National Public Lands Day in Grand County Colorado is surpassed by none. In our 23 years, we are officially the longest running, usually the largest event, and consistently produce more improvements for our National Lands than any other site in the country. Our...
Today marks the last day of nordic ski touring center operations, and much of the valley is bare ground. For those who did not get enough kick and glide, there is still skiing to be had on the miles of trails and roads that remain unplowed in Grand County. Look away...
Just when you think it’s time to hang up the Nordic skis, Mother Nature sends another wave of storms. But the sun god decides that snow must melt in the Valley so people can ride their bikes. And the war between the gods continues. For all Nordic Center patrons, get...
Six weeks of dry and warm weather provide less than inspiring motivation to get out on the local ski trails. If you haven't already succumbed to the Spring heat wave that we've been enjoying, and traded your skinny boards for wheels to ply on bare dry ground, the...
Lance gave you a good feel for the conditions at the 33rd Annual Snow Mountain Stampede – the highest 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...
Races, particularly State Championships, 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 roar? Do I have the...
Variable is the word that best describes ski conditions of late. The fickle March conditions vary not only depending on what aspect or exposure to wind and sun, but also pertaining from one day and even hour to another. After the storm of last Wednesday, the...
And they giggled…and then there were peals of laughter as one boy slid down the hill sitting on his skis. People stared from the picnic tables in front of the Nordic Center at these kids having a great time. Kids who really didn’t want to come to the free kids Nordic...
The 2017 crust season got an early first-wave start this past Tuesday (Feb 13), courtesy of a week of mind-bogglingly warm temperatures that brought slush and a rapidly shrinking snowpack to the Fraser Valley. Overnight temperatures for the last 2 nights have been in...
The late winter weather has been rough on the snowpack with winds, warm moist air masses, and strengthening sunshine increasing the variability of snow conditions underfoot. Exposed area are showing the inevitable breakable crust that comes with strong sunshine and...