Adventure
New kid on the mountain
When Liz Bailey first clipped her boots into a pair of dual snowboards two months ago, she was a little skeptical. An avid snowboarder, she wasn’t quite sure how these things on her feet would change the experience of gliding down the mountain...
Learning from a once-a-century avalanche cycle
For Brian Lazar and many of his co-workers at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC), the first two weeks of March 2019 was a...
Head-to-toe news from the OR show
For the first time in more years that we’d like to recall, the Boulder Weekly had a staffer who was flitting in and out among the booths of the Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake City, scoping out some of the latest in outdoor gear for the coming season. Here...
Hibernating can lead to depression, lethargy
It sure is easy to crank up the heater, turn on the TV and stay indoors during winter. Lots of people do it, and winter weather provides plenty of excuses to avoid going outdoors...
Time trial stage extends van Garderen’s Pro Challenge lead
The crowd got loud for Tejay van Garderen before the USA Pro...
Get high with a little help from your friends
The Reel Rock Film Tour is back, and this year the weekend-long adventure film series is paying homage to those folks who show us...
‘Wild West capitalism’ versus wilderness
Accusations fly around Telluride like the wind whipping the faded prayer flags, music posters and tourists’ fur coats. “Tom Chapman is a douchebag,” announces a bumper sticker spotted along the streets of jubilantly colored houses. Most locals spit out a bitter laugh...
Take a pass
With the 2017-18 season winding down, it’s time to reboot for 2019. Sure, this winter wasn’t the greatest, as multiple storms drifted north of...
Cold-weather crags
Let’s be honest. Being comfortable has never been one of the selling points of rock climbing. Between the ever-present ache of tight shoes, the exposure to the elements and the occasional torn and bloody fingertip, climbers are used to enduring a fair amount of ...
Pick your park
The leaves are changing colors, temperatures are cooling and each week it’s getting darker a bit earlier than the last. It’s been just over a month since the seasons changed. Have you visited a national park yet...
