After a midday meeting and a few errands, I pulled on my Nordic boots and strapped on the Nordic skis and headed out of the Safeway parking lot onto the Fraser River Trail. It was already low teens and it would only get colder. But the sun was still shining and I...
Our kids are our future. Pure and simple. Any time we can invest in making our kids knowledgeable, competent and confident is time well spent. Make sure your kids are exposed to as many things as possible and learn from making their own mistakes and therefore make...
This year continues to go down historically as one of the good years for skiers in the region, as our skiing has remained uniformly on the pleasant side, with consistent cold and regular refreshing. While we still have not seen many big numbers in storm totals, the...
Latigo Ranch was ranked among USA Today's 10 Best Cross Country Ski Resorts in the country for last year and again this year. Come enjoy one of the most scenic Nordic centers in Colorado. Having hosted numerous XC races over the last few decades, this one is back by...
The snow gods have been kind to us, though it was beginning to feel like we’d forgotten what a sunny day was like. Slowly and steadily, the snow has been sifting down upon us, adding gradually to the depth of our snowpack. The last Saturday of the month, however,...
SNOW MOUNTAIN RANCH CLASSIC Classic January has started off with a bluebird day at Snow Mountain Ranch, YMCA of the Rockies for the first Classic citizen race of the month. The morning started below zero but the sun warmed up the air quickly. The tracks were set hard...
The more things change, the more they stay the same as the saying goes. We’ve had a little warmth, a little wind, a little snow, but no big weather events to cause significant changes to the snowpack. That’s the way it seemed anyway until a big blow came in Monday and...
Nordic season is is full swing in Grand County and there are a ton of great events coming up that you don't want to miss out on. January 13: Grand Lake Classic Nordic Race The Grand Lake Classic is back! Join Grand Lake Nordic Center for the 3rd in a series of Classic...
Welcome to 2019 with double digits below zero! That used to be a regular part of our winters but now, we are getting spoiled with zero degrees as the norm. But that is January and it is usually our coldest month of the year. That’s why Nordic skiers have January as...
2018 blew out with fury, and 2019 came in cold and dry as an upslope left its moisture on the East side of the Great Divide, and brought us a wicked easterly blow. The winds on the last day of the year whipped the granular snow up into a ground fog of crystals, too...