About The Viking Lodge & Ski Shop
The Viking Lodge & Ski Shop is a Winter Park icon that has welcomed guests since 1953, pairing affordable lodge-style accommodation with a full-service rental shop right on US Highway 40. For more than seventy years, the property has offered a uniquely convenient formula: check into your room, walk downstairs, get fitted for skis or a snowboard, and be on the mountain within minutes. It is the kind of old-school, family-friendly operation that keeps multi-generational families coming back year after year.
The ski shop houses more than 300 rental skis and boots covering beginner through advanced packages, plus junior setups for kids. What sets the Viking apart from other rental shops is its dedicated tune room, affectionately known as "Bob's Shop — The World's Best Tunes," where technicians sharpen edges, repair bases, and apply hot wax to keep your gear performing at its best throughout the trip. Helmet rentals, poles, and snowboard packages round out the inventory, and the friendly staff are quick to swap sizes or packages if something does not feel right on the first run.
Lodge rooms are simple and clean, with rates that come in well below the condo and hotel options closer to the resort village, making the Viking Lodge a popular choice for budget-conscious families and groups. The property sits on the free shuttle route, so getting to and from Winter Park Resort is easy even without a car. Between the on-site rental shop, affordable lodging, and a legacy that stretches back to the Eisenhower era, The Viking Lodge & Ski Shop offers a Winter Park experience that is hard to replicate anywhere else in town.
