Recently voted the best Nordic Center in Grand County, 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 through your soul as you stand looking down on the Colorado...
The Gods have blessed us with good early snow conditions this year and, more recently, opened the skies to bestow a beautiful white blessing, Hopefully that continues into the rest of the winter season. That blessing also means our trails are crowded, lodging and...
Granby Ranch is a four season mountain community of 5,000 acres nestled in the heart of Grand County and is widely recognized for its family friendly culture. In the summer Granby Ranch offers downhill mountain biking, lift served cross country mountain biking,...
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...
