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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.

One more summer Biathlon at Snow Mountain Ranch!

Sep 14, 2024

Aspen trees are starting to change colors, after-work bike rides are ending in the dark, and A-Basin advertised its first dusting of snow! Winter is almost here! Almost… Before you scrape the storage wax off your skis and dig out your Windstopper® underwear, there is...

Safety Certification Registration Opening

Aug 29, 2024

Hello aspiring biathletes! While it may seem like the racing season is still a long way off, it will be here before we know it! If you would like to race with a .22 this year, you will need to complete the Colorado Biathlon Club's safety certification class. The...

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

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Register for WPR Comp Center's Nordic Program

The Winter Park Competition Center offers Nordic ski programs, ranging from Intro/Ski for Fun, to Nordic Development and Competition, to Competitive Racing, Full-time Academy program and Summer Training. Although the WPCC Nordic Team is a community-wide program, Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center will be the primary practice location for winter training sessions. Registration for the upcoming 2024-2025 season opened on August 15th.

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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.

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