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Cross Country Ski in Grand County, Colorado

More Ks, More Days • Ski Early, Ski Late • Endless Trails • Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe • Close to Denver

Grand Nordic’s mission is to promote All Things Nordic in Grand County, Colorado. Bringing together resources in this website, Grand Nordic has compiled all the county has to offer, including World Class Nordic areas, ranches offering groomed Nordic skiing (also called Cross Country Skiing), recreation districts and town recreation departments offering kids lessons, NSCD offering both adaptive and adaptive competitive programs, Colorado Biathlon training and competition, School teams in Middle School and High School, Competition programs for all ages, free skiing in the Center of town and free trails connecting towns for miles across the county or on golf courses.

Women’s Biathlon Festival Registration Open

Jan 24, 2025

We are excited to announce that registration for the 2025 Joanne Reid Women’s biathlon Festival is now open!! We have opened registration for the clinics, races and social events all at the same time this year, and all will close at 5:00 PM on February...

Ranch2Ranch Fundraiser is this Weekend

Feb 5, 2025

The primary fundraiser for the Grand Nordic Scholarship fund - the 12th Annual Ranch2Ranch Nordic TREK – Feb 8 and 9 is still available for signup at www.grandnordic.org. Park your car at Granby Ranch Montana Lot, take the 830a or 915a shuttle to SMR start. Or park at...

EVENT PHOTOS TO SHARE

Mar 21, 2024

In an effort to share photos with those who attend our events, like the Grand County Nordic Race Series and the Ranch2Ranch Trek, we have compiled photo albums for everyone to enjoy. We have photos from many of our events, but not all events had a photographer...

Grand County Nordic Race Series

Grand County Nordic Ski Racing is putting on eight Nordic races, both skate and classic, with long and short course options. There are kid and family options with Junior races for ages 13 and under, and a Family/Kids Tour for all ages. By signing up for the race series, you save on the individual race cost. Compete with fellow racers for the best score of the series.

Four great partner venues will host the events:

Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby
Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash
Granby Ranch in Granby
Latigo Guest Ranch in Kremmling

If you would like to be involved but don’t want to race, we’ll have a volunteer sign up online for each race.

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Granby Ranch Skate Race is Saturday, February 15th

This is the 5th race in the Grand County Nordic Race Series, at the Granby Ranch Golf Course. This Skate race’s distances are 15k for the Long Course, 7.5k Short Course, and 3k Junior course. Register online before February 14th. No race day registration. Prices increase after February 9th. Want to challenge yourself? Save money when you sign up for the whole race series! Points from the races you compete in count towards your overall score for the series.

Learn More, Register or Sign up to Volunteer

FREE Kids Friday Lessons • January – February 2025

The Kids Nordic Ski Program is held on Fridays in January and February at YMCA of the Rockies, Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center. It offers ski instruction for beginners and more accomplished skiers ages 5-10, skiing games, winter nature activities, and ends with a Nordic Ski Festival and prizes for all. Lesson starts at 1pm. Pre-registration is REQUIRED. Please arrive 30-45 minutes prior to lessons to get equipment and trail pass which are provided for the duration of the lesson. Classic, skate and never-ever lessons are available with a maximum of 30 students total. Parents are encouraged to help and will receive trail pass and equipment for the duration of the lesson if helping. The 2025 dates are scheduled for January 10 thru February 28th.

Learn More about Free Kids Friday Lessons