Adventure
Steep, deep and cheap at Berthoud Pass
One of the great mysteries of Colorado skiing is how a ski area that racked up more snow than anywhere else in the state, was an hour and 15 minutes from downtown Denver and which had some of the steepest terrain in the country managed to go out of business...
Outside the boxes
As it does for most high schoolers today, Jocelyn’s world came at her in a rush. The early morning alarm gave way to the...
From a meningitis-induced coma to a Paralympic gold medal
The first semester of college for any student is an exciting time, full of expectations and new beginnings. But for Jamie Schanbaum, it meant...
Point taken
It’s typically windy in Rocky Mountain National Park. On this January Friday, however, it’s relatively calm and warm. With temperatures eking into the high...
Out and back
Jeff Banks knows his snow.
He’s skied all his life and is pretty damn good at it. He won a junior national championship in nordic...
Call of the Wild
When George Dirth was in elementary school, his mother, Lisa, picked him up early from school on Friday afternoons. They’d head to the tiny...
Out from below
Have you ever wondered what would happen to you if you woke up at the bottom of a remote, 2,000-foot-deep canyon with a smashed...
Gearing up for the Triple Bypass
Team Evergreen’s Triple Bypass is a 120-mile road bike ride that defines “epic...
A climber’s paradise
I’m swinging from the top of the tallest route at the brand-new Earth Treks Englewood facility, my camera in tow. Looking down at the...
The outlaw: Mark Stefanowski
There are 23 students dispersed across three half-orderly rows along the linoleum floor. It’s just past 6 a.m., the air inside is heavy, almost...
Overtrained and underprepared
It was during the drive to Moab that Robert Marrow realized he might be making a huge mistake.
Relatively new to trail running, Robert had...
In the shadow of Denali
In 1967, a joint team of climbers from Colorado and Seattle embarked on a mission to scale the highest point on the continent: 20,323-foot Mount McKinley (also known by its native name Denali). Of the 12 men who set out on the arduous trek to the fabled summit, only...


















