Adventure
A ‘Pretty Strong’ step
A few years ago, Julie Ellison stood at the base of a climb in Indian Creek. While waiting for the route to open, she’d gotten...
Shredding grass
It finally happened: the first snow of the season in Boulder. Though little more than a dusting, the late-October snow heralded the beginning of...
Finding the flow
What defines a flow trail? Let’s think back to the halcyon days of a kid’s summer, dripping popsicles, scabbed knees and all...
Boulder writer James Dziezynski spills on his summits, secret and otherwise
In the early 2000s, Boulder Weekly sent freelance writer James Dziezynski out to research a series of stories on great, little-known places to hike around town...
Snowman: Boulder native braces for avalanche season
Ethan Green is a busy man. Boulder Weekly tracks him down on a cool November morning. He’s got a day full of meetings, a major fundraising bash has just wrapped up, there’s a storm coming to the high country — plus he wants to go skiing and check out Colorado’s high ...
Arapahoe Basin to open Wednesday for 2012-13 ski season
Arapahoe Basin is this year's winner...
Two dead of hantavirus in Yosemite
A second death has been linked to an outbreak of hantavirus in Yosemite National Park, park officials announced, as roughly 1,700 people were exposed to the virus. There are two other confirmed cases...
One stage remains after Sagan takes Fort Collins
A few jerseys have already been won in this year’s USA Pro...
Slaying dragons
In the story of St. George and The Dragon, a town is plagued by a monster, who is only satisfied when the townspeople offer...
India: An imperfect adventure
There are tiny fires everywhere. This is one of the first things you will notice about India — the uncountable number of people and the fires trickling haphazardly toward the smoggy sky to keep mosquitoes at bay. I never saw who lit them or who put them out...
The silent sports
The website www.silentsports.net is just what it sounds like — it focuses on bicycling, running, paddlesports, multisports (triathlons, duathlons, biathlons and adventure races), cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, inline skating and other nonmotorized aerobic ...
















