Jacket Disappeared

My favorite black and blue Bjorn Daehlie jacket disappeared from the sign down at Madden Corner this Saturday, Jan, 31st. If anyone has it by mistake, please call 946-2751. A bummer end to a great day of skiing.
Thanks,
Dom

Great Skiing This Weekend!

Vallecito continues to be good. Some of the Beach sections became wind blown earlier in the week. Our grooming efforts in the early season paid off because the well packed surface never deteriorated during the warm weather. We’ll groom on Friday during the day and Sunday morning. It should great and best for skating vs. classic.–Rob

NEW GROOMING MACHINE !!!

WHEN YOU GO OUT TO SKI PLEASE NOTICE OUR NEW TIDD TECH GROOMING MACHINE!!  This is wider so should make grooming easier and the trails smoother and flatter!  We are working hard to keep the trails in the best possible condition and improve on the present conditions!  NOW please help us pay for this machine by making your donations.  Remember that any CHECK you put in the donation box comes directly  to us to help pay for the above, and gas and oil.  ALSO SHARE THE NEWS WITH FRIENDS!  Encourage them to donate…..THANKS!!  Diane

FANTASTIC

WOW!!  In spite of the warm temps and rain mixed with snow Vallecito is amazing!  I skied classic this a.m. with the new fallen “stuff”.  Conditions were fast and tracks a little messd up, but very doable!  I was out again this afternoon about 3:30 p.m. to 5:00p.m., expecting mashed potatoes.  To my suprise it was fast and only a little soft.  These conditions are becasue our groomers are working hard AND mother nature is being kind to us!  Get out there and  ski!  Diane

Weird but not bad

Vallecito is fairing pretty well with this warm wet spell. As of noon Saturday, the well packed trail surface was holding up and was not breaking down into mush as you might expect. 1-2″ fell on this surface Sat AM and Ed groomed that in and skating was great. We are planning to groom again Sunday morning provided the snowmobile doesn’t overheat with the warm temps. There was black ice reported on the roads last night so be careful driving in the early morning. –Rob

Its Warm but Surprising Good Skiing

The skiing at Vallecito (at this moment) is surprisingly good, given the warm temperatures. We’re grooming in the morning. Skating will be better than classic. On Sunday we’ll debut our new 8′ wide groomer. We keep adding new equipment, so please keep donating to support our hard work. –Rob

DEMO FESTIVAL DAY

What a wonderful day!  Sun shine,  lots of folks, tons of demo equipment and those eleven children who did their event on skies around our 1k loop!  The crowds were fantastic with over one hundred cars in the parking lot at one time, skiing and more skiing all day.  Back Country Experience has put together a wonderful event exposing all of Durango to our beautiful trail system.  I can not thank our volunteers enough for all their efforts.  The “team” that arrived at 7:30a.m. with 8 degrre temps….some folks staying all day and others coming later in the day to keep this event running smoothly ALL day long.  THANK YOU all so much.  We would not have been this  successful without all the help.  Also a giant thank you to Zukes, all of our demo folks and to Back Country Experience. 

With all this exposure Vallecito Nordic Club is growing.  I look forward to all the wonderful support you give to Vallecito, our successful day and to the growth of this beautiful area.   THANK YOU.  Diane

Tuesday Group Ski

Group ski cancelled Tuesday January 20th.  Inagural Day…so significant in our lives.  We will resume Tuesday a.m. group ski Tuesday January 27th at 11:00 to 1:00!  See you then!   Diane

Demo Day and Still Fantastic Skiing

Come on up and try some skis and eat some gumbo. Demo Day is Sunday from 9-3. I groomed tonight and the classic and skating should be great. Thank you to Ron, Carolyn and Chris for the great grooming over the pass couple of days. Don’t forget to donate. -Rob

Vallecito Wedding!

Ken and Brenda Armstrong marrying themselves at Vallecito