Events Calendar

5k Freestyle at 5:00pm, Kids 1k and 3k at 4:30pm

If you're looking for some company out on the trails, join us every week for our Thursday Ladies Ski hour! 

One of our women instructors takes a group out for a fun hour of social skiing, and is available for questions, tips and tricks. It's a fun way to learn and improve your classic Nordic skiing skills, and meet other women in the sport!. Thursday Ladies focuses on classic Nordic skiing. Regular trail pass AND rental equipment rates apply.

The Pinnacle Orthopedics Community Races are a fun way to get outside, exercise, meet new people, and challenge yourself. Each week is a different format and location, with races ranging from 5 km to 20 km – and a 1 km and 3 km kids’ race. Receive points for each race and compete towards overall prizes at the end of the series.

Technique: Skate or Classic
Adult Race: 20 km
Kids' Race: 1 km or 3 km

Colorado Biathlon Club hosts all events at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center! Biathlon is a sport that combines the endurance of free-technique cross-country skiing with precision small-bore rifle marksmanship.

Type: Skate
Distances: Long Course 30k, Short Course 15k, Junior Course 3k
Course Description: A challenging, technical route with each 15k lap featuring around 1,000 feet of climbing. The 30k racers will complete two laps. Last year’s winning times set an impressive benchmark: males at 1:26:40, and females at 1:50:52.

Colorado Biathlon Club hosts all events at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center! Biathlon is a sport that combines the endurance of free-technique cross-country skiing with precision small-bore rifle marksmanship.

The Pinnacle Orthopedics Community Races are a fun way to get outside, exercise, meet new people, and challenge yourself. Each week is a different format and location, with races ranging from 5 km to 20 km – and a 1 km and 3 km kids’ race. Receive points for each race and compete towards overall prizes at the end of the series.

Technique: Skate or Classic
Mixed Adult/Youth Relay: 2.5 km

Arguably our most popular race, this night time (5:15PM junior and 6:15PM senior start times) two-person skate sprint relay takes place under the glow from the X-Games lights at Buttermilk. Race number four in the seven race  Ute Nordic Series, sponsored by The Ute Mountaineer.

The Frisco Nordic Center and Team Summit are excited to announce a new, free 5km cross-country ski race series open to all ages and abilities. The series will alternate between classic and skate skiing. Racers may sign up at the Frisco Nordic Center lodge starting at 5:00pm on the day of each event, and races will commence at 5:30pm. All racers are encouraged to bring a headlamp.

Devil’s Thumb Ranch and the Winter Park/Fraser Chamber are happy to present the 9th annual 30km, 15km, and 3k kids classic-only cross country ski race and tour! The event will start and finish at Devil’s Thumb Ranch Resort & Spa. An end of race celebration will be located at Broad Axe Barn with food and beer.

One of Colorado's longest running Nordic ski events along the beautiful Owl Creek corridor from Snowmass to Aspen, race five in the Ute Cup Nordic Series 

More info to come - please contact Aspen Valley Ski Club

The Alley Loop is not your typical Nordic Marathon… It stands both as a premier American Birkebeiner Qualifying event, in addition to being Crested Butte’s most outrageous costume party of the year!

Colorado Biathlon Club hosts all events at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center! Biathlon is a sport that combines the endurance of free-technique cross-country skiing with precision small-bore rifle marksmanship.

The western US sends their finest to compete in this two day event featuring a mass classic start on Friday. Parking is limited, please use public transportation.

Day two of the Raoul Wille Race Weekend is a Mass start freestyle/skate race featuring some of the best athletes in the western US. Parking is limited, please use public transportation.

New this year, save the date for this fun day on the trails! Whether you’re new to cross-country skiing or a seasoned regular, we’re coming together to stride out and sightsee on our classic skis! More information coming soon!

The Frisco Nordic Center and Team Summit are excited to announce a new, free 5km cross-country ski race series open to all ages and abilities. The series will alternate between classic and skate skiing. Racers may sign up at the Frisco Nordic Center lodge starting at 5:00pm on the day of each event, and races will commence at 5:30pm. All racers are encouraged to bring a headlamp.

Cross country ski from Snow Mountain Ranch to Granby Ranch via Snow Mountain Ranch Trails to the Fraser to Granby Trail to the Granby Ranch Trails. 12 km one way or 24 km both ways.

Enjoy refreshments and fellowship afterwards!

The second annual Art Cart Alpine Rally is a community modified sledding race where kids and adults create an artfully designed craft and race it down a sledding hill for prizes.Food trucks, hot chocolate and fire pits are on site and contestants are judged on speed and design.

Colorado Biathlon Club hosts all events at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center! Biathlon is a sport that combines the endurance of free-technique cross-country skiing with precision small-bore rifle marksmanship.

5k Freestyle at 5:00pm, Kids 1k and 3k at 4:30pm

Soup bar after race for $10

Werewolf Party — Wear your finest fur!

Let’s shift into moon mode, while spending quality time together. The Full Moon Ski is our free, all ages event series from 4-8 pm. Cruise sixteen miles of glowing Nordic ski trails under a moon-lit sky. If you’ve decided to end your winter hermitage and enjoy the company of fellow stargazers, join our one mile Group Ski at 6 pm, led by a local legend.

The party starts at the Nordic Center, with a special menu for food and drinks. Grab dinner, pulled pork sandwiches, wings, Birria grilled cheese and more. Good tunes will be playing. We’ll have discounts on ski/snowshoe rentals and trail passes. Hit that group ski lap, or get out for a silent tree tour with your crew. Roll back to the Nordic Center for a nightcap and soak up the last of the music. On March 15, we’re partnering with two of our favorite nonprofits, Backcountry Together and Women Who Splitboard, to elevate the fun. There’s no need to RSVP, just show up dressed in layers, ready for action. The moon is the best kind of teacher. It reminds us change is constant, but beauty persists.

The Frisco Nordic Center and Team Summit are excited to announce a new, free 5km cross-country ski race series open to all ages and abilities. The series will alternate between classic and skate skiing. Racers may sign up at the Frisco Nordic Center lodge starting at 5:00pm on the day of each event, and races will commence at 5:30pm. All racers are encouraged to bring a headlamp.

Get your skis waxed, find a buddy, and get ready to have some fun! Join us for for the 2nd annual 12K skiathlon in honor of Bill Chambers—a long time Grand County resident who loved Nordic skiing and our mountain community. The skiathlon will consist of both classic and skate skiing. The event can be completed by one person, or a two-person team relay (all male, all female or co-ed). The first leg of the course is to be completed on classic skis,  and the second leg on skate skis. There will be a transition area in between. The total distance is approximately 12K.

Registration includes the entry fee, as well as a meal following the race at the Broad Axe Barn. Lunch will include a vegetarian chili and Devil’s Thumb Ranch’s Signature Wagyu chili with a beer.

This fundraiser for the Aspen Valley Ski Club is an annual crowd favorite. Ski and snow shoe your way around the candlelit tracks at the Aspen Nordic Center and enjoy fantastic cuisine from some Aspen's finest establishments. Live music, desserts and libations await you as you arrive at your final stop. Tickets are available through AVSC (970) 205-5100. Ski rentals available at the Aspen Nordic Center - due to high participation at this event, please be prepared to wait in line for rentals and dress warm.

As a fun idea from volunteers and students at Colorado Mountain College, the first Leadville Loppet was hosted in 2003. The race showcased the then-newly-dedicated Mineral Belt Trail's unparalleled mountain vistas; free, all-inclusive access to outdoor play, and community spirit that makes Leadville Leadville.

Today, the Leadville Loppet continues to offer all of those attributes and has found its place among the most-loved winter community events, where Leadville locals and visitors gather to have fun, ski in costumes, share stories, and savor the race's legendary post-race potluck.

Colorado Biathlon Club hosts all events at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center! Biathlon is a sport that combines the endurance of free-technique cross-country skiing with precision small-bore rifle marksmanship.

Online registration closes at 3:00 PM on Friday before the race. You may still sign up at Bib Pickup at TBD from 4-6 pm on Friday.

Required age: Over 12 years old on the day of the race

Part of the Grand County Nordic Race Series

Type: Skate, Long Course 20km, Short Course 10km, Junior 3k.
Course: This will be a challenging and technical course designed by Shawn Scholl- The Big Shooter himself!
Registration: Closes Friday, February 28, 6pm. NO DAY OF EVENT REGISTRATION.

Colorado Biathlon Club hosts all events at Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center! Biathlon is a sport that combines the endurance of free-technique cross-country skiing with precision small-bore rifle marksmanship.

The Pinnacle Orthopedics Community Races are a fun way to get outside, exercise, meet new people, and challenge yourself. Each week is a different format and location, with races ranging from 5 km to 20 km – and a 1 km and 3 km kids’ race. Receive points for each race and compete towards overall prizes at the end of the series.

Technique: Skate
Adult Race: Sprint
Kids' Race: Sprint

Sign up for the Snow Mountain Stampede to join us for two days of fun on the trails in this beloved annual race series!

Registration for each day is separate. Please double check you are registering for the races you want to participate in.

Sign up for the Snow Mountain Stampede to join us for two days of fun on the trails in this beloved annual race series!

Registration for each day is separate. Please double check you are registering for the races you want to participate in.

The seventh and final race in The Ute Cup Nordic Series, sponsored by The Ute Mountaineer. Season awards and lunch for all series participants. 

The Joanne Reid Women's Biathlon Festival is a series of biathlon (and biathlon-adjacent) events exclusively for women, held at Snow Mountain Ranch/YMCA of the Rockies. More information will be posted on the Colorado Biathlon Club website as it becomes available.

Our Telemark workshops are for all levels, Never-ever to Advanced. Please call ahead to reserve your spot at 970-754-4390 and save $20. We ask that everyone arrive 30 minutes prior to start time to check in, earlier if you need to rent Tele Gear.

For more information call the Vail Nordic Desk at Golden Peak between 8:30 & 9:45 AM at 970-754-3210 or to book your Nordic Private call our office at 970-754-4390.

The 14th annual Vail Recreation District Krueger Family Shamrock Shuffle short and long races and the kids' fun run will celebrate all things green in the spirit of St. Patrick’s Day! Taking place on the Vail Nordic Center trails, the event includes two race categories - snowshoes and running (with or without traction devices). The race will be followed immediately by a lively post-race party in the Gore Range Room at the Vail Golf & Nordic Clubhouse. 

Karaoke On Ski’s— Singalongs are better in the backcountry.

Let’s shift into moon mode, while spending quality time together. The Full Moon Ski is our free, all ages event series from 4-8 pm. Cruise sixteen miles of glowing Nordic ski trails under a moon-lit sky. If you’ve decided to end your winter hermitage and enjoy the company of fellow stargazers, join our one mile Group Ski at 6 pm, led by a local legend.

The party starts at the Nordic Center, with a special menu for food and drinks. Grab dinner, pulled pork sandwiches, wings, Birria grilled cheese and more. Good tunes will be playing. We’ll have discounts on ski/snowshoe rentals and trail passes. Hit that group ski lap, or get out for a silent tree tour with your crew. Roll back to the Nordic Center for a nightcap and soak up the last of the music. On March 15, we’re partnering with two of our favorite nonprofits, Backcountry Together and Women Who Splitboard, to elevate the fun. There’s no need to RSVP, just show up dressed in layers, ready for action. The moon is the best kind of teacher. It reminds us change is constant, but beauty persists.

5k Freestyle at 5:00pm, Kids 1k and 3k at 4:30pm

Please make arrangements to return season rentals before the Center closes.

The Grand Traverse is a point-to-point ski race from Crested Butte to Aspen.  Racers travel 40 miles across the Elk Mountain range, climbing over 6,800 vertical feet. To ensure competitor safety, racers must have a partner, carry mandatory gear, and begin the race at midnight when avalanche hazard is decreased.

The Grand Traverse is operated as a fundraising event for Crested Butte Nordic, a 501(c)(3) recreational non-profit organization.

Test your end-of-season endurance, Crested Butte Style! Four laps, four beers. Register for the 4-person relay or take on the ultimate challenge and go it solo, or register for the 4-person relay.