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Snow Mountain Ranch is proud to announce the first annual Snow Mountain Season Opener cross-country ski race on November 17, 2012. The race will be 10 kilometers on trails groomed for freestyle skiing.
The race will commence at 9 a.m. and wind through alpine forests and meadows. This is a great opportunity for skiers to begin the Nordic ski season by testing their skills and gear on the state’s best trails.
Pre-registration will be online by November 3rd: http://www.ymcarockies.org/smrnordicraces.htm.
For more information, please call the Snow Mountain Ranch Nordic Center at 888-573-9622.
For skiers looking to stay the night on Friday and Saturday, cabins and lodge rooms will be at super value rates. Cabins start at $139 per night and lodge rooms start at $79 per night. Stay two nights and get the third night free.
Snow Mountain Ranch offers more than just great Nordic skiing; the pool, sauna, family programs, craft shop, snowshoeing and horseback riding will be available to overnight guests as well. For reservations, please call 888-613-9622.
Audrey Mangan
Audrey Mangan (@audreymangan) is an Associate Editor at FasterSkier and lives in Colorado. She learned to love skiing at home in Western New York.
