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Feature Grand County celebrates 100 years

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PUBLISHER Matt Sandberg msandberg@skyhidailynews.com

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Snowsports history A look at the beginning of Grand County snowsports

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Weekend Warrior Grand County is celebrating 100 years of skiing and winter tourism this season. From ski demonstrations and name dedications to parades, snowshoe races and exhibitions; from film festivals and carnivals to the Grand Snow Ball, there will be a reason to visit Grand County every weekend between Dec. 30-Feb. 11.

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ne hundred years ago, in Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo., a group of citizens sat around a table, discussing the best way to stimulate the local economy.

They came up with the concept of hosting a winter carnival, the first of its kind west of the Mississippi River.

Most people didn’t travel into the Rocky Mountains willingly in the middle of winter back then. With a range of events and activities, the group hoped to attract the hordes into the mountains, by train, for a day-trip or a weekend getaway.

Norwegians Carl Howelson and Angell Schmidt caught wind of the carnival plans and decided to come up and demonstrate the new sport of ski jumping. At that point in time, skiing in these parts was seen as a means of transportation across snow, not a sport. The two men arrived at the top of Rollins Pass via train on the morning of December 30, 1911, and skied 40-plus miles down the

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Fraser Valley to Hot Sulphur Springs where they amazed the crowd.

The next day, local boys and men were awed by ski jumping demonstrations of the Norwegians, and six weeks later, these Hot Sulphur citizens were the first in line to participate in the contests that were part of the 1st Annual Winter Carnival. Thousands of people arrived by train from the Front Range that February weekend to experience a small taste of winter wonderland, from ice sculptures and toboggan races to ski jump contests and ice skating.

The event was deemed a great success. Hot Sulphur Springs became home to the American West’s first official ski hill and eventually the little town boasted three ski areas. Elsewhere in the county, ski areas popped up in Grand Lake, Granby, Hideaway Park, Winter Park and Berthoud Pass.

The concept of winter tourism caught the state by storm and Hot Sulphur’s winter carnival continued every year till the beginning of the Second World War when affairs overseas and austerity measures at home made it impossible to continue the event. But those carnivals left and indelible mark on Coloradans. From Grand County to the Front Range, the Weekend Warrior was born.

The six-week-long Grand Winter Sports Carnival celebration concludes on the night of Feb. 11, 2012, with the Grand Snow Ball at the SolVista base lodge at Granby Ranch, a party for the whole community. A modern version of the ball that concluded the Winter Carnival 100 years ago, this affordable, family-friendly night out will offer on-site child care, music, dancing and a decadent fajita bar with all the fixings. The evening will conclude with a torchlight parade down the ski slopes at night, a glowing reminder of how far the ski industry has come. The Grand Snow Ball takes place from 6-9 p.m. at the SolVista Base Camp Lodge at Granby Ranch, 1000 Village Road in Granby. Seating and child care space are limited, so book early. Adult tickets cost $35 for one and $60 for two.

Children ages 18 and under cost $10 with purchase of an adult ticket. Proceeds benefit Grand County Historical Association. For reservations please call Kristi at 970-726-5488.

Grand County became both the birthplace of alpine skiing and winter tourism in the American West.

Today, Grand County is home to the longest-running ski area in Colorado — Winter Park Resort celebrates 72 years of continuous operation this year — and the county still relies on a long-standing tradition of winter tourism, from ice skating to ice fishing, cross-country skiing to snowmobiling.

Recently, a similar group of history-loving citizens from the Grand County Historical Association sat around a table, discussing the best way to help the local economy. What better way than to celebrate the 100th anniversary of where it all began with the Grand Winter Carnival?

The idea was embraced by the community. Winter Park Resort agreed to be the event’s headline sponsor and will rename the top of Olympia Lift after a young Hot Sulphur Springs boy who went on to become a great Olympic skier: Barney McLean. Other organizations and businesses in the community have stepped forward to help make the event a reality: Climax Molybdenum, Devil’s Thumb Ranch, Mountain Parks Electric, Basin Electric Cooperative, Sons of Norway, Pinnacle Lodge, Granby Ranch, Waste Management, the Town of Hot Sulphur Springs, the Winter Park and Fraser Valley Chamber of Commerce, Grand County Tourism Board, Grand Lake Area Chamber, Greater Granby Area Chamber, Kremmling Chamber, Grand County TV 18, http://grandwintercarnival.com

Sky Hi News, Grand Nordic Club and Headwater Trails Alliance, Grand Adventures, Grand County Library District and many others have come on board to help sponsor events and marketing.

The six-week-long event will span the same winter weeks that Carl Howelsen was in town 100 years ago, introducing alpine skiing as a new winter sport to the residents of Hot Sulphur Springs.

The 100th Anniversary will kick off Dec. 30, 2011, with a trek from Corona, 44 miles down the Fraser Valley to Hot Sulphur Springs. Trekkers will stop in all the major towns along the way. Lunch will be served at Snow Mountain Ranch the top of Red Dirt Hill and the final leg from the YMCA in Granby to Hot Sulphur will be open to anyone who wants to join.

The race lands in Hot Sulphur Springs for a weekend filled with old-timey winter carnival activities, including ice sculpture demonstrations, food and fun fest, an ice rink primed for fun competitions and games, skijoring with horses, and a rail jam exhibition by the Winter Park Competition Center. A torch-lighting ceremony and a fireworks display complete the first day in Hot Sulphur Springs.

The celebration will be concluded on Saturday, Feb. 11 with events including a mail bag race over Cottonwood Pass, skijoring with horses, an ice sculpting

demonstration, food and fun fest, ice skating races and kids games in Hot Sulphur.

All of Grand County’s most popular and longstanding events have joined the celebration, from the dog sled races and skijoring at Grand Park and the Mary Jane Birthday Bash at Winter Park Resort to the Winter Carnival in Grand Lake and the Three Lakes Ice Fishing Contest in Granby.

Other activities include an opportunity to get a special commemorative post mark cancellation at the Hot Sulphur Springs Post Office, a county-wide ski film fest, a community snow sculpture contest and a snowshoe softball contest between towns.

The six-week long celebration will conclude the night of Feb. 11 with the Grand Snow Ball at the SolVista base lodge at Granby Ranch, a party for the whole community. This family-oriented event will have onsite child care, a live band and a decadent fajita bar for dinner. The evening will conclude with a torchlight parade down the ski slopes at night, a glowing reminder of how far the ski industry has come.

Please join us in celebrating 100 years of the Weekend Warrior. Grand County: Where it all Began!

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Snowsports History Grand County

1913-A larger and sturdier jump 1874

-The Berthoud Pass Wagon Road opens and mail is transported in winter by carriers on Norwegian snowshoes (skis) from Georgetown to Hot Sulphur Springs.

The Colorado Territorial Legislature approves the boundaries of Grand County to be drawn out of Summit County. During the long, harsh, snowy winter months county residents use Norwegian snowshoes as the preferred method of transportation. In these early years, skiing is a way of life.

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-In 1903, Grand County receives its first telegraph line, alleviating the pressure in skiing mail carriers as an alternate way to communicate outside the county. In 1905, the Moffat line brings the first trains into Hot Sulphur Springs.

1911-In October, Jon Peyer calls

a meeting to Hot Sulphur Springs residents to form a winter sports club.

The call to action for snow sports enthusiasts is to stage a winter carnival to promote tourism during the slow winter days.

On December 29th, Norwegians Carl Howelson and Angell Schmidt depart the train at Corona and ski to Hot Sulphur Springs. The following day, Howelson and Schmidt participate in the first ever winter carnival held west of the Mississippi and entertain an awestruck crowd with their demonstration of ski jumping.

1912-January-Newspapers

throughout the state proclaim the success of Hot Sulphur Springs’ Winter Carnival. Inspired by the attention, the town’s residents decide to turn the carnival into an annual event and plan the next carnival to be held just 6 weeks later in February.

Special trains and round trip fares are arranged to bring Denver residents to the 1st Annual Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Carnival. Howelson, Schmidt, and Williams Fork resident Gunnar Dahle compete in the ski jump contest.

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debuts for the winter season, which remains in use until 1937. A larger crowd converges on Hot Sulphur Springs from throughout the state for the winter carnival, due to increasing interest in snow sports. Marjorie Perry, while in attendance, invites Karl Howelson to Steamboat Springs to help that town put on a carnival the following year. Other towns Colorado start plans for their own ski jumps, including Denver, Dillon, and Steamboat.

1913-1917

-National attention is given to Hot Sulphur’s winter carnivals and many of the nation’s top jumpers make appearances for the events. The Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Carnival is cancelled for several seasons after 1917, due to World War I and the world-wide flu pandemic.

1921

-The Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Carnival starts again and Karl Howelson makes his final appearance, before moving back to his native Norway.

1920s-The 20s are considered

to be the golden age of skiing in Hot Sulphur Springs. Members of the Hot Sulphur Springs Ski Club make their mark on the regional and national sports scene including Horace Button, Jim Harsh, Sterling Huntington, Margaret McQueary, Alice Throckmorton, and Glady’s Wallace.

Robert Lloyd McLean also begins to be noticed, despite his young age. McLean receives the nickname “Barney” after bowlegged skier Barney Riley makes several appearances in Hot Sulphur in the 1920s.

1922

-The Colorado State Legislature approves the construction of the Moffat Tunnel. Construction begins in 1923 and is completed in 1928. The tunnel begins a flurry of ski activity in Grand County.

1934-Grand Lake Elementary

adds skiing to its physical education program. The Groswold Ski Manufacturing Co. is started in Denver.

1935

-George Cranmer is appointed director of Denver’s Parks Department.

1924

-The Colorado Ski Association is founded and the Hot Sulphur Springs Ski Club and Grand Lake Ski Clubs are among the six charter members.

1927-The Colorado Arlberg Club is founded.

1928- Denver skiers begin hopping of the train as it emerges from the Moffat Tunnel at West Portal (future site of Winter Park).

1931

-Lars and Anders Haugen construct a ski jump at Grand Lake on Shadow Mountain. The Colorado Arlberg Club sponsors Colorado’s first official downhill races at West Portal and the following year add the state’s first official slalom event.

1932-Jim Harsh of Grand Lake and

a member of the Hot Sulphur Springs Ski Club becomes the first Coloradan to be named to represent the United States in the Winter Olympics, held at Lake Placid, NY. Grand Lake holds its first annual winter carnival on February 14th. Graeme McGowan is quoted in Denver newspapers that he had found “a winter sports paradise,” referring to West Portal and the Mary Jane Trail.

A few years earlier, McGowan had founded Portal Resorts at the site. This is the foundation of what eventually became Winter Park.

1936-Barney McLean wins the

first of many national titles in the class B jumping at Canton, S.D. He also earns a spot on the US Olympic Team, but misses out, due to an injury. The Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Carnival celebrates its 25th anniversary to a record crowd of over 7,000. The Denver Rocky Mountain News sponsors the official “Snow Train,” which carries over 3,000 Denverites to the event. The Snow Train will become the Winter Park Ski Train 3 years later.

1947

-The return of skiing to Hot Sulphur Springs is attempted with the opening of Snow King Valley, but closes within 4 years, due to the inability to compete with Winter Park.

1948

-Barney McLean, “The Humble Man From Hot Sulphur,” reaches his pinnacle when he names as the captain of the US Olympic Ski Team by his peers.

1937-A new jumping hill and

downhill course is constructed in Hot Sulphur Springs on Mt Bross.

Berthoud Pass Ski Area opens, debuting Colorado’s first rope tow.

Berthoud Pass will also introduce to Colorado the first double chair lift in 1943. By 1938, over 26,000 skiers used Berthoud’s tow, paying 25 cents for a ride.

1938-Hot Sulphur Springs adds a rope tow to their hill.

1939

-George Cranmer authorizes the construction of “Denver’s Winter Park” ski area and hires Bob Balch to supervise.

1940-Winter Park Ski Area opens

to great fanfare of government officials and the media. Barney McLean wins the Winter Park Open Cup. The Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Carnival holds its final events and comes to an end, due to a shift in skier destinations and the onset of World War II.

1933

-The first official downhill and slalom races are held in Hot Sulphur Springs, with Horace Button and Thor Groswold as winners. Berthoud Pass is plowed to remain open for automobile traffic for the first time through the winter. This allows skiers to drive to the summit and make use of its abundance of snow.

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John Peyer, COLORADO’S FIRST WINTER SPORTS CARNIVAL FOUNDER

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By Don Dailey

ohn Peyer was born in Zurich, Switzerland on March 26, 1880. He immigrated to the United States in 1903, locating in Ionia, Jewell County, Kansas. John was an employee of the Hot Sulphur Springs Townsite Company in Denver.

Peyer arrived in Hot Sulphur Springs about June 1, 1911, driving a luxury seven passenger, 45 horsepower Martini automobile, imported from France. The car was used for taking visitors from the Moffat Railroad train depot to promote land sales in Hot Sulphur Springs Park, with “Camp” names.

Mr. Peyer occupied his bungalow in Camp Argentine. The primary road on Bungalow Hill was as smooth as any city boulevard, the Middle Park Times newspaper stated. The summer months were busy with picnics for those interested in buying land. John was driving tourists and locals to points of interest throughout Grand County: Fishing trips to Williams Fork, Windy Gap, Grand and Monarch Lakes and to baseball games in Fraser.

Business slowed in the fall months. Mr. Peyer advertised in the paper: FREE LOGS given to those who will build AUTO TRIPS To Grand Lake every BUNGALOWS in Hot Sulphur Springs Park Wednesday: Leave Hot Sulphur at 8:00am Leave Grand Lake at 4:00pm In October the Moffat Railroad announced the freight operations would be moving from Hot Sulphur to Fraser.

The Middle Park Times published an editorial concerned about the future of Hot Sulphur Springs.

John Peyer answered with a letter focusing on winter sports. “…Switzerland mountain valleys are less appropriate than here, yet attract winter tourists around the world. Where else is a better ski ground than Mount Bross? Or an easy ice field on the baseball field near the Grand River. For very little cost a fine bobsleigh run could be made on Bungalow Hill through the pines as good as they have in Switzerland or Canada. Large crowds will fill hotels to capacity.

American people take to sports quicker than others.

The Moffat Road will advertise for us, if we guarantee a good ice field and bobsleigh run. All we need to do is work together and not expect someone to come along and feed us fried chicken.” Yours ready for work. John Peyer. October 13, 1911. One week later this advertisement appeared: NOTICE: Those interested in winter sports will

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Meet at the Chamberlain-Gray drugstore next Monday evening. At which time steps will be taken To do something along that line. John Peyer.

Elected as the Carnival Committee Chairman of the Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Club was John Peyer. Carnival Day was December 30, 1911. John placed first in the Fancy Skating Contest, and along with Mrs. Fuller took first place in the Couples Fancy Skating Contest.

At 9 p.m., the peak moment of the Field Sports Grand Ball, John Peyer introduced two Sons of Norway. Their names were Carl Howelsen and Angell Schmidt. Their arrival coincided with a previous day Denver Post article, “Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Club hopes to make winter sports popular in Colorado as they are in Switzerland and Norway.”

Howelsen and Schmidt boarded the 8 a.m. Train No. 1 at Moffat Station-Denver, and detrained at Corona Station atop Rollins Pass. They put on their skis, 35 pound backpacks and rifles. They skied downhill to Fraser, stopped and talked to a Swedish rancher, and on to Hot Sulphur. They had skied 44 miles in 9 hours!

As an extra special bonus day, the townspeople were invited to witness a ski jump exhibition at 12:30 p.m. On December 31, near John Peyer’s house, a ski jump was made of boxes and logs. Mr. Schmidt’s longest jump was 59 feet; Mr. Howelsen’s was 79 feet.

The Norsemen also demonstrated cross country and downhill skiing. The Carnival Committee asked Carl and Angell to return to Hot Sulphur Springs in six weeks for the First Annual Winter Sports Carnival, when ski jumping, cross country and downhill skiing would be added to the existing sled and skating events.

Howelsen and Schmidt were charter members of the Norge Ski Club of Chicago. To Carl Howelsen’s credit were 14 prizes from the center of Norwegian skiing, Holmenkollen. He won the 1902 and 1903 50 kilometers (30 miles) cross country ski races, and His Majesty’s King Oscar cup for combined races. Also, he was “The Flying Norseman” in the Barnum and Bailey’s circus.

Mr. Peyer sent out attractive invitations announcing February 10, 11 & 12, 1912 would be the First Annual Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Carnival.

Ski events of cross country, downhill, and jumping were now on the official program. This was going to be the First Ski Carnival held west of the Mississippi River! John Peyer’s dreams became reality! Colorado’s recreational and competitive skiing was born in Hot Sulphur Springs!

TIDBITS • Over 7,000 spectators crowded into Hot Sulphur Springs for the 25th Annual Winter Carnival in 1936.

• In 1916, Lars Haugen from Chippewa Falls, MN beat Howelson for 1st place in Hot Sulphur with a jump of 145ft, 6in.

• In 1913, local boys from Hot Sulphur built a club house a mile and a half outside of town for cross country skiers.

• Barney McLean defeated the entire Swiss Ski Team in 1947 and 1948.

• Barney McLean, “The Humble Man From Hot Sulphur,” was chosen by Sports Illustrated as number 26 of the top 50 athletes from Colorado in the 20th Century.

• Steven Bradley, “The Father of Slope Maintenance,” invented the worlds first successful trail groomer at Winter Park.

• The first skijoring event in North America was held in Hot Sulphur Springs at the 1913 Winter Carnival.

• Howelson returned to his native Norway in 1922, where he remained until his death in 1954.

• The 1976 Winter Olympics were awarded to Denver, but were rejected by Colorado voters. If the Olympics had taken place in Denver, there is no doubt that events would have taken place at its Winter Park “Colorado’s Favorite.”

• According to Horace Button, he set the first official slalom course in Colorado in Hot Sulphur Springs in the 1920s.

• Most Colorado ski areas, including Winter Park, are on National Forest Land.

• There are more members I the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame with connections to Grand County, than anywhere else in Colorado.

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ecember 2011 marks the centennial of the birth of the ski industry in Colorado. The first ski area west of the Mississippi River was established right here in Grand County with the 1911 Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Carnival. Skiing had a long history throughout Colorado for utilitarian purposes well before this event. Furthermore, there had even been friendly competitions on Norwegian snowshoes (the name given to skis in the 19th century). What made the Hot Sulphur Springs event so remarkable in Colorado’s history was the intent to carve out a tourist industry in the harsh Rocky Mountain winter. The success of the carnivals from the beginning and throughout the subsequent years was a testament to those who organized, participated in, and cherished the events.

Several of those individuals gained permanent recognition by being inducted into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame.

Carl Howelson, the Flying Norwegian, demonstrated ski jumping before an awestruck Hot Sulphur crowd that included a ten year old boy by the name of Horace Button. Both men would eventually be enshrined in the Colorado Ski Hall Fame. Carl Howelson (whose correct spelling was Karl Hovelson) was to be credited as the man whose talents established a foundation for Colorado’s love of skiing. The former Barnum and Bailey Circus performer demonstrated his aerial ski maneuvers for thousands in Hot Sulphur Springs that would take up the sport and spread it to other parts of the state, such as Dillon, Genesee, Pikes Peak, and Steamboat Springs.

Likewise, the young Horace Button, grew up attending the Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Carnival, and began mimicking performances by the skiers, most notably Howelson’s performance on that December day in 1911. Button competed for many years in Hot Sulphur’s competitions and travelled to other town’s competitions. As the years went by, Button found a role as an inspiration to the younger generations of skiers. Many evenings when school was let out in winter, Horace would be found packing the ski hills around town, so that young skiers could share in his passion for sliding on snow. Years later, many of those young kids would go on to petition

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for Horace’s induction into the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame on the basis of his inspiration to younger skiers.

In the years after the winter carnivals were established as annual events, two more future Colorado Ski Hall of Famers emerged in the Hot Sulphur Ski Club.

Jim Harsh was an avid ski jumper on the Hot Sulphur Springs ski hill and was an expert cross-country skier in the area through the 1920s and early 30s.

Harsh was selected as an alternate on the US cross-country ski team in the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. His selection to represent the United States in 1932 made Jim Harsh the first Coloradan chosen for the Winter Olympics.

About the same time that Jim Harsh’s ski career peaked, another future Olympian and Hall of Fame skier was coming out of the shadows in Hot Sulphur Springs. Barney McLean, put on his first skis at age 4 in 1921. By the early 1930s, McLean was a rising star in the ski jumping circuit, supported by renowned ski maker Thor Groswold (another Colorado Ski Hall of Fame member). In 1937, Barney discovered the new sport of alpine racing. The “Humble Man From Hot Sulphur” was named to both the 1936 and 1940 US Olympic Ski Teams, but was unable to attend, due to an injury in 1936 and the cancellation of the games in 1940, because of World War II. Following service in the United States Army Air Corps during the war, Barney McLean returned to his passion of skiing, culminating in being named captain of the 1948 Olympic Ski Team for both jumping and alpine racing.

Carl Howelson, Horace Button, Jim Harsh, and Barney McLean are examples of the spirit that thrived during the years that the Hot Sulphur Springs Winter Sports Carnival ran from 1911 to 1940.

Many others acted as the driving force of those carnivals which created the foundation of Colorado’s dominance in the world of skiing. There is no doubt that more of those who contributed to the carnivals are worthy of induction into Colorado’s Ski Hall of Fame.

ONE MORE NOTE: Lief Hovelson, son of Carl Howelson and author of The Flying Norwegian, passed away September 19, 2011 at the age of 88.

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calendar of events Ongoing Special Exhibitions and Events - December 30, 2011 – February 11, 2012 Pioneer Museum Winter Carnival Exhibition - Wednesday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm.

110 E. Byers Ave., Hot Sulphur Springs, www.GrandCountyMuseum.com Kauffman House Ski Exhibition Pitkin and Lake Avenue, Grand Lake, www.

KauffmanHouse.org Cozens Ranch Museum Ski History Exhibition – 77849 US Highway 40, Fraser, www.GrandCountyMuseum.com Hot Sulphur Springs Snow Sculpture Contest – Hot Sulphur Springs, www.

GrandCountyMuseum.com. For a downloadable PDF file of the “Hot Sulphur Springs Citizens’ Yard Snow and Ice Sculpture Contest” flier, please click here. Judging will occur on Saturday, February 11th. Have fun building your Frozen Yard Art!! There will be cash prizes!!!

Grand Winter Sports Carnival Postmark - Monday - Friday, 9am - 4pm, Saturday 9am - noon, except holidays. Come to the Hot Sulphur Springs Post Office at 506 Grand Ave. across from the Riverside Hotel during regular business hours to get this special commemorative postal cancellation on your letters and postcards. Ask for the carnival cancellation postmark at the post office counter.

Ski Movie Festival at Grand County Libraries - Download a PDF file of the Ski Movie Festival Schedule with guest speaker bios, or see the schedule below under Monday, January 2 - Saturday, January 14, 2012. Call 970-887-9411 for more information or visit www.GCLD.org.

Sponsored by the Grand County Library District.

Catch and Release Fishing Contest with big cash prizes! - March 3 & 4, 2012, Grand Lake. Sponsored by Rocky Mountain Outfitters.

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Opening Carnival Weekend Friday and Saturday, December 30 and 31, 2011 Friday, December 30, 2011 Meet & Greet Winter Ski Trekkers - 9 - 11 a.m. Free Family Fun & Breakfast. Cozens Ranch, 77849 US Hwy 40 (across from the recreation center), Fraser, CO. Kick off the 100th Anniversary of Grand County’s Winter Carnival in the Fraser/Winter Park area. Greet the inspiring athletes who re-enact the historic ski trek from Corona Pass to Hot Sulphur Springs as they pass by Cozens Ranch, just like the ol’ days! Bring the kids, your X-Country skis, snowshoes, and cameras. Free continental breakfast sponsored by http://grandwintercarnival.com

Pinnacle Lodge, Fraser and Ziggy’s Donuts, Winter Park. For more information, please call 970-726-5488.

Food and Fun Fest - 11am - end of fireworks.

Enjoy food and shopping with a winter and sports theme. Carnival Central across from Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall, 513 Aspen Street. If you are interested in being a food/beverage/sales vendor on opening ceremony weekend, please download a PDF file of the Vendor Registration Form.

Ribbon Cutting and Opening of Ice Skating Rink - 11am. Hot Sulphur Springs, Pioneer Park between the Colorado River and the railroad tracks. Cross the river at the old Riverside Hotel and take your first left at the Pioneer Park sign. The skating rink is open from 11am dusk. Sponsored by Waste Management.

Speaker is Al White of the Colorado Tourism Office - Carnival Central across from the Town Hall at 513 Aspen Street, Hot Sulphur Springs. If you are interested in being a food/beverage/sales vendor on opening ceremony weekend, Friday & Saturday, December 30 & 31, please download a PDF file of the Vendor Registration Form.

Fireworks Display - 6pm. Hot Sulphur Springs.

Sponsored by Mountain Parks Electric and Basin Electric Power Cooperative.

Saturday, December 31, 2011 Ski or Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche 9:30am & 1pm. Rocky Mountain National Park.

Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Ice Sculpture Display Opening & Demonstration - 11:30am opening with ‘dueling chainsaws’ ice sculpture demonstration at 12noon.

Carnival Central across from Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall, 513 Aspen Street. Sponsored by Sons of Norway, Grand County.

Food and Fun Fest - 11am - end of rail jam.

Enjoy food and shopping with a winter and sports theme. Carnival Central across from Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall, 513 Aspen Street. If you are interested in being a food/beverage/sales vendor on opening ceremony weekend, please download a PDF file of the Vendor Registration Form.

Stick Horse Races for the Kids - Hourly, Noon 6pm. Carnival Central across from the Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall at 513 Aspen Street.

Stick Horse Races for the Kids - Hourly, Noon 6pm. Carnival Central across from the Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall at 513 Aspen Street.

Corona to Hot Sulphur Springs Reenactment Ski Trek - Between 3:30 - 4pm arrival at Carnival Central across from the Town Hall at 513 Aspen Street in Hot Sulphur Springs. The Grand Nordic Club and the Headwaters Trails Alliance are re-creating the original feat by Norwegians Carl Howelson and Angell Schmidt (44 miles in 9 hours!). The reenactment trekkers will leave from the top of the Continental Divide early in the morning and skiers can join the trekkers along the route and from Snow Mountain Ranch to Hot Sulphur Springs. Arrival of the skiers into Hot Sulphur Springs will kick off the official opening ceremonies and the lighting of the bonfire. Re-enactment starts at 8am, Snow Mountain Ranch segment begins at 1pm. Skiers are expected at the finish in Hot Sulphur Springs at approximately 3:30pm. Visit www.HeadWatersTrails.org for information on the YMCA to Hot Sulphur Springs portion of the trek. For a flier of that portion of the trek, click here. The Corona to YMCA to Snow Mountain Ranch portion of the trek is sponsored

by The Pinnacle Lodge, in Fraser, CO.

Ice Sculpture Demonstration with ‘Dueling Chainsaws’ - Noon - 1pm. Carnival Central across from Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall, 513 Aspen Street. Sponsored by Sons of Norway

Hot Sulphur Springs Community Church Open House, 1 - 3pm. Church bell ringing will occur as re-enactment skiers arrive in town between 3:30 and 4pm. 604 Maple Street at US 40 next to the Grand County Administrative Building, Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. This church appears in the Grand Winter Sports Carnival commemorative postcard #6 of 6, available at the Pioneer Village Museum in Hot Sulphur Springs and at other merchandise outlets.

Opening Ceremonies/Bonfire - 4pm. Keynote

Ice Skating Events (Races and Kids Games) 1 - 2pm. Hot Sulphur Springs Skating Rink, Pioneer Park between the Colorado River and the railroad tracks. Cross the river at the old Riverside Hotel and take your first left at the Pioneer Park sign.

The skating rink is open from 11am - dusk.

Grand County Mortuary - 1 - 4pm. Hot chocolate, hot cider and a great place to warm up. 204 Byers Ave (US 40), Hot Sulphur Springs, CO. Two blocks east towards Granby from Carnival Central.

Historic Sites Tour - 2pm. Pioneer Museum, 110 E. Byers Avenue, Hot Sulphur Springs.

See the actual locations of the original winter carnival events.

Ice Skating Events (Period Dress Skate) 2 - 3pm. Hot Sulphur Springs Skating Rink, Pioneer Park between the Colorado River and the railroad tracks. Cross the river at the old Riverside Hotel and take your first left at the Pioneer Park sign. The skating rink is open from 11am - dusk.

Snowshoe Shuffle Along the Colorado River - 3 - 4pm. Pioneer Park, Hot Sulphur Springs. Cross the river at the old Riverside Hotel and take your first right after crossing the bridge. Meet up at the gate, strap on your snowshoes and meander with us along the Colorado River.

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Rail Jam Exhibition - 4 - 7pm. Hot Sulphur Springs. Tricks have come a long way since Carl and Angell flew through the air on their wooden skis in 1911. Come watch this amazing demonstration by the Winter Park Competition Team. Aspen Street in front of Hot Sulphur Springs Town Hall. Sponsored by Winter Park Resort.

Fireworks over Granby Ranch - Bring the family and ring in the New Year. Synchronized torchlight ski down and fireworks at dusk. For more information call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.com

Monday, January 2 Saturday, January 14, 2012 Ski Movie Festival at Grand County Libraries - Fraser, Grand Lake, Granby, Hot Sulphur Springs and Kremmling. Come for a screening of a unique historical ski film. Call 970-887-9411 for more information or visit www.GCLD.org. Sponsored by the Grand County Library District. Download a PDF file of the Ski Movie Festival Schedule with guest speaker bios.

- Saturday, January 14, 2012, 3pm - ‘Snow Sports in Grand County’, guest speaker Pioneer Village Museum Director Tim Nicklas, Juniper Library @ Grand Lake, 316 Garfield Street, Grand Lake, CO 80447

Sunday, January 1, 2012 Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Rocky Mountain National Park. 1pm. Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Saturday, January 7, 2012 Full Moon Ski, Ice skate & Snowshoe 6:30pm-9:30pm, Devil’s Thumb Ranch, Tabernash.

For more information contact 970-726-5632 or visit www.DevilsThumbRanch.com.

Dedication of Barney’s Landing at Winter Park Resort at 11am. Barney’s Landing is located at the top of the Olympia Lift and the Mary Jane Trail.

Snow Mountain Ranch Classic Ski Race Near Granby. For more information go to www.ymcarockies.org or call 970-887-2152.

Zamboni-groomed pond, and downhill and crosscountry ski races. Additionally, families are invited to enjoy horseback rides through the Ranch’s more than 8,500 acres, spa treatments at the ‘Laxy You’ spa, and more! Call 970-887-3344 or visit www.CLazyU.com for more information.

Saturday, January 14, 2012 Ski or Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche Rocky Mountain National Park. 9:30am & 1pm.

Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Night Skiing/Tubing at SolVista Basin Granby Ranch. 5 - 8 pm. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.com for more information.

Snowfest Movie Night - Granby Ranch.

Celebrate the snow with a free showing of a winter themed movie and prizes. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.com.

Sunday, January 15, 2012 Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Rocky Mountain National Park. 1pm. Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

- Monday, January 2, 2012, 5pm - ‘Snow Sports in Grand County’, guest speaker Don Dailey, Hot Sulphur Springs Library, 150 Moffat Avenue, Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451

Night Skiing/Tubing at SolVista Basin Granby Ranch. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.com for more information.

- Monday, January 2, 2012, 5pm - ‘Legends of American Skiing’, guest speaker Olympic Medalist Liz McIntyre, Granby Library, 55 Zero Street Granby, CO 80446

Snowfest Movie Night - Granby Ranch.

Celebrate the snow with a free showing of a winter themed movie and prizes. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.com.

University of Denver Ski Invitational Devil’s Thumb Ranch. For more information contact 970-726-8231 or go to www.DevilsThumbRanch.com

- Tuesday, January 3, 2012, 5pm - ‘Snow Sports in Grand County’, guest speakers Chris Sammons and Mary Kaye McElroy, Kremmling Library, 300 S. 8th Street, Kremmling, CO 80459

Ski or Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche Rocky Mountain National Park. 9:30am & 1pm.

Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Saturday, January 21, 2012

- Thursday, January 5, 2012, 5pm - ‘Snow Sports in Grand County’, guest speaker Pioneer Village Museum Director Tim Nicklas, Fraser Valley Library, 421 Norgren Road, Fraser, CO 80442

Free Kids Day at Devil’s Thumb Ranch Tabernash. 10:30 am to noon or 1:30 to 3:00 pm.

For more information contact 970-726-8231 or visit www.DevilsThumbRanch.com.

- Saturday, January 7, 2012, 3pm - ‘Legends of American Skiing’, guest speaker Olympic Medalist Liz McIntyre, Juniper Library @ Grand Lake, 316 Garfield Street, Grand Lake, CO 80447

Sunday, January 8, 2012

- Monday, January 9, 2012, 5pm - ‘Legends of American Skiing’, guest speaker Olympic Medalist Liz McIntyre, Hot Sulphur Springs Library, 150 Moffat Avenue, Hot Sulphur Springs, CO 80451 - Monday, January 9, 2012, 5pm - ‘Snow Sports in Grand County’, guest speaker Pioneer Village Museum Director Tim Nicklas, Granby Library, 55 Zero Street Granby, CO 80446 - Tuesday, January 10, 2012, 5pm - ‘Legends of American Skiing’, guest speaker Olympic Medalist Liz McIntyre, Kremmling Library, 300 S. 8th Street, Kremmling, CO 80459 - Thursday, January 12, 2012, 5pm - ‘Legends of American Skiing’, guest speaker Pioneer Village Museum Director Tim Nicklas, Fraser Valley Library, 421 Norgren Road, Fraser, CO 80442

Free Kids Day at Devil’s Thumb Ranch Tabernash. 10:30 am to noon or 1:30 to 3:00 pm.

For more information contact 970-726-8231 or visit www.DevilsThumbRanch.com.

Skijoring Clinic -Devil’s Thumb Ranch, Tabernash. 10 am to noon. Learn to ski with your dog! For more information contact 970-726-8231 or visit www.DevilsThumbRanch.com.

Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Rocky Mountain National Park. 1pm. Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Friday, January 13 through Monday, January 16, 2012

(Martin Luther King Weekend) - Families are invited to stay at C Lazy U Ranch in Granby, CO and compete in a series of winter activities including sledding and snow tubing races down the Ranch’s specially created ‘ice luge’, ice hockey tournaments, ice skating contests on the Ranch’s

Friday, January 20, 2012

Winter Carnival and Mary Jane Birthday Bash - Winter Park and Winter Park Resort. Events planned include live music, snowshoe races and parade. For more information call 970-726-4118 or visit www.PlayWinterPark.com 25th Annual Governor’s Cup - Devil’s Thumb Ranch. Tabernash. First mass start is at 9:30 am Participate or spectate. For more information contact 970-726-8231 or visit www.DevilsThumbRanch.com University of Denver Ski Invitational - Devil’s Thumb Ranch. Tabernash. For more information contact 970-726-8231 or visit www.DevilsThumbRanch.com Ski or Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche Rocky Mountain National Park. 9:30am & 1pm.

Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Night Skiing/Tubing at SolVista Basin Granby Ranch. 5-8 pm. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.comfor more information.

Snowfest Movie Night - Granby Ranch.

Celebrate the snow with a free showing of a winter themed movie and prizes. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.com.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

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Winter Carnival and Mary Jane Birthday Bash - Winter Park and Winter Park Resort. Events planned include live music, snowshoe races and parade. For more information call 970-726-4118 or visit www.PlayWinterPark.com Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Rocky Mountain National Park. 1pm. Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Friday, January 27, 2012 Granbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Three Lakes Fishing Contest - Lakes near Granby. Big fish prizes for adults and children each afternoon. For more information call the Granby Chamber at 970-887-2311 or go to www.GranbyChamber.com.

Moonlight Grand Huts Progressive Dinner - 5:30 and 6:30 pm for dinner tour starts, Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thumb Ranch, Tabernash. Don cross-country skis (or snowshoes) and traverse by moonlight to three outpost areas and enjoy a five-course artisan-style dinner. Information & reservations -Â www.GrandHuts.org

3-Legged Ski Race (yes, on skis!) 11am. Hot Sulphur Springs

Full Moon Ski, Ice skate & Snowshoe 6:30pm-9:30pm Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thumb Ranch, Tabernash.

For more information contact 970-726-5632 or visit  www.DevilsThumbRanch.com

Cottonwood Pass Mailbag Race - 12noon.

Coulter to Hot Sulphur Springs. Join in this fun race for all ages and abilities. More information coming from the Grand Nordic Club, www.GrandNordic.org. Sponsored by the Grand Nordic Club.

Night Skiing/Tubing at SolVista Basin Granby Ranch. 5-8 pm. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.comfor more information.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Rail Jam Competition - SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch. 16 & under. Please call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.com for more information.

Granbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Three Lakes Fishing Contest - Lakes near Granby. Big fish prizes for adults and children each afternoon. For more information call the Granby Chamber at 970-887-2311 or visit www.GranbyChamber.com.

Kids Totally Insane Winter Blast - SolVista Basin at Granby Ranch. Family fun with activities, games, a rail jam and live music. Call 1-888-8504615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.com for more information.

Ski or Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche Rocky Mountain National Park. 9:30am & 1pm.

Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Sunday, February 5, 2012

Night Skiing/Tubing at SolVista Basin.

Granby Ranch. 5-8 pm. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.comfor more information.

Snowfest Movie Night - Granby Ranch.

Celebrate the snow with a free showing of a winter themed movie and prizes. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.com

Sunday, January 29, 2012 Granbyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Three Lakes Fishing Contest - Lakes near Granby. Big fish prizes for adults and children each afternoon. For more information call the Granby Chamber at 970-887-2311 or visit www.GranbyChamber.com.

Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Rocky Mountain National Park. 1pm. Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Grand Nordic Free Ski Lessons - Snow Mountain Ranch near Granby. Both Skate and Classic Nordic Ski Lessons will be offered for all levels of skiers. For more information visit www.GrandNordic.org

Saturday, February 4, 2012 Grand Winter Sports Carnival at Grand Lake - Grand Lake. Snowman contest, teapot curling, parade, bed sled race, human bowling, and snow sculptures. For more information call 970-627-3402 or visit GrandLakeChamber.com.

Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Rocky Mountain National Park. 9am & 1pm. Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov.

Skijoring Clinic - Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thumb Ranch.

Tabernash. 10 am to noon. Learn to ski with your dog! For more information contact 970-726-8231 or visit www.DevilsThumbRanch.com.

Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Rocky Mountain National Park. 1pm. Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov.

Saturday, February 11, 2012 Grand County Town Challenge Snowshoe Softball Tournament - 10am. Hot Sulphur Springs

Historic Sites Tour - 11am. Pioneer Museum, 110 E. Byers Avenue, Hot Sulphur Springs. See the actual locations of the original winter carnival events.

Button (as in Horace) Parade - 1pm. Hot Sulphur Springs. A celebration of Ski Hall of Fame inductee Horace Button.

Hot Sulphur Springs Snow Sculpture Contest Judging  - www.GrandCountyMuseum.com. For a downloadable PDF file of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot Sulphur Springs Citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Yard Snow and Ice Sculpture Contestâ&#x20AC;? flier, please click here.

Grand Snow Ball - 6-9pm. Sol Vista Base Camp One at Granby Ranch, 1000 Village Road, Granby, CO 80446. Dinner, dance, live entertainment and fun will cap off the 6 week celebration of the Grand Winter Sports Carnival.  For reservations or information please call Kristi at 970-726-5488.

Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Rocky Mountain National Park. 9am & 1pm. Reservations required at 970-627-3471 or visit www.nps.gov for more information.

Night Skiing/Tubing at SolVista Basin Granby Ranch.5-8 pm. Call 1-888-850-4615 or visit www.GranbyRanch.comfor more information.

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cut the runs that inspired the building of Winter Park resort. Due to the work and urging of the Arlberg Club in the 1930s, Denver Parks director, George Cranmer led the city to add Denver’s Winter Park to their inventory of mountain parks, which debuted in 1940.

Barney’s Landing joins Mulligan’s Mile, Butch’s Breezeway, Balch, Cranmer, Hughes, Bill Wilson’s Way, Over ‘N’ Underwood, Retta’s Run, Engeldive, and many others. The list is extensive and some names of honor are not readily apparent (Ski Papa for example). Also, to go into a biography of all those Hall of Famer’s that have been honored on Winter Park’s slopes would take an entire volume to do justice. For example, to of the oldest named runs are a tribute to the “grandfather” and “father” of the area. Hughes is named for Barrien Hughes was a member of the Denver Arlberg Club and helped bankroll some of the development of structures and

Two personalities honored at Winter Park that had among the most enduring impact on Winter Park and Grand County as a whole were Barney McLean and George Engel. Engeldive, located under the Pioneer Lift was named for George was built in 1964. In addition, there are other names (Mt Maury and the Eskimo Lift comes to mind) that directly owe their existence to Engel and his long running ski school. George Engel settled in the Fraser Valley in 1944. In 1945, He was hired at Winter Park as the first paid ski patroller. When Gordy Wren left for the 1948 Olympics, Engel took over the ski school at Winter Park and would remain in charge for several decades. He also, had several other influential roles, such as owning a ski shop, helped found the Eskimo Club, helped found the National Sports Center of the Disabled, and raised two daughters with his wife, Joyce.

xamining the trail map at Winter Park to determine a good line down a powdery run reveals many interesting names from history. This year, Barney’s Run makes its debut at the top of the Olympia Lift, continuing a long honored tradition that few ski areas can claim in a way that Winter Park does. The named areas at the resort read like a walk through the hallowed corridor of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame. These trails are a tribute to those who went before and created “Colorado’s Favorite” ski area.

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George Engel struck a friendship with legendary Grand County skier Barney McLean in the late 1940s and early 1950s, when the two were involved in race course setting at Winter Park. McLean, who grew up in Hot Sulphur Springs and rose to the echelon of American skiing in the late 1930s and 1940s had been a competitor on Winter Park’s slopes since before the area opened. In Winter Park’s inaugural year of 1940, Barney won the Winter Park Open Cup in the first ever race held at the resort. Following the 1948 Olympics, in which Barney had been the captain of the ski team, he retired from completion and set his sights on coaching and course setting for the next generation.

Barney McLean and George Engel shared long friendship that reached the slopes of Winter Park and beyond for the rest of their lives. They set courses together at Winter Park and flew with their wives Margaret and Joyce on trips with Barney at the controls.

McLean died in 2005, having skied last 84 of his 88 years and Engel passed away 3 years later. This year Barney McLean joins his old pal George Engel at their favorite resort again as Winter Park unveils Barney’s Landing, just a few turns and a ride from Engledive.

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THE PERFECT BLEND OF POWDER STASHES, EASY GROOMERS & BIG HITS! MARCH 2ND, 3RD, & 4TH JANUARY 27TH, 28TH, & 29TH - 23rd Annual Three Lakes Ice fishing Contest Join the 1000+ participants on either Lake Granby, Shadow Mountain Reservoir, or Grand Lake for 1 day, 2 days, or even all 3. Raffle at the end of every day for great prizes.

Have kids? Enter them in one of the 3 age categories to win prizes every day.

For more information please call 970-627-9344

- Grand Lake Ice fishing Tournament! On Friday 2nd join the welcoming party located at Pancho & Lefty’s at the end of the boardwalk. Tournament begins on Saturday 3rd with prime rib dinner at the Sagebrush for all contestants @ 6:00 pm that evening. Tournament wraps up Sunday 4th followed by the Awards Ceremony which also takes place at Pancho & Lefty’s. Entry fee is $35 for both days.

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Complimentary hot chocolate and marshmallows at the campfire.

FEBRUARY 4TH - MARCH 17TH, 9AM & DECEMBER 10TH - MARCH 17TH, 1PM Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Join a beginner-level snowshoe tour with a ranger. Please bring your own snowshoes and ski poles with large baskets. Children under 8 years of age are not allowed on this activity.

JANUARY 14TH - Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club Long Ride @ 9:00 a.m. Trail conditions permitting, ride to Gould for lunch and back. Approximately 100 miles round trip. Riders responsible for purchasing their own lunch & fuel.

JANUARY 21ST - Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club Yahoo Ride @ 9:00 a.m. Ride to a cabin and ride the trails of the State Forest State Park.

FEBRUARY 18TH Flight for Life Snowmobile Club Poker Run @ 9:00 a.m.

Grand Lake Community Building start and finish.

MARCH 8TH-10TH - Pink Ribbon Riders Snow Run. 800.531.1019 For more information please call Tom Mason 970-531-5812

FEBRUARY 4TH - Trail Blazers Snowmobile Club Steak Ride @ 11:00 a.m. Ride in to a mountain meadow for a steak dinner in the snow. Club provides steaks; members bring potluck sides and desserts.

FEBRUARY 4TH Grand Lake transforms to the “Emerald City” for the blizzard of Oz winter carnival! Come join the fun in town with human bowling, bed sled races and more!

DECEMBER 11TH - MARCH 11TH, 1PM Snowshoe in the Kawuneeche - Take an intermediate-level snowshoe tour with a ranger. This is a more rigorous tour with elevation gains of up to 500 feet, and requires the ability to maintain a good page on uneven terrain. Bring your own snowshoes and ski poles with large baskets. Children under 8 years of age are not allowed on this activity.

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