Since I came to Grand County over 30 years ago, we have always had the earliest snow and kept our snow the longest. Since I was looking for more snow that I had living in New England, I thought I had moved to heaven. But then Grand County had a fabulous October in...
The snow is flying and back country higher elevations have been hit with wild fluctuations in temperature and strong winds. What is normally already well tracked by the adventurous is just beginning to settle into a decent base. Just outside the valley floor around...
Recently voted the best Nordic Center in Grand County for the 2012-13 ski season, Grand Lake Nordic Center sits on over 500 acres below the Rocky Mountain National Park and next to the Colorado River. It feels like the River flows thru your soul as you stand looking...
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 100 km of groomed trails for cross country skiing, snowshoeing, fat biking, tubing, sleigh rides and other winter outdoor activities as...
GRAND NORDIC CORNER 10 November 2016 By Diana Lynn Rau When summer biking and hiking season ends, it’s time to set the final stage for winter activities. These days it’s winter fat biking, hiking or snowshoeing, and cross country skiing. Nordic Centers with groomed...
Most of the colors in the Aspens have faded and now the once-colorful leaves adorn the ground. But the snows that now crown the mountains make us think about the coming winter. Soon the ground will be covered in white. Some of us are looking forward to the snow, some...
