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AVALANCHE AWARENESS
Dec. 8-10
Level I Avalanche Course; in Rocky Mountain National Park; by the Colorado Mountain School; in Estes Park; two-day, one-evening course; introduction and review of avalanche phenomena, travel techniques, decision-making strategies and avalanche rescue; both classroom- and mountain-based sessions; $195. cmschool.com
CYCLING
Mountain and road
Ongoing
Beginner Mountain Bike Skills Class; various locations along the Front Range; first Sunday of every month; taught on a custom-made obstacle course; 8 a.m.; $80. 303-507-1148
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
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
ICE SKATING
Saturday
“Turkey shoot” puck-shooting contest; at Family Sports Center and South Suburban Ice Arena, both in in Centennial; prize is Thanksgiving turkey. 303-798-7881 or sspr.org
RUNNING
Saturday
Strider “Tom Turkey” 6-mile prediction run; turkeys for those running closest to prerace predictions; in Grand Junction; 10:30 a.m. 970-243-3721
22nd Brighton Turkey Trot 5K run/walk; at Brighton Recreation Center, in Brighton; $15 to $20; 8:30 a.m. brightonco.gov
On Eagle’s Wings: 5K Race for the Homeless; at Crown Hill Park in Wheat Ridge; $25; 8:30 a.m. freewebs.com/eagleswings5k
Thanksgiving Scramble!; at Paepcke Park in Aspen; $10 to $25; 9 a.m. tomorrowsvoices.org
Turkey Trot Predict 5K run; at Memorial Park in Colorado Springs; $5; 10 a.m. pprrun.org/events/TurkeyTrot/main.htm
Nov. 23
Durango Turkey Trot; a 5-mile run around the Fort Lewis College rim, on trail and road; also a 1-mile kids fun run; at Fort Lewis College in Durango; 10 a.m. go-dmt.org
Loveland Turkey Trot; 5K run/walk; all ages; at McKee Medical Center in Loveland; $10 to $25; 8 a.m. mckeefoundation.com
Briargate YMCA Turkey Trot 5K; also a free 1K kids fun run; at Briargate YMCA in Colorado Springs; $18; 9 a.m. ppymca.org or pprrun.org
Highlands Ranch Turkey Day 5K family fun run/walk; at Shea Stadium in Redstone Park, in Highlands Ranch; $20 to $30; also a free kids fun run; 9 a.m. turkeyday5k.com
NCMC Turkey Trot 5K and 2K; at North Colorado Medical Center in Greeley; $15 to $20; 9 a.m. bannerhealth.com
CU Turkey Trot 5K; a no-frills, low-key 5K; flat course; at CU Research Park, outdoor track, in Boulder; $10 to $15; kids race $5; 10 a.m. boulderroadrunners.org or 303-449-6650
Mile High United Way Turkey Trot; includes a 4-mile run or walk and a 1-mile family fun run; at Washington Park in Denver; 10 a.m. 303-694-2030
Nov. 25
Fishers of Men Fellowship 5K; at Aurora Municipal Court in Aurora; $10 to $25; 10 a.m. 303-877-8534
Dec. 2
Run For The Ages 15K; rolling course of bike paths and dirt trails; at Chatfield State Park; $25 to $29; 9 a.m. 303-674-5446
Rock Canyon Half Marathon; at Pueblo City Park in Pueblo; $20 to $30; 9 a.m. socorunners.org
Fort Collins Jingle Bell 5K; 5K run/walk, 5K doggy fun run and healthy kid’s series fun run; at the Colorado State University Oval, in Fort Collins; $20; 10 a.m. runnersroostftcollins.com
Dec. 3
Colder Bolder 5K; at the University of Colorado campus in Boulder; invitational at 8 a.m.; open race at 10 a.m.; also a pancake breakfast; $23 to $28. bolderboulder.com/colderbolder.cfm
Dec. 10
Jingle Bell 5K Run for Arthritis; at Washington Park in Denver; 10 a.m. 303-694-2030
Ongoing
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
SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
Saturday
Babes in the Backcountry “Tele Teaser”; full-day, all-women’s telemark ski clinic at Loveland Ski Area; includes lesson from PSIA female telemark instructors, demo equipment and prelesson yoga; beginner to advanced; $85; 8 a.m. babesinthebackcountry.com
Dec. 1
36 Hours of Keystone; at Keystone Resort in Keystone; $36 each, solo or teams of two to four people; complete 12 laps in 12 hours, one per hour; ski or ride; includes the 36 Hours Express and the 36 Hours Team Challenge; 9 a.m. keystone36.com
Dec. 9-10
Roxy Women’s Learn to Ski and Ride Camp; Saturday, 9 a.m., through Sunday, 3 p.m.; at Breckenridge Ski Resort in Breckenridge. breckenridge.snow.com
SNOWSHOEING/CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Nov. 24-26
Thanksgiving Nordic Ski Camp; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash; hosted by University of Denver nordic coach Wolf Wallendorf; covers technique coaching, video analysis, training and racing advice, wax clinics and on-snow skiing, among other topics; for all ability levels; $279; registration closes Saturday. natronnordic.com or devilsthumbranch.com
Nov. 25
Gobbler Chase 5K Snowshoe Race; at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain; $20 to $25; 11 a.m. villageatcopper.com
Dec. 9
Fischer Go-Nordic Cruising Event; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch, in Tabernash; free lessons: skate and classic; all levels welcome; free waxing clinic at 11:45 a.m. devilsthumbranch.com
Luna Chase Snowshoe Race; at Keystone Resort, in Keystone; on Keystone’s Peak to Peak Trail; walk, jog or run the 5K course, above treeline at 11,000-foot elevation; for intermediate to advanced abilities; $28; 6:30 p.m. keystoneresort.com
Dec. 10
Beaver Creek Snowshoe Adventure Series; with an East West 5K Quest, a 10K competitive run, Kids K, and a Dash for Cash; followed by a postrace celebration on the B.C. Village Plaza; at Beaver Creek Nordic Sports Center, in Vail; 11 a.m. bcsnowshoe.com
TRIATHLON/DUATHLON
Dec. 9
Chilly Cheeks Duathlon, Race No. 1; a 4-mile road and dirt trail run and a 10-mile paved bike ride; at Cherry Creek State Park, in Denver; $20; 10 a.m. racingunderground.com/chillycheeks.html
WINTER ACTIVITIES
Dec. 3-9
Hartford Ski Spectacular; “The nation’s largest winter sports festival for people with physical disabilities;” a week-long event, now in its 19th year; includes learn-to-ski and race programs, youth development camps, sanctioned USSA races and a celebrity fun race; by Disabled Sports USA, a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. breckenridge.snow.com
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
LECTURES/CLASSES
Nov. 26
Orienteering for Grown-ups; regulated orienteering involves specialized, highly detailed, large-scale maps; uses regular USGS 7.5-minute quad topographic maps; accumulate points by finding locations on the ground using regular 1:24,000 topo maps in a set amount of time; also a map/terrain association class for beginners; 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.; free. 720-837-0074 or bill.campbell@rmc.sierraclub.org
Ongoing
Maps, Compasses and Orienteering class; a U.S. Geological Survey-hosted class; free; 1 p.m. first and third Fridays of the month at REI Denver flagship store, 1416 Platte St. rei.com
Outdoor discussion with Altitude Adventures staff; topics include high-altitude sicknesses, trip planning and compass reading and what to do in emergency situations. altitudeadventures.com or 303-499-1100
MISCELLANEOUS
Saturday
The Physics of Sports; with University of Colorado physics professors Deborah Jin and John Bohn; “CU Wizards” show how physics is involved in sports including baseball, basketball, golf and gymnastics; audience will participate in lessons in how to throw a curveball, launch a golf ball and tumble like a gymnast; at Muenzinger Auditorium on the CU campus, in Boulder; free; 9:30 a.m. colorado.edu/physics/Web/wizards/cuwizards.html
SKI AREA OPENING DAYS
A-Basin OPEN
Aspen Highlands Dec. 9
Aspen Mountain Nov. 23
Beaver Creek Nov. 22
Breckenridge OPEN
Buttermilk Dec. 9
Copper Mountain OPEN
Crested Butte Saturday
Durango Nov. 23
Echo Mountain Nov. 22
Eldora Friday
Howelsen Hill Dec. 2
Keystone OPEN
Loveland OPEN
Monarch Nov. 22
Powderhorn Dec. 7
Silverton Nov. 23
Ski Cooper Nov. 23
Snowmass Nov. 23
SolVista Dec. 13
Steamboat Nov. 22
Sunlight Dec. 1
Telluride Nov. 23
Vail Friday
Winter Park Wednesday
Wolf Creek OPEN
