The race you can lose and come away a winner.
Not that you will lose; only that winning isn't everything. The Odin Invitational is about pushing the limits of your freestyle skiing skill, yes, but the real focus is ski racing is fun. Snow is fun. Icy-brisk winter magic is its own best reward. Let's have an...
The race you can lose and come away a winner.
Not that you will lose; only that winning isn't everything. The Odin Invitational is about pushing the limits of your freestyle skiing skill, yes, but the real focus is ski racing is fun. Snow is fun. Icy-brisk winter magic is its own best reward. Let's have an...
Lucy’s Pro Shop Now Open!
Meet Lucy the Super Pooch. She’s Toby’s assistant coach and lover of romping in the snow. It’s easy for Lucy: her coat and boots are built-in. Lucy feels bad for humans who have to wear bulky gear to stay warm in the snow. That’s why she opened her own Swix shop at...
Meet Jennifer
She's Toby's Dream Three years ago, when I first met National Masters Champion and 50-year ski veteran Toby Morse, he was dreaming of grooming world-class Nordic ski trails at an unused section of Powderhorn Mountain. The Grand Mesa, he noted, has the perfect...
Back Tracks: Snow Sports on the Grand Mesa Radio Show
Tune into KAFM 88.1 every 2nd and 4th Monday at NOON to hear all six LIVE episodes of the Snow Sports on the Grand Mesa Radio Show! The show features exciting upcoming snow events and how YOU can get involved with the fun on the world's longest flat-topped mountain!...
Barnelopet: Funny name, tons of fun.
What do you do when the average winter temperature is below freezing and the sun only shines few hours per day? You utter words to illicit smiles and get outside, of course. From Norway, the land of elaborately knitted sweaters and...
The exciting January 26 intercollegiate race at the Odin Sports Center!
https://youtu.be/XTMROwPta4w
The Most Unusual Snow Racing Weekend on the Western Slope
The Most Unusual Snow Racing Weekend on the Western Slope If you’re reading this, you enjoy that marvelous feeling of controlled speed--the moment you realize your skis or snowshoes or your fatbike are no longer foreign, but an extension of your body, leveraging the...
Cross-Country Alternative by Ann Wright, GJ Daily Sentinel
From lessons to racing, to a challenging alternative to downhill skiing, the Odin Sports Center is a wonderful place to Nordic ski. Read all about it in this Ann Wright article published in the GJ Daily Sentinal Sunday, January 27, 2019. ...
Is Grand Junction a Ski Town?
Visit Vail or Aspen and you know you are in a ski town. Ski lifts and hotels dominate the landscape. Everyone seems to be wearing spandex pants and sleek jackets with a pair of reflective goggles strapped around their foreheads, and there is snow. Everywhere. Grand...