There really isn't much need to pick up a winter sport in Virginia. East coast snow has never been great and it's typically warm enough in Charlottesville to ride consistently 11 months out of the year. Sure, a few of our freinds head over to West VA for cross country skiing or get passes to Wintergreen but I never bothered. Now that we are in Colorado where you can go from spring to winter in just 60 miles...it's time to branch out.
A few weeks ago J and I were invited to spend a weekend in a yurt in Colorado State Forest State Park (the dumbest park name ever) so we decided, "why not?" Never Summer Nordic has a network of yurts throughout the park. We stayed at the Medicine Bow Yurt, elevation: 9,000 ft.
We skied the .4 miles uphill into the yurt on Friday afternoon and spent the weekend snowshoeing, skiing and eating. The accommodations are somewhere between primitive camping and cramped motel. I know that doesn't really sound appealing but it was actually pretty nice.
Trail from yurt back to cars
Inside of yurt
The yurt had a propane stove and was furnished with 3 double/twin bunk beds. Technically it could sleep 9 but anymore than 6 adults would get pretty crowded. There's also a small wood stove that heats the yurt up pretty well.
Here are a few more pictures of the epic views we had the pleasure of taking in.
Looking off the deck at dusk
About 20 minutes uphill from the yurt
Trail leading up from the yurt
View from the deck
Travis, Sarah and Wynona
