Winter Park Competition Center and Snow Mountain Ranch Host Successful Junior National Qualifier He took a lot longer than usual to arrive, but now that he is here, Old Man Winter has been strong and steady! The thick white blanket that was laid upon the landscape at...
Things are starting to get back to normal finally. Getting two months of snow in about two weeks just buried everyone. Our county services and business services were short-staffed anyway and often tempers ran short. But locals mainly stayed home and got down to...
Wow, the storms have not disappointed! We got two months of snow in less than two weeks and it’s still coming. The words of the day are PATIENCE and KINDNESS. Grand County is short of workers anyway and whoever is out there is trying their best to get a job done. ...
Earlier this month, I hoped the weather forecasters would be correct and Friday would bring the expected 6-8 inches - we were not disappointed. Now after another long series of sunny bluebird days, I am praying again for the holiday forecast to not...
“Being a successful skier and staying healthy go hand in hand. Our sport is so physically demanding that a skier at any age can have a weakened immune system from intense training, racing, or travel and easily succumb to illness. The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us a...
Last year at Thanksgiving, we were rescued by a last-minute storm of 4-7 inches depending on where you were in Grand County. Doesn’t appear we have that in the stars for 2021. A trace on top of other traces doesn’t make much to slide on. Continue your dryland...
It’s that time of year again and, right on schedule, the snow has started flying! The hardcore might find enough of the white stuff in high country to do a little sliding on their older rock skis but most of us are still dreaming … To really get your mouth watering...
As Winter gives way to Spring, we need to thank Mother Nature for what moisture she has given us. We need even more moisture to fill our rivers and reservoirs so please pray for those small occasional storms that, at our altitude, will probably come as snow that...
The Gods have blessed us with good spring snow conditions this year. In March, they opened the skies to bestow a beautiful white blessing. All that white stuff becomes the water in our wells and rivers later this year. That blessing also means our trails are...
Whee! I was gliding almost effortlessly across the top of the snow down a gentle hill in the meadow below our house with the dog chasing at my heels! Who needs trails? I love this time of year – Crust skiing is here… March was one of the snowiest on record, leading...
