Skiers and other vacationers are getting an entirely new way of looking at Winter Park and the Fraser Valley this year…with a newly made-over base mountain area, new amphitheater for concerts in downtown Winter Park, and opening Dec. 18, a new $16 million, vacation-oriented rec center with splashdown pool, 20-foot water slide, climbing wall and other attractions.

New Fraser Valley Recreation Center opens Dec. 18, with resort-style pool, climbing wall.

“The center will allow people to consider Winter Park in an entirely new light,” says, Dan O’Connell, president of the Fraser Metropolitan Recreation District’s Board of Directors. “When going on vacation, many times it’s kids that drive the decision on where you go, even if the parents pay for it. To have an attraction as fun as this is a great thing.” more »