Adventure
Utah man dies at Moab’s Corona Arch on rope swing
A huge rope swing made popular by a YouTube video has caused the death of a man in Utah...
Ladies first ahead of USA Pro Cycling Challenge
Women will come first when cyclists start racing into Aspen on Aug. 22. That’s right, the all-men’s cycling USA Pro Cycling Challenge will be preceded by the Blue Ribbon Alpine Challenge, a criterium race in downtown Aspen that finishes an hour before riders in Stage...
In pursuit of rock
Boulder residents Brendan and Chloe Couvreux, along with their 4- and 2-year-old sons, Sky and Tao, won’t be seen around town in the coming year. They’ve rented their condo to a friend, packed up their climbing gear, some homeschooling materials and whatever else ...
Team USA, ready to wade
On the 11th of September, more than 400 people will coast through the Rocky Mountains, stopping in Vail. They will be from 25 different...
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...
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...
Rolling dice
As the Government Affairs Director for the International Mountain Biking Association, Jenn Dice heads up the lobbying arm of the leading mountain biking advocacy group in the United States. She rode into the job by accident, after getting involved in endurance ...
Arapahoe Basin offering two-season ski pass for $499
Colorado ski area Arapahoe Basin is breaking out a new pass concept predicated on a crazy idea: People who like skiing now might continue to like skiing in the future...
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 ...
Swiss sailing: A bike trip through the Alps, sans Facebook
Shunning social media since the beginning of this year has been an interesting experiment, the effects of which are definitely exacerbated by living in the bubble known as Boulder...
Point of View
For the past several months I’ve been experimenting with POV (point of view) video cameras...
