-- Six-week celebration marking 100-year anniversary of first winter carnival in western United States comes to drawing to a close --
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Grand County Winter Sports Carnival Ends February 11, 2012

-- Six-week celebration marking 100-year anniversary of first winter carnival in western United States comes to drawing to a close --

Granby, Colo. – The Grand Winter Sports Carnival, the largest and longest winter carnival in the Rockies, ends Feb. 11 with a bang.

The festival marks the 100th anniversary of the first winter carnival west of the Mississippi. The six-week celebration, which started Dec. 30 and ends Feb. 11, highlights historic and modern winter sports. Presented by the Grand County Historical Association, the festival celebrates the prominent role of Grand County in the heritage of Colorado skiing. The...