Spring Backcountry

Spring Backcountry

By David Maddox Spring is the time of corn snow slogging, crust cruising and everything in between. This can be all in the same day. In fact, oftentimes it is in the same day. And for the in-between - you better carry a couple of waxes because that nice coat of spring...

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Off Track Gentrified

Off Track Gentrified

By David Maddox In the early 1900’s backcountry was an out and back day-long endeavor mostly into Bavaria, the Black Forest, and the Alps. As folks wanted to go further they needed a place to overnight. The houses of the mountain people seemed like a good option and...

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Volunteers Needed for Ski for Light

Volunteers Needed for Ski for Light

Are you interested in becoming a Guide for the Ski for Light International Event which will be held at Snow Mountain Ranch Jan 29-Feb 5 2023. Ski for Light, Inc. is an all-volunteer, non-profit, organization founded in 1975. The mission of Ski for Light is to teach...

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BC Report – April 2, 2022

BC Report – April 2, 2022

I’m beginning to think of wind as a four letter word. The furious winds of this past week have put a sudden end to grooming at Snow Mountain Ranch for this season due to downed trees and forest litter scattered over the trails. Devil’s Thumb is holding out with...

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National Biathlon Team Member visits Snow Mountain Ranch!

BC Report – March 23, 2022

Glorious spring days are here! The famous Colorado Blue Bird Days have come back after a cold, but perhaps mercifully short, winter… at least for a little while. Springtime in the Rockies can be fickle and I don’t want to jinx it… even though a town with a name like...

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BC Report – February 23, 2022

BC Report – February 23, 2022

As February draws to a close, we can sense hints of March in the warming air, the lengthening days, and the crisp crunch underfoot. Winter, up through the main winter months, has been mostly kind, if not generous. There have been no large storms to bury us in feet of...

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BC Report for Early February

BC Report for Early February

The Headwaters Trails Alliance has been busy grooming community trails on a rotating schedule. As of February 10, grooming most recently was done on the Lunch loops and Fraser River Trail from county road 8 to Rendezvous, Givelo and Northwest passage. The Fraser River...

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