42nd Annual Snow Mountain Stampede is this weekend. It’s that time of year to test yourself! Have you trained hard enough this season to be able to handle back-to-back 50K marathons or 25K half-marathons earning that coveted RANCH BOSS or RANCH HAND buckle from Snow...

Saturday was a perfect day for a Trek – the sky was clear, the air was still and it was warming up nicely from a fairly cold night. The Ranch2Ranch fundraising Trek last Saturday covered the best snow available at Snow Mtn Ranch for a fun Trek and the tracks were...

Are you doing your snow dances?  I’m dancing like crazy but so far the snowstorms have amounted to only an inch or two…  What a crazy year!  Eighty-nine skiers braved cold and windy conditions on poor snow January 25 to finish either the long 30k or...

The snow drought continues but Nordic ski resorts are making the best of what they have.  The home meet for Middle Park High School and East Grand Middle School was a great success with hundreds of kids on the Snow Mountain trails Friday.  Colorado Biathlon...

Thanks for coming out and supporting the first Red Barn Relay on Saturday! We hope everyone enjoyed the course and our vibes. The Red Barn Relay is a cross country ski race for casual skiers to competitive duos! All proceeds benefit Grand Nordic's youth ski programs....

The weekend was perfect for the Grand Nordic 15k Skate Race on Jan10 and the Snow Mountain Ranch Annual 15k Classic Jan 11 with single digit temps overnight and clear sunshine and mid-twenties to thirties mid-day with almost no wind.  The racers skied like the...

It was snowing! And then it wasn’t.  I guess a couple inches is better than none.  It was enough to make areas that had some snow already be good skiing but was not enough to fill in the almost bare ground around Devils Thumb or Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic...

What is Christmas without lots of snow?  I guess this year we’re just missing out, or so it seems. I’ve never seen anything like it in 40 years!  At least the shoveling is not bad in the Valley but there is snow in higher country if you know how to get to...

Finally a great snow to start the Nordic season! From bare ground to a beautiful blanket of snow in just days!  So start the season right with honing your Nordic skiing technique… The next two weekends are your chance for FREE NORDIC LESSONS Saturday at the...

Grand County's wonderful Nordic Centers are preparing for the upcoming winter season and have announced their opening dates, weather permitting. Tune up your skis and get ready for the 2025-26 season! Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center: November 24th Snow Mountain...