c3-4486-8f64-a1d02d07f936\"},{\"content\":\"The hero image on this blog post comes from <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.winterparkresort.com\/plan-your-trip\/getting-here\/winter-park-express\\\"><strong>Winter Park<\/strong><\/a>. I figure if I'm liking to their site, I can borrow their photo. 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