Nordic Corner

Nordic Corner

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...

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Nordic Centers Opening Dates

Nordic Centers Opening Dates

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...

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Nordic Corner

Annual Nordic Ski Swap Oct. 25

Grand Nordic is holding the Annual Nordic Ski Swap on Saturday October 25 at Snow Mtn Ranch Campers Hub, Nordic parking lot, and SMR Nordic Center.  Individual sales intake is from 8:30a to 9:30a at the entrance to the Campers Hub with a registration form available -...

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Nordic Ski Swap is Oct. 25

Nordic Ski Swap is Oct. 25

Grand Nordic's Annual Nordic Ski Swap is Saturday, October 25th! It will be held inside the Campers Hub building (across from the Nordic Center) and at the Nordic Center Parking Lot @ Snow Mountain Ranch, YMCA of the Rockies. Find new & used equipment like Skis,...

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Stampede & End of Season Wrap Up

Stampede & End of Season Wrap Up

Another glorious weekend of Nordic skiing, competition, and friendships renewed.  Saturday at Snow Mountain Ranch the 50K Skate Marathon skiers were out early and cruising with David Norris from Steamboat far out in front. The cloudy colder day made for fast and...

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This Weekend is Full of XC Ski Events

This Weekend is Full of XC Ski Events

41st Annual Snow Mountain Stampede 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...

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Grand Nordic Corner

Grand Nordic Corner

To race well, you need to stay healthy.  To run races, you need to stay healthy and try to keep your volunteers healthy. Especially when you start getting near-record snow and record participation as happened for the 12th Annual Ranch2Ranch Trek earlier in...

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Ranch2Ranch Fundraiser is this Weekend

Ranch2Ranch Fundraiser is this Weekend

The primary fundraiser for the Grand Nordic Scholarship fund - the 12th Annual Ranch2Ranch Nordic TREK – Feb 8 and 9 is still available for signup at www.grandnordic.org. Park your car at Granby Ranch Montana Lot, take the 830a or 915a shuttle to SMR start. Or park at...

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Nordic Corner

Grand Nordic Corner

Friday night snows provided a bit of a grooming issue for the Devils Thumb Stagecoach Classic 30K/15K/3K race on Saturday. The racer crowd was light, about 138 racers total.  A pack of four were within two seconds of each other after the first 15k lap and duked...

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