Skyway Station is an investment in GMNC’s future.
WE MADE OUR GOAL!!!!
Thanks foryour support. You can still make a gift to help us build our Skyways Station maintenance fund. Donations are eligible for a tax credit.
GMNC’s BUILDING OUR FUTURE campaign has been designated as an Enterprise Zone Contribution Project so donors to the campaign who give $250 or more are eligible to receive a 25% State Tax Credit.
Your support can continue to make a difference. As with any construction project of this scale, we prepared for the possibility of budget adjustments as work progresses. Beyond construction, we’re also building a reserve to ensure Skyway Station thrives from day one—covering first-year expenses, ongoing maintenance, furnishings/equipment, and future improvements that can enhance the experience for our community.
Every contribution strengthens GMNC’s future. If you’ve been considering a gift, there is still time to be a part of Skyway Station’s success story. Donations over $250 are still eligible to receive a 25% state tax credit for this designated Enterprise Zone Project.
WE MADE OUR GOAL!!!!
Your support made all the difference.
Donors to this campaign include:
Alpine Bank
ANB Bank
Dave and Mary Wood Fund
Delta-Montrose Electric Association
El Pomar Foundation
Fruita Thrift Store
Gates Family Foundation
Goodwin Foundation
Grand Junction Lion’s Club
Western Colorado Community Foundation
The Skyway Station
The Grand Mesa Nordic Council is excited to introduce Skyway Station, our trail system’s first permanent building. Nestled in the trees just north of the parking lot at the Skyway trailhead on Grand Mesa, this rustic, charming shelter will protect and store our grooming equipment and give our community a space to gather and belong.
The GMNC was established by a small group of skiing enthusiasts in 1990, and although we’ve grown beyond our original makeshift ways of operating, we remain fully dedicated to our foundational grassroots community values. We’ve come a long way — stepping up our grooming operations and upgrading our equipment since our humble beginnings. Funding for our operations comes from you — our skiing community — and this model has served us well.
We are building our Future!
Skyway Station will allow us to sustain our organization into the future by protecting and supporting our two most valuable assets — our grooming equipment and our community.
A Forward-Looking Project
Skyway station is part of the GMNC’s long-term vision to preserve and sustain what we love about skiing on the Grand Mesa.
Construction began in summer of 2025 and was completed in April 2026. Final landscaping will be finished summer of 2026, and the building will be open for use at the beginning of the 2026-2027 ski season.
Goals of the Skyway Station
Sled Shed
Community Space
Our community forms the core of GMNC, and the ground-level floor of the Skyway Station will give our members a space to convene. The community space will provide safety and shelter from the weather and room for people to socialize, change clothes, refuel and get warm. The space will serve as a meeting point for programs such as lessons, kids programs, races and social events. The room will be heated with a wood stove, supplemented by a solar power system to maintain a minimum temperature inside and provide power for lighting and other small-scale electronics
Mission Focused
The Skyway Station fits into GMNC’s values and long-term goals.
The Skyway Station
Grooming
- Protected storage space for grooming equipment
- Sheltered area for maintenance work
- Solar electric to power equipment
- Plug-in capability for the snowcat
Community
- A place to gather, get warm, eat, socialize and make friends
- Safe space for educational programming
- Staging area for races, lessons, events
- Shelter from the elements, changing room, storage space
Environment
- Passive solar design to reduce fuel usage
- Solar power to harness local energy
- Forest Service design standards to blend with the ecosystem
- Right sizing to reduce impact
GMNC Values
Preserve
We know that many of you come to our trails seeking solitude, quiet, nature and wilderness, and we are working to preserve access to these experiences.
How: Expanding our trail network to decrease the density of users on the trails and creating dedicated snowshoe trails to avoid conflicts between users. Planning events so that they leave plenty of space for users seeking solitude.
Sustain
Grooming and maintaining our trail system is our core mission, and ensuring that we can continue our operations in a financially sustainable way is paramount to our success.
How: Skyway Station secures and protects our equipment to extend the lifespan of our machines. In concert with the Skyway Station campaign, we are increasing our fundraising efforts to ensure the long-term financial stability of GMNC.
Belong
The Grand Mesa Nordic Council is a community — a place to feel at home and nurture a sense of belonging.
How: Skyway Station gives people refuge from the weather, a place to gather and socialize and somewhere to stage events that build community.