Nestled in the shadow of the Continental Divide near Tabernash, Devil’s Thumb Ranch has over 6000 acres of sweeping meadows and meandering creeks. Devil’s Thumb Ranch is an outdoor enthusiast’s paradise. Since 1938, cowboys and poets and ranchers and city folk and...
Snow Mountain Ranch sits on 5200 acres just off Hwy 40 between Tabernash and Granby. It is a year- round playground offering over 120 km of groomed trails for cross country skiing, snowshoeing, fat biking, tubing, sleigh rides, A/T skiing classes and other winter...
Crust skiing had such great promise this year. But the temperatures have not been cooperating and the snow is just condensing. There has been crust a couple of cold mornings but not very exciting this year. When the sun comes out and the temps have not gone much...
Crust skiing is prime! Just this week the snow has made it to that glorious stage of crust. The light snow dusting have given it texture but the crust supports you and your dog to go almost anywhere on the wide expanses of endless meadows in Grand County. Whether...
Last winter we were scraping for any snow we could find to make it through the season without resorting to rock skis before the end of March. This year most of the state is boasting 130% or 140& of normal snowfall. What a change a season can make. Talk about...
The 35th Annual Snow Mountain Stampede is one of the highest Nordic Marathons in the country and the only opportunity for Nordic racers to ski 50K of skate style one day and 50k of Classic the next. Most people think a marathon is more than enough but can you imagine...
Races, particularly HS State Championships or marathons are always a challenge. You work and train and compete all winter and it comes down to the final show. What’s the temperature? Are my skis waxed right? Do I have a plan – go out slower and come in with a...
To most people, Winter Park and Mary Jane are well known for incomparable Alpine skiing but the Nordic world recognizes this area as about the best Nordic skiing in the country. Our two premier resorts – Snow Mountain Ranch YMCA of the Rockies and Devils Thumb have...
After a midday meeting and a few errands, I pulled on my Nordic boots and strapped on the Nordic skis and headed out of the Safeway parking lot onto the Fraser River Trail. It was already low teens and it would only get colder. But the sun was still shining and I...
Our kids are our future. Pure and simple. Any time we can invest in making our kids knowledgeable, competent and confident is time well spent. Make sure your kids are exposed to as many things as possible and learn from making their own mistakes and therefore make...
