Colorado’s Grand Mesa is an 11,000-foot natural wonder that offers uncrowded hikes, Nordic ski trails, superb fall color, and seven biomes. Travelers can take the 63-mile Grand Mesa Scenic Byway ...

In the winter, the mesa packs snow more synonymous with other parts of Colorado. “We tend to have earlier, better snow than a lot of other areas,” said Newell, who helps lead Grand Mesa Nordic ...