When you go, I recommend the Boneless Pork Chops with Cranberry Apple Orange Jam. It's served with a Winter Root Vegetable Mix of butternut, acorn and spaghetti squash, along with Au Gratin Potatoes. Boy, it was good. Another lodging option is Snow Mountain Ranch, owned by the YMCA of the Rockies, which is just right around the corner. They have the best cross-country skiing facilities in the state, with over 100 kilometers of groomed trails running in and around the Continental Divide and the Indian Peaks Wilderness Area.
Trails are available for all levels, through meadows, aspen groves, and deep woods.
There's even a kid's cross-country play area. The Nordic Center has complete rentals and lessons available. One event that needs a new home for next year is the Rocky Mountain Small World Cup. It's been a traveling event for 16 years. For the past two years, it has been at Silver Creek.