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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
KAYAKING
Dec. 1
Save the Poudre Party; book release party for “Pulse of the River: Colorado Writers Speak for the Endangered Cache La Poudre;” also a short documentary about the Poudre with live music; 7-9 p.m.; at the New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins; free. savethepoudre.org or pulseoftheriver.org
RUNNING
Thursday
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
Saturday
Fishers of Men Fellowship 5K; at Aurora Municipal Court in Aurora; $10 to $25; 10 a.m. 303-877-8534
Dec. 2
Every Girl Runs Half-Marathon Training Group; meets Tuesday and Saturday mornings with triathlon coach Rainey Wikstrom; prepares for the Moab Half-Marathon Race in March; $325-$645 for 15 weeks. 303-750-1191 or lmwikstrom@msn.com
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
SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
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. 3
Steamboat Telemark Demo Tour; with Crispi, Karhu, Rossignol, Babes in the Backcountry, Fischer, Bishop Performance Telemak Binding, Atomic, Garmount, Black Diamond, Scarpa, G3 Genuine Gear Guide, Volkl, Totem, 22 Designs, Diamir Fritschi-Swiss and K2 Telemark; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. steamboat.com
Dec. 8
Venture Snowboards Demo Day at Eldora; with Venture Snowboards, from Colorado’s San Juan Mountains. eldora.com or venturesnowboards.com
Dec. 9
Christy Sports Demo Day at Eldora. eldora.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. breckenridge.snow.com
Dec. 13-16
U.S. Snowboard Grand Prix at Breckenridge; including Winter X Games champion Steve Fisher and others of the world’s best riders; also, a night-time exhibition in town under the lights. ussnowboarding.com/grandprix or breckenridge.snow.com
Dec. 23-24
FishSki at Crested Butte; a freeskiing ski camp for girls ages 12-17; with former World Freeskiing champion Wendy Fisher; includes one day of big mountain and one day of terrain park coaching with Fisher and Crested Butte Mountain School professional ski instructors. fishski.com or skicb.com
SNOWSHOEING/CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Friday-Sunday
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
Saturday
Pedal Power Snowshoe Adventure Series Race No. 1; at the Tennessee Pass Nordic Center at Ski Cooper; course follows a blend of singletrack, wooded cross-country trails and panoramic open stretches; 10 a.m.; $15; series continues through February. pedalpowerbike.com or 970-845-0931
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
Dec. 16
Salomon Ranch Creek Opener; 15K classic, 15K skate, 1K kids fun race; free waxing clinic; 10 a.m. devilsthumbranch.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
Nov. 28-Dec. 4
Birds of Prey World Cup Week at Beaver Creek; watch the American team face off against the world’s best in the FIS men’s tour; featuring a new event, the Super Combined, with racers compling one downhill run and one slalom run on the same day; also with apres’ parties, athlete autograph sessions and more. beavercreek.snow.com
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
Sunday
Orienteering for Grown-ups; competitive orienteering involves special highly-detailed, large-scale, easy-to-read maps; use regular USGS topographic maps to accumulate points by finding as many locations on the ground as you can in a set amount of time; also a map/terrain association class for beginners; 9 a.m.-1 p.m.; free. 720-837-0074 or bill.campbell@rmc.sierraclub.org
MISCELLANEOUS
Dec. 1
An evening of nature photography with John Fielder; presented by the Regional Institute for Health and Environmental Leadership; includes a slide presentation of Mr. Fielder’s “Then and Now II” series and a photo contest; at Turnhalle at the Tivoli Student Union, University of Colorado Denver, Auraria Campus; open to everyone; seating is limited. rli.uchsc.edu/rli or lehnertz.christine@epa.gov
