REGISTRATION ENDS ON WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29TH AT 9PM

IMPORTANT: Each participant over 18 years old should reserve a spot with their own name and email, in which they will receive a waiver to fill out.

We’re offering the opportunity to try out cross-country skiing! Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers travel on mostly flat snow-covered terrain by propelling forward with the use of skiing poles, as opposed to gravity in downhill skiing. Instructors and gear rentals will be provided to our group by YMCA of the Rockies. NO experience necessary, NO age restrictions

Event Details

Date: Sunday, February 2nd

Time: 10am-12pm

Location: Downstairs of Nordic Center at YMCA of the Rockies

The gear distribution will begin at 10am, the cross-country skii lesson will begin thereafter. After the lesson, the trail pass is valid the rest of the day. We will follow beginner (green) trails.

Trail map: https://www.ymcarockies.org/content/uploads/2024/01/NordicMap_Web.pdf

Grooming updates for the trails and elevation gain/loss for each trail: https://nordic-pulse.com/ski-areas/US/CO/Snow-Mountain-Ranch-Nordic

You can also download the app Nordic Pulse, which has real-time grooming updates, and more.

You can learn more about YMCA of the Rockies Nordic Center here: https://www.ymcarockies.org/snow-mountain-ranch/nordic-center/

Some more info on cross-country skiing here: https://www.ymcarockies.org/what-is-nordic-skiing/

If you cannot attend, please let us know as soon as possible by cancelling your tickets or by replying to the Eventbrite email so that we can release spots to those on the waitlist. Spots are limited!

FAQs

Is there a cost for this event?

This is a free opportunity to gather with Latino Outdoors Colorado community and learn how to cross-country skii together!

What should I bring to the event?

We recommend you bring:

• Water
• Snacks/lunch/warm drink (Skinny Ski Cafe will be open until 5pm at the Nordic Center as well)
• Visit the Schlessman Commons or Buckboard Cafe for other dining options.Warm drink
• Sun protection (sunscreen, sunglasses, hat, protective clothing, or umbrella, etc.)
• Warm/thermal layers
• Winter gear (jacket, mittens/gloves, scarf, beanie, etc)

We reccomend you wear non-cotton and non-jean clothes, as these materials hold moisture and keep you cold.

Cross-country skii gear will be provided. Please answer the questions in the registration so we can get the correct gear size for you.

At least a day before the event, you will receive another email with more instructions on what to expect from the event, including the weather forecast.

Language Accessibility Disclosure:

As a volunteer-led chapter of Latino Outdoors, we rely on the language skill sets of our volunteers and partners. Due to limited capacity and funding, we are not able to provide consistent multilingual, Spanish-language programming, or other Native languages. As an organization, we value transparency and Language Justice, and we want to make sure that our participants are aware of what to expect at each event. The programming for this event will be in English and there will not be formal Spanish interpretation integrated into the event.

The programming for this event will be:

• Programming Language: English only

• Available Interpretation: No language interpretation

• Volunteer Language Proficiency: Bianca – Fluent in Spanish and English, Modesta -Fluent in Engish and conversational in Spanish

Regardless of your language abilities, you are welcomed at this event and we will do our best to work with you. The intention of this disclosure is to create better transparency on what to expect during our program.