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Cross Country Ski in Grand County, Colorado

More Ks, More Days • Ski Early, Ski Late • Endless Trails • Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe • Close to Denver

Grand Nordic’s mission is to promote All Things Nordic in Grand County, Colorado. Bringing together resources in this website, Grand Nordic has compiled all the county has to offer, including World Class Nordic areas, ranches offering groomed Nordic skiing (also called Cross Country Skiing), recreation districts and town recreation departments offering kids lessons, NSCD offering both adaptive and adaptive competitive programs, Colorado Biathlon training and competition, School teams in Middle School and High School, Competition programs for all ages, free skiing in the Center of town and free trails connecting towns for miles across the county or on golf courses.

Upcoming Biathlon Course Closures

Jan 7, 2025

Before the upcoming two days of racing, the range will be CLOSED between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 10, and again at the same time on Saturday, Jan. 11, for painting. Please plan accordingly. Additionally, if you are planning to shoot after those closures on...

Nordic News

Jan 23, 2025

Saturday was a blustery cold day with blowing snow and the racer crowd was light. We all prepared for really cold temps but nature relented somewhat for the 30k/15k/3k Skate challenge at SMR presented by Grand Nordic. The long race was two laps of a...

VOLUNTEER FOR FREE WP RESORT PASS

Dec 13, 2023

The Junior National Qualifier races are this weekend hosted by the Winter Park Competition Center at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center. They still need some volunteers for the races and are offering a great perk for your time! For every 6 hours of volunteering, you...

Grand County Nordic Race Series

Grand County Nordic Ski Racing is putting on eight Nordic races, both skate and classic, with long and short course options. There are kid and family options with Junior races for ages 13 and under, and a Family/Kids Tour for all ages. By signing up for the race series, you save on the individual race cost. Compete with fellow racers for the best score of the series.

Four great partner venues will host the events:

Snow Mountain Ranch in Granby
Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash
Granby Ranch in Granby
Latigo Guest Ranch in Kremmling

If you would like to be involved but don’t want to race, we’ll have a volunteer sign up online for each race.

Learn more about the Nordic Race Series

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Stock Up on Gear & Support our Local Shops

This is a great time of year to review your cross country ski gear and check the local shops for deals during the off-season. Here are some of favorite local shops that are supporters of Grand Nordic!