Montrose, Colorado and the entire San Juan Range should be ready for some serious snow the next few days.

Check out the weather report and radar map. Right now it is coming down with visibility at less than 1 mile! Bring on the white stuff!

This is the first of our event updates that will be featuring all local programs and special events that are scheduled to occur during the week. Keep an eye out weekly for a new list of events and come by MontroseVacation.com/events to keep up on whats happening near you.

Are we missing an event? Please let us know. Calendar@MontroseVacation.com

Wednesday the 17th

• Cultural Class at the Ute Indian Museum

Thursday the 18th

• Candlelight Coffee at Jovis
• Live Music at Canyon Creek B&B

Friday the 19th

• Montrose Home, Garden and Business Expo

Saturday the 20th

• Montrose Home, Garden and Business Expo
• Snowshoe the Black Canyon

Sunday the 21st

• Snowshoe the Black Canyon

“The skiers will be flying 50 feet or so. The horses will reach speeds of 40 miles per hour and the skiers may be going as fast as 50,”

Ski-joring

When: Saturday and Sunday. Feb. 6 and 7. Starting time is 11 a,m. for Saturday and 10 a.m. for Sunday. Pre-registration will be at the Brown Bear Café from 8 to 9 a.m.

Where: Notorious Blair Street

Information: Rob Conaty, (970) 769-4825.

Sweet Heart Package

50 Minute Massage, 50 Minute Spa Facial, Spa Pedicure, Wine and Truffles: $195.00

Give Relaxation

Spa Gift Certificates Start at $65.00

Sweet Heart Deal from Rib City Grill

Feb 12th – Feb 14th

Choice of Appetizer: Okra or Fried Green Bean

1 1/2 Rack of Baby Back Ribs with 2 Sides

2 Pieces of Toast & Special Valentines Dessert

$24.99!

See Rib City Here

Halfway to camp, she turned and looked at me, with a worried expression, and asked if there were really bears up there. I laughed feeling no need to feed her already heightened fears. On the first turn up the steep hill, she let out a yelp. She screamed, “This truck is going to fall apart with all the bumps in the road! Are we even supposed to be driving on it?” I had grown up bouncing around in a truck and thought nothing of the steep grade and sharp turns! She cried out around every corner in fear that we would fall off. She almost jumped into my lap when she saw a cow in the road. She thought they would bite her through the window!

After we arrived, I let her calm down as the rest of our group started setting up tents. She was so exhausted from the short thirty minute ride I figured I would do it myself. She was munching on some food in no time when I heard her say, “Seriously! bears!” She ran over to me and said we needed to go home. I explained that there are bears and deer and all sorts of animals everywhere in Colorado at all times. As long as we kept all of our food stored away and didn’t leave it out, we should be fine.

During the rest of the trip, she was a real trooper. We took four-wheelers all over Kinikin driving as fast as we could around narrow dirt roads, admiring the trees and smells of the forest as we zipped by. We caught two very small fish, which she thought was quite a feat. The trip ended in a night of singing songs around the campfire. That morning we rinsed our hands off in the water and I knew that she and I were gonna have a blast teaching each other the greatest lessons in life. I’d teach her about Colorado and how beautiful girls are the best outdoorsmen. She’d teach me what real courage and adventurous spirit looks like!

The mesa is home to more than 200 lakes filled with Rainbow Trout and the Native Cutthroat Trout. Fishing may take place all times of the year. Some people ice fish during the winter months, while others prefer to throw a fly out when the temperatures are somewhat warmer.

The Mesa offers several lodges that are open year around for lunch and dinner. The Grand Mesa Lodge has several cabins for rent, plus snowmobile tours for beginners. For advanced snowmobilers there are over 400 trails, a few of which are groomed for a smoother ride. I grew up in Cedaredge, which is just at the base of the Grand Mesa and have been a snowmobiler from the time I was five. I was not big enough or old enough to ride my own snowmobile, so I rode in front of my dad. He was a crazy driver and had a tendency of rolling the snowmobile over, luckily not ever hurting either of us. This was a great way for the entire family to spend quality time together, plus get a great workout.