Adventure
Outdoor Retailer moves to Denver, bringing industry issues to light
When you stand in a building with 20,000 bustling people, the energy is palpable — like watching beer bubbles gently fizz in a glass....
The Strafe story: How two CU students have created one of...
The one-piece ski suit. It’s an object of ridicule. The preferred garb for gaper days and end-of-the-year parties. The kind of outfit that evokes pity when seen on a Texan and scorn from locals in Vail lift lines when the wearer paid north of $1,000 for the latest ...
Making it happen
It’s just after 6 a.m. and Aisha Weinhold is sitting at her desk with a cup of coffee. She looks out the kind of...
New friends to paint for
Sometime in late July 1934, a 29-year-old Clyfford Still packed his car with a few art supplies — rolls of green window shade in...
What’s it like to ski Colorado? Snowmass has the answer
We looked down on Long Shot, a 15-minute hike behind us, the clouds below us, and the state’s longest ski run in front of us. It was nearing 3 o’clock and would turn out to be our last run of the day, which had been packed with some phenomenal skiing at Snowmass. The...
Russians Abandon K2 Winter Attempt After Team Member Dies
The talent-packed team of Russians attempting a bold winter ascent of K2suffered the death of Vitaly Gorelik today in base camp, apparently from a heart attack, and has decided to end its expedition...
Colorado Springs offers unique outdoor fun
I loved growing up in Colorado Springs each morning seeing Pikes Peak in the distance but it wasn't until after I left, then returned as a visitor, that I could appreciate how much the area has to offer...
Head south for summer skiing
The mountains are the spine of the continent. They run for thousands of miles, in places jagged and impassible, in others friendlier, with passes...
Fast, fun and functional
The headwind is powerful. It blows up the valley, scattering leaves, dust and debris, each gusting blast enough to send small children skyward. A...
Elite field set to compete in Boulder Cup Cyclocross
As the whistle sounds at Valmont Park during the 2013 Boulder Cup, hundreds of cyclocross racers will sprint all out, jockeying for position in one of the most dangerous starts in competitive racing sports...
Don’t let obstacles be an obstacle
Before you stop reading this because you see the word “parkour” and think you know what it is (leaping over the airy gaps between...
Few Colorado ski resorts still operating see good snow
Most Colorado ski resorts are closed for the year. Too bad the weather doesn't agree that ski season is over...
