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SKI AREA CLOSINGS
Sunday
Aspen Mountain, Beaver Creek, Copper Mountain, Keystone, Snowmass, Winter Park/Mary Jane.
Monday
Eldora.
April 23
Breckenridge, Vail.
May 7
Loveland.
June 5
Arapahoe Basin.
June 15
Silverton Mountain.
ADVENTURE RACING
April 27-30
Coed AdventureXscapes Adventure Retreat; receive instruction in kayak, mountain bike, rappelling and canyoneering disciplines; optional navigation, nutrition and gear workshops; $995; lodging, equipment and meals included; limited entries; Moab. gravityplay.com
April 29-30
Camp Xstream Adventure Racing Camp; for beginner or intermediate level athletes, participants choose between one-day kayaking clinic or mountain bike clinic, all participants take part in one-day canyoneering/rappelling and ropes clinic, other workshops include training, navigation and gear; $495, meals and gear included; limited entries, Moab. gravityplay.com
June 10-11
Durango 12- and 24-hour AdventureXstream Adventure Race; in Durango; mountain bike, kayak, trek, Tyrolean and navigation; solo, two-person, four-person, coed or single; $175, 12-hour; $250 24-hour; a regional qualifier for the USARA National Championships. gravityplay.com
AVALANCHE AWARENESS
Saturday
Avalanche Assessment Mentoring Tour; full-day skill tours devoted to slope and snow stability assessment; $120; at Rocky Mountain National Park. cmsschool.com
CLIMBING
Wednesday
Bouldering Event With Lynn Hill; morning of bouldering with tips from Hill; limited to 18 participants, preregistration required; $10 donation to Global Greengrants; Boulder. outdoordivas.com
CYCLING
Today
Training Tips from the Pros by the Boulder History Museum; mountain bike program with Olympians Travis Browne and Ann Trombley; discuss history, nutrition, strength training and more; 6:30 p.m.; at the Chautauqua Community House on Morning Glory Drive, in Chautauqua Park, 900 Baseline Road, Boulder; $5 adults, $3 students and seniors. boulderhistorymuseum.org
April 21-23
Fruita Mountain Biking tour; with The Women’s Wilderness Institute; limited to 10 participants; in Fruita; $435. womenswilderness.org or 303-938-9191
May 7
Rose Hill Bike Rally; a 32- or 64-mile, fully supported, family-oriented bike ride through farm country near Grand Junction; $25 adults, $15 children. 970-255-7731
June 2-4
Compass Bank Elephant Rock Cycling Festival; inaugural 24-hour mountain bike race, the GO FAST! 24 Hours of ERock, will be June 2-3 on 8.25-mile loop course in Greenland Open Space Park, starts 6 p.m.; limited entries; June 4 event will have more than 7,000 cyclists riding on four road courses, one off-road and one family course; courses are 32 to 100 miles; all start and finish at Douglas County Fairgrounds; $250-$750. 303-282-9020 or elephantrockride.com
Ongoing
Road rides each weekend in the south Denver area hosted by the Highlands Ranch Cycling Club; intermediate to advanced; two to five hours; helmet required; free. highlands-ranchcycling.com
Road bike rides every Saturday and Sunday along the Front Range, sponsored by Colorado HeartCycle; 20 to 100 miles; weather permitting; helmet required. heartcycle.org
Gunnison Valley Mountain Biking instruction and tours; private, groups, ladies only, half day, full day or custom; fees vary; Gunnison/Crested Butte. 970-275-0485
Road ride each Saturday morning led by the staff of Bicycle Pedal’r bike shops in Highlands Ranch; 20 to 30 miles; weather permitting; open to all intermediate and advanced riders. bicyclepedalr.com
Road bike rides; weekday evenings and every weekend along the Front Range; 25 to 125 miles; intermediate to advanced; helmet required, hosted by the Rocky Mountain Cycling Club. rmccrides.com
HIKING/BACKPACKING
April 18
Wilderness Trekking School; Colorado Mountain Club’s beginner hiking school; learn basics of mountaineering and hiking; five weekly lectures and five Saturday or Sunday field days; $80, 7 p.m.; at American Mountaineering Center, Golden. 303-279-3080 or cmc.org/wts
April 25-28
Slickrock Canyons Backpack with author Pam Houston; at Utah Desert Canyons; $725 includes all food and equipment. womenswilderness.org or 303-938-9191
KAYAKING
Ongoing
Open pool session; Sundays through mid-May; 5:30-7 p.m.; $6, gear extra; Mulberry Pool, 424 W. Mulberry, Fort Collins. 970-493-5720 or themountainshop.com
Open pool session and beginner and expert lessons hosted by Confluence Kayaks; 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays; lesson with gear, $45, open pool access only, $10; reservations required; University of Denver’s El Pomar Natatorium, 2201 East Asbury Ave. 303-433-3676 or confluencekayaks.com
Open pool session and roll clinic hosted by the Boulder Outdoor Center; 8-10 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; clinic $34, open pool access $15; reservations required; Louisville Recreation Center, 900 W. Via Appia, Louisville. 303-444-8420 or boc123.com
Open pool session hosted by Pikes Peak Whitewater Club and Colorado Kayak Supply; 5-7 p.m. Sundays; introductory lessons from 4-5 p.m.; Cheyenne Mountain High School pool, 1200 Cresta Road, Colorado Springs. pikespeakwhitewaterclub.com
RUNNING
April 22
Jeff Galloway Marathon Training Kickoff; free running seminar with John Raveling at Boulder Running Company; followed by a group run with the Galloway marathon training group at Columbine Park; also weekly runs; at Bowles Avenue and Wadsworth Boulevard, 8 a.m. runinjuryfree.com or 303-978-9320May 6
Women’s River Trail 5K; proceeds go to “Girls-on-the-Run”; at the Pepsi Plant on Redlands, in Grand Junction; 9 a.m.; $15. 970-257-9267
May 7
Women’s River Trail 5K; start at the Pepsi Plant on the Redlands, west of downtown Grand Junction; 9 a.m.; $15 to $20; benefits “Girls on the Run” program. 970-257-9267
May 13
Holy Family Hallelujah 5K; 9 a.m.; at Seventh Street and H Road, Grand Junction; $20. 970-257-9267
Holy Family Hallelujah 5K; at 7th Street and H Road, in Grand Junction; 9 a.m. 970-256-7227
May 16
Training discussion with Colleen Cannon, 1984 world champion and former pro triathlete, and Lorraine Moller, four-time Olympian and winner of the Boston Marathon; 7 p.m. outdoordivas.com
May 20
Mike the Headless Chicken 5K; part of Fruita’s Mike the Headless Chicken festival; $20; in downtown Fruita; 9 a.m. 970-858-0360
May 27
Garfield Grumble; 5-mile extreme trail run, with more than 2,000 feet elevation gain; starts at Garfield trailhead northwest of Palisade; 8 a.m.; $3. 970-245-4243 or 970-245-4382.
Nov. 11
Mesa State 37K Rimrock Run; gate-to-gate through Colorado National Monument; starts at the park’s east entrance, in Grand Junction; 8 a.m.; limited to 400 entries. rimrockrun.org or 970-243-4055
Ongoing
Bolder Boulder Training Club; mix of workouts, coaching and expert advice; to prepare for the 10K on May 29; meets in Denver and Boulder; 10-week program runs from the present to May 29; meets once per week; $139. bolderboulder.com
FastForward Sports training programs; running and triathlon; build a foundation for preparing for 5K and 10K races or a triathlon; $129 to $329; meetings available in Boulder and Denver. fastforwardsports.net
Niketown Running Club, meets in front of downtown Denver store Tuesdays at 5:30 p.m., year-round rain or shine. Runs or walks from 3 to 7 miles. 303-623-6453 or nikerunning.com
SAILING
Saturday
Junior Chalk-Talk; for young sailors interested in racing; 1-3:30 p.m.; free; location and program to be announced. rmsail.org/educatio.htm or rtaylor@informationtools.com
April 22-23
Collegiate Regatta; dinghies and keelboats; at Pueblo Reservoir, with the CSU-Pueblo Sailing Club. rmsail.org/regattas.htm.
SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
Saturday
17th annual Mogul Masters/Dual Tele Bump Contest; 11 a.m.; at Arapahoe Basin; amateur mogul bashers compete in the bumps course; several divisions; $20. arapahoebasin.com/events or 970-496-7001
April 19
17th annual Enduro; at Arapahoe Basin; an endurance race, with teams of two skiers or riders, take designated laps on the Pallavincini Chair; most laps wins; 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.; $125 team. arapahoebasin.com/events or 970-496-7001
SNOWSHOEING/CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
April 23
Sierra Club snowshoe hike to the summit of Niwot Mountain; moderately strenuous, 6-mile route, 1,600-foot elevation gain; three hours of steady climbing; dress for howling winds and blowing snow. 720-837-0074 or bill.campbell@rmc.sierraclub.org
Ongoing
Guided snowshoe tours through the forest and meadows of Granby Ranch; weekends; hike duration and endurance varies. granbyranch.com or 888-850-4615
WINTER ACTIVITIES
Sunday
Beach’n Egg Hunt at Arapahoe Basin; noon; skiing and non-skiing children can participate; takes place on Molly Hogan for non-skiers before moving to Wrangler for skiers. arapahoebasin.com/events or 970-496-7001
SKYDIVING
Ongoing
Mile Hi Skydiving Center; full jumping operations; weekdays 9 a.m. to sunset, weekends 8 a.m. to sunset. 303-702-9911 or mile-hi-skydiving.com
SWIMMING
April 30
Swim video analysis class; includes videotaping underwater, side and end-of-pool views of swimmer’s stroke and feedback from on-deck certified coach; 11 a.m.-3 p.m.; $43 residents, $56 nonresidents; at Highlands Ranch Recreation Center (Northridge Facility) 8801 S. Broadway, Highlands Ranch. pete@milehighmultisport.com
TRIATHLON
Wednesday
Triathlon Racing Clinic presented by Go Fast; at Campus Cycles, 2102 S. Washington St., Denver; 7-9 p.m. thetriway.com
Saturday
Blasterblast Triathlon; at Colorado School of Mines, Golden; 500-meter swim, 6.5-mile bike, 3.2-mile run; 9 a.m.; $40 solo, $70 team; by the Orediggers’ swim team. 303-514-5263 or athletics.mines.edu/Sports
LECTURES/CLASSES
Today
Personal stories and climbing adventures around the world; climber Lynn Hill discusses her career, which includes 1992 climb of the Nose of Yosemite’s El Capitan Yosemite’s most famous aid route, in just more than eight hours; 7 p.m.; free. outdoordivas.com
“Wild Utah: America’s Redrock Wilderness;” a Sierra Club Rachel Carson Group presentation; multimedia slide show documenting citizen efforts to designate public lands in southern Utah; presented by Bob Brister of the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance; 7 p.m.; free; at 8101 W. Ralston Road, in Arvada. rmc.sierraclub.org/rcg
April 18
Evenings with DIVAS, author Jennifer Jordan; “The Life & Death of the First Women of K2;” multimedia presentation and first-hand stories; 7 p.m.; free. outdoordivas.com
Ongoing
Maps, Compasses & Orienteering class; a U.S. Geological Survey-hosted class; free; 1 p.m. Friday at REI Denver flagship store, 1416 Platte St. rei.com
