Winter Park is living up to its name this season, with a blessing of small and moderate snowfalls that have put down the essential layer for a good season of sliding on snow. Thus far, November has brought cooler, snow-sparing temperatures and long awaited moisture to...
The Nordic season has begun for those skiers hungry to start sliding on snow this year, starkly contrasting last years late start, with some early season snows that are looking like they will stick around on the ground. Mid-October marked the first snowfall of enough...
If you were at this year's Nordic ski swap you may have met Joseph La Monte and completed a short survey. La Monte and his friend Darrell Grissen are conducting initial research to build an app geared towards Nordic skiing. Once developed, this app would make it easy...
Grand Nordic Hosts Free Nordic Clinics Free Nordic ski clinics for all levels, adults and kids. The first free clinic will be Saturday, December 8th at Devil's Thumb Ranch at 10am and 2pm. A second free clinic will be offered Saturday, December 16th at Grand Lake...
Grand Nordic's effort to support and grow opportunities for young Nordic skiers in Grand County received a significant boost this month, thanks to a $3,000 grant from The Grand Foundation. The grant will help fund new equipment for preschool and elementary school...
This year's Nordic Ski Swap will be Friday, October 26th, 2018 from 5:00pm-8:00pm at Devil's Thumb Ranch in Tabernash, CO in the Broad Axe Barn. This is a great opportunity to buy and sell used gear. Those wanting to sell equipment should bring it to the Nordic Center...
Driving on Highway 40 through Grand County gives one the distinct impression that the cross-country skiing is done for the year. Bare ground has crept up the valleys, reaching many of the places that we normally seek out for our nordic touring. Most people seeing this...
Spring is here and the daily sojourn into temperate temperatures means that one's experience on and off the trails this time of year will be widely variable, depending on many factors from time of day to daily weather variations. With last week's rains saturating the...
The 35th Annual Snow Mountain Stampede is the highest Nordic Marathon in the country as well as 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...
Winter is in its final throes before Spring officially arrives on March 20th. A more generous storm pattern than what we experienced in the early part of the season, has left us with a snowpack that experts claim is back to normal. Venturing above tree-line, or...