The Deadhorse loop is now clear of trees and in good shape overall! Ski it before the next Wind event! Warm temperatures have stiffened and added some weight to the powder, as well as having created some crust on south-facing, exposed aspects, but the good news is...
Since I came to Grand County over 30 years ago, we have always had the earliest snow and kept our snow the longest. Since I was looking for more snow that I had living in New England, I thought I had moved to heaven. But then Grand County had a fabulous October in...
We are set up for an excellent Nordic Holiday Ski Season. The late, but generous fall snows have left a solid blanket of snow over the Fraser and Colorado River valleys with depths ranging from teens to 30" and more at higher elevations below tree-line. We are...
The snow is flying and back country higher elevations have been hit with wild fluctuations in temperature and strong winds. What is normally already well tracked by the adventurous is just beginning to settle into a decent base. Just outside the valley floor around...
Ullr has been kind to us here in the upper Fraser Valley, bringing a wave of storms with additional doses of light fluffy powder that is expected to continue for the remainder of the week. Wild fluctuations in temperature and strong winds early in the week have...
The first full week of December plunged us full on into winter, with multiple days of snowfall and temperatures well below the Fahrenheit null mark. WP resort reported 38" of new snow over the past week. Sampling around the trails west of the town of Winter Park on...
Recently voted the best Nordic Center in Grand County for the 2012-13 ski season, 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 thru your soul as you stand looking...
As of Wednesday Dec 7, There was an average of 13-15" on the ground in the Winter Park area with many of the Backcountry "trails" well covered in the Fraser Valley. Idlewild and the Experimental Forest are good bets for local tours. Venturing off trail continues to be...
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...
Here are some thoughts about the current Cross-country Backcountry skiing for the Thanksgiving period: While some might consider it desperate, others determined, there is XC-BC to be had in the Grand County region. The scant 1-2" left by the last storm on the valley...