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...
The last year has been crazy with Covid19 fears, restrictions, and losses. People have been couped up at home, unable to go to work even if their work stayed open. Schools learned to cope with kids and teachers forced to work from home and sometimes in-person classes....
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...
It has been slow coming but we finally have good snow at Nordic areas in the Valley. The high country has been accumulating snow sporadically which means there are layers – layers that are loosely connected and therefore prone to avalanches. Unless you are...
We did it! Grand Nordic’s 8th Annual was definitely as safe as it could be. Participants were limited to 25 spread out over a half hour with a max of 75 each day. Sending those people out into the wind and driving snow on Saturday seemed almost cruel but those people...
It’s time for the kids to show off. Every year the Middle Park High School hosts other schools from around Colorado for races at Snow Mountain Ranch. Since Grand county has remained in Orange zone most of the month of January, the kids are able to keep their...
Grand County residents managed to avoid gatherings, wear masks, stay apart and reduce the COVID numbers over the holidays, they kept family and visitors under control and the numbers of infected people went down! Our people either just stayed home or headed to the...
The snow is finally hiding most of the rocks and dirt. I got out my everyday skis last week and set my rock skis aside. After my back fusion surgery in early September, I have now been able to classic ski for a couple of weeks and it feels great! It is such a joy...
“What a tough time this is for all of us. Seems COVID is hitting closer and closer to home. As a club, Grand Nordic was planning to hold our free lesson program [this year offered to members only] on December 13. We had approval from Snow Mountain Ranch, we had a...
