Fuel up on these strawberry-and-cream cheese croissants before hitting the bumps at Winter Park

Editor’s note: This is part of The Know’s series, Staff Favorites. Each week, we offer our opinions on the best that Colorado has to offer for dining, shopping, entertainment, outdoor activities and more. (We’ll also let you in on some hidden gems). 

Winter Park is a venerable resort where Denver families have grown up skiing and creating memories together for more than 80 years. I’ll never forget the day my son insisted he was ready to take on the famous Outhouse expert mogul run when he was about 10 years old. I wasn’t sure he was, but he did great. And I couldn’t keep up.

But whenever I make that beautiful descent off Berthoud Pass, I’m not thinking about the lovely cruising runs on the Winter Park side of the resort or the famous bumps of Mary Jane. I’m craving the strawberry and cream cheese croissant I’m going to savor at the Coffee & Tea Market, located in the 70-year-old Balcony Hou...