Spring Skiing Isn’t Over Yet

Spring Skiing Isn’t Over Yet

All across this grand country, most people have made a transition to spring and summer activities, while we have to plow soccer fields just to give our next season a jump start. Local ski touring centers are winding down if they haven’t already, and even the local...

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Crust Skiing is Prime!

Crust Skiing is Prime!

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...

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Powerful Spring Storms Melting Quick

Powerful Spring Storms Melting Quick

The two powerful spring storms that ushered in the month of March have successfully buried the trails and left a heavy flocking on the trees that remains in protected evergreen stands. Some signposts are completely buried by the extraordinary depth that we are seeing...

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Spring Skiing Isn’t Over Yet

Enjoy Spring Crust Skiing!

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...

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First Day of Spring!

First Day of Spring!

Spring is a time of change, and now that the spring equinox - super full moon has passed, change is the prevailing characteristic of the snowpack. Things morph by the hour during this period, as the daily rise of the sun brings more and more warmth each time we turn...

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The 35th Annual Snow Mountain Stampede

The 35th Annual Snow Mountain Stampede

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...

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March Storms Result in Increased Avy Danger

March Storms Result in Increased Avy Danger

You might say March come in like a lion, with a storm that left us with 22” of new heavy snow that was the most significant disturbance of the season thus far for the Colorado mountains. It resulted in historic avalanches that closed interstate highways, and left us...

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