The West Fork Valley is one of the most photographed vistas in the Southern San Juans (it was even a backdrop in Chevy Chase's National Lampoon's Vacation). Like the Griswalds, most people only take the time to see the valley from their car window or from the Highway 160 overlook. In my opinion, the best way to experience this incredible valley is on Nordic skis. The Pagosa Nordic Club grooms up to 15K of trails, which allow you to see the valley from many vantage points.

Did the Winter Olympics awaken the Nordic skier in you? Nordic skiing is a great low-impact, full body workout. There’s a reason Nordic skiers have the highest VO2 max of all athletes, but if you wanted an additional challenge, try skiing above 10,000 feet! Wolf Creek Ski Area provides free access to miles of consistently groomed nordic trails in Alberta Park. Alberta Park is a large meadow the sits at 10,400 feet and offers fantastic view of the Continental Divide. The

Getting tired this winter of your monotonous treadmill or stationary bike workout? Get outside and enjoy the snow and sunshine! When the snow is shallow, downtown Pagosa Springs has 2 great locations to fat bike. Fat biking is a fairly new way to enjoy the forest in the winter, even during a below average snow year like this one. Typically, fat biking requires a groomed trail, but this year none of the low elevation trails have had enough snow to groom. However, if the sn

What do you do when there's not enough snow to cross country ski and too much for trail running? Fat biking is a versatile way to enjoy the forest during a good or bad snow year. During a normal snow year, there's a groomed loop designated for fat bikes at the Turkey Springs trailhead, but this year we haven't had anything to groom. Either you have to head to Wolf Creek Pass and ride a snow mobile trail, or pedal the shallow snow on the low elevation trails. The most recen