Ski Train from Denver to Winter Park has been a local favorite for 68 years . Train ferries skiers to destinations in Colorado 's Rocky Mountains . It runs on weekend days -- leaving Denver 's Union Station at 7:15 a.m. -- and begins the return leg nine hours later . ` ` The train ride up there is spectacular , '' says Denver Post . Train passes through the Cascade Tunnel underneath the Continental Divide .
Ski Train from Denver to Winter Park has been a local favorite for 68 years . Train ferries skiers to destinations in Colorado 's Rocky Mountains . ` ` The train ride up there is spectacular , '' says Denver Post . Train passes through the Cascade Tunnel underneath the Continental Divide .