Winter Park Ski Train Ridership More than Doubles in First Season of Lower Fares as State Officials Eye Further Expansion

Winter Park ski train ridership more than doubles in first season of lower fares

Ridership on the Winter Park Express, a seasonal passenger train between Denver and the ski resort, more than doubled this ski season amid cheaper tickets and expanded service.  In a Friday news release, Gov. Jared Polis’ office announced that ridership increased by 153% this season compared to last, with a total of 43,919 passengers. The train operates from mid-December through the end of March. Train cars were also, on average, between 89% and…

Winter Park Ski Train ridership increases 153% in 2025

The Winter Park Express ski train posted extraordinary ridership numbers showing its popularity is a “roaring success” with ridership in 2025 exploding to 153% of last year’s total, according to the office of the governor. The train, operated through a partnership between Winter Park Resorts and Amtrak, runs from Denver to the Winter Park Resort and the Winter Park-Fraser station during the ski season.

Winter Park ski train ridership more than doubles in first season of lower fares as state officials eye further expansion

Ridership on the Winter Park Express, a seasonal passenger train between Denver and the ski resort, more than doubled this ski season amid cheaper tickets and expanded service.  In a Friday news release, Gov. Jared Polis’ office announced that ridership increased by 153% this season compared to last, with a total of 43,919 passengers. The train operates from mid-December through the end of March. Train cars were also, on average, between 89% and…

Winter Park Express “ski train” use doubles with lower fares, expanded schedule

Ridership on the Amtrak train between Denver and Winter Park Resort more than doubled during the most recent ski season, which the state credits to lower fares and an expanded schedule. Colorado’s Department of Transportation reported in a news release that the Winter Park Express “ski train” carried nearly 44,000 riders to and from the alpine resort between December and March — an increase of about 153%. Service expanded in January from three t…

Winter Park, CO, Ski Train Sees 153% Ridership Boom in 2025 - SnowBrains

Winter Park Express Ski Train. Credit: Carl Frey The data doesn’t lie: It’s fun to ride the train. The final numbers are in, and the data shows that the first season of expanded Winter Park Express service has been a roaring success. Related: Skip the Ski Traffic and Take Colorado’s Winter Park Express Train The train, operated through a partnership between Winter Park Resort in Colorado and Amtrak, runs from Denver to Winter Park Resort and th…

Winter Park Express Ridership Increased By 153% After Expanded Schedule And Reduced Fares

The Winter Park Express finished its first season of expanded service and lower fares, and the changes seemed to have done the train well. Operated through a joint partnership between Winter Park Resort and Amtrak, the train runs between Denver and the Winter Park-Fraser station during the ski season, stopping at the ski resort along the way. This year, the service was expanded from three days a week to five days a week in January and prices wer…