Adventure

Breckenridge expansion gets Forest Service approval

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Vail Resorts, owner of four Colorado ski destinations, has reached an agreement with the White River National Forest on a plan to add 550 new acres of skiing to Breckenridge Resort...

2012 vote will have huge impact on environment, wild places

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The 2012 election isn't just about the economy or gay rights or the other issues that dominate the headlines, writes Vanessa Kritzer of the League of Conservation Voters...

Yosemite hanta outbreak: All park workers offered testing

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This summer's outbreak of the deadly hantavirus has led the National Park Service to offer voluntary testing to every employee of Yosemite National Park, where the virus spread to as many as 22,000 visitors...

GOP VP pick Ryan has actually never run a sub-3:00 marathon

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Republican Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) incorrectly claimed in a radio interview that his best time in a marathon was "Under three [hours], high twos," when there is no record of Ryan running that fast...

British ultrarunner postpones Arctic trip due to warm conditions

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Ultrarunner Tim Williamson has decided to postpone a solo run to the North Pole after he was warned that unusually warm temperatures have made ice unstable...

A hammock/bug net for the wilds

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Sleeping under the stars on a camping trip or lazing around on a summer evening in a hammock under the pines — nothing to bother you. Except. What’s that annoying buzz? It’s the mosquitoes...

Record in sight for World Cycle Racing competitor

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Just over over two months on from their departure in Greenwich, London, the contenders of the World Cycle Racing Grand Tour bidding to become the new round-the-world record holder looks to have been whittled down to one...

Outdoor industry threatens Utah over enviro policy

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At the just-concluded Outdoor Retailer trade show in Salt Lake, the multibillion dollar outdoor industry issued blunt notice...

Vail Buys Kirkwood for $18 Million

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Kirkwood has always been Lake Tahoe’s semi-hidden gem...

New learning area, new snow for Arapahoe Basin

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Is it finally ski season in Colorado...