Free Ski Clinic at Devil's Thumb Ranch with DU Ski Team - Saturday, December 12th at Devil's Thumb Ranch with free lessons.  Lessons will be given in both classic and skating techniques by DU Ski Team members and instructors from Grand Nordic and Boulder Nordic Club.  Lessons will be available both in the morning and afternoon.  Trail passes and equipment rentals will be free for Boulder Nordic Club members who need passes or equipment.  The tentative schedule is as follows:

10:00 am – 11:30 am                 Classes

11:30 am – 1:00 pm                   BBQ and Grog Garden at Heck’s patio

12:00 pm                                 Norwegian Keg Toss sponsored by O’Doul’s

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm                  Team Sprints bib pick up in Broad Axe Barn

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm                  Wax clinic presented by Swix

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm                    Classes

2:00 pm – 3:30 pm                    Team Sprints, Freestyle, 2x2x0.5km

3:45 pm                                   Award Ceremony

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm                    Cocktail Hour for Season Pass Holders at Hecks

              *Preregistration is not required but preferred

BLUE MOON NEW YEAR’S EVE SKI AT SNOW MOUNTAIN RANCH, December 31, 2009 - A blue moon is when a second full moon happens within a single month.  It’s a rare event – and, guess what? – it occurs this year on New Year’s Eve!  To celebrate the event, Snow Mountain Ranch is planning to host a moonlight ski at its Nordic Center for Boulder Nordic Club and Grand Nordic members.

Details are still being worked out but will undoubtedly include moonlight skiing, a potluck dinner, bonfire, and special promotions from Snow Mountain Ranch and Rossignol.  Stay tuned for more details, but in any event, please reserve the date on your calendar to take part in this unique event.  It will be a great way to ring in the New Year and celebrate the beginning of a long holiday weekend.

Annual Boulder Nordic Club Social at Snow Mountain Ranch - Please join us at Snow Mountain Ranch the weekend of January 8-10, 2010.  Arrangements have been made to rent a cabin at Snow Mountain Ranch for Friday night, January 8, and Saturday night, January 9.  The Snow Mountain Classic Race will take place Saturday morning, January 9.  Race distances will be 7.5 and 15 kilometers plus a 2 kilometer race for kids.  All races will be classic technique.  On Saturday evening we will have a potluck dinner at Snow Mountain Ranch.  Please sign up below if you are interested in reserving space in the cabin.  The cost will be approximately $100 per person.

And, don't forget (sorry about the coflict of dates), Boulder Nordic Sport Demo Day at Eldora on December 12th