XC Skiing Conditions

The first full week of December plunged us full on into winter, with multiple days of snowfall and temperatures well below the Fahrenheit null mark. WP resort reported 38" of new snow over the past week. Sampling around the trails west of the town of Winter Park on...

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BC XC Update

As of Wednesday Dec 7, There was an average of 13-15" on the ground in the Winter Park area with many of the Backcountry "trails" well covered in the Fraser Valley. Idlewild and the Experimental Forest are good bets for local tours. Venturing off trail continues to be...

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Thanksgiving Skiing

Thanksgiving Skiing

Here are some thoughts about the current Cross-country Backcountry skiing for the Thanksgiving period: While some might consider it desperate, others determined, there is XC-BC to be had in the Grand County region. The scant 1-2" left by the last storm on the valley...

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