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North Boulder Park, December 2007. Photo: Michael Robson, www.michaelrobson.com |
Join Boulder Nordic The Boulder Nordic Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to cross-country skiing. Join the Boulder Nordic Club online at Active.com or click the headline link for more information and a printable, mail-in form. Conditions Reports - Click on the "Conditions" tab above. |
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News *For regular updates, click on the "Newsletter" tab above and get Boulder Nordic's QuickNews and NordicNews automatically |
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BNC Off-season - Around April, the operations and the BOD of the BNC take break until September or so. If you need to contact someone, click on the "Contacts" tab above. Otherwise, have a great summer! Buy Eldora Season Passes Now for Best Pricing! BNC and CBC members get a 20% discount on Spring Nordic passes for the Eldora Nordic Center. This discount is offered on passes purchased in the Spring. A Spring pass purchase will allow you to ski for the remainder of this season and ALL of next season! The price for a Nordic season pass is currently $229 for adults. With the 20% discount, your price is only $183.20! You must show proof of club membership when purchasing your pass. Passes can be purchased at Eldora Mountain Resort or at the Eldora store on Canyon Blvd. in Boulder. (Language supplied by Eldora.) |
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| BNC Comments on Eldora Master Plan -- The Board of the Boulder Nordic Club reacted hastily to a call for comments on Eldora's Master Plan that it negotiates with the U.S. Forest Service by submitting the following comments at one of Eldora's public meetings: Boulder Nordic Club Recommendations to Eldora Master Plan Eldora is in the process of developing a new master plan that is primarily focused on the alpine area in which they plan to add some new trails, lifts and facilities. At this time it would be a helpful if you [the BNC member] would individually provide your recommendations to Eldora management through their web site. The BNC board of directors has listed a set of recommendations below that we have communicated to Eldora management, but we encourage you to directly express your ideas as well. The website below will link you directly to Eldora web site to make your comments. http://www.eldora.com/mountain.comment.html Improvement of the Eldora Nordic Trails has been a major priority of the Boulder Nordic Club (600+ members) for many years and acted upon through our volunteer efforts in the fall when club members and Boulder Nordic Juniors members help prepare the trails for the upcoming ski season and BNC promotion of Eldora. Significant improvements have been made through BNC efforts and will continue to be a top priority for both clubs for years to come. Thank you for your support. Mark Flolid, President of Boulder Nordic Club flolid@gmail.com 720 352 7808 Recommended items to be addressed in the proposed Eldora Master Plan Nordic Center Improvements -Double the size of Nordic Center at present location. -Expand toilet facilities. -Expand concession facility for Nordic. -Multiple cash registers relieve payment peak load problem. -Improve snow surface directly outside of Nordic Center (Eldora purchased a snow-gun for this purpose). -Warming hut on trail system. Beginners -Provide more beginner trails -Easier access to trails above 17th Ave. via Ho-Hum Lift, e.g. McCoy Park* Trail Improvements and Maintenance -Initial grading of trails prior to volunteer fall trail maintenance. Thereafter minimal grading on roughly once every 5+ years basis. -Tree and -Early snowfall packing with snow mobile grooming system until one foot of compacted base before grooming with snowcat.** Control of Summer Access and trail destruction -Stop ATV and motorcycle use of trails. -Post signs at gates clearly notifying violators that the trails are off limits. *I.e., a Nordic trail pass would include use of the Ho-hum Lift. **Industry best practice is to roll with light equipment until approximately one foot of compacted snow base has been achieved--especially in rocky soils--in order to keep the cat's tiller/renovator and paddled treads from churning debris into the snow-base matrix for the duration of the season. --- The board of the Boulder Nordic Club welcomes input on these recommendations and thanks its members for their help in improving Nordic skiing services at one of the most visited Nordic Centers in North America. |
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The Boulder Nordic Club is 501c3 non-profit organization dedicated to cross-country skiing in the Boulder area and the greater Colorado region. Founded in 1989, Boulder Nordic works with the City of Boulder to provide free, in-town grooming for Nordic skiing at various Boulder parks durning periods of snow. Other operations include support for the Boulder Nordic Junior Race Team, advocacy for skier interests, and skier education. For more information, click on the various tabs on this homepage and... Thank you for your support! |
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