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CYCLING
Mountain and road
Jan. 1
Rocky Mountain Cycling Club’s fifth annual New Year’s Day Century; meet at Wagon Road Park-n-Ride in Westminster; shorter options available; helmets required; 8 a.m. rmccrides.com
Ongoing
Show and Go Rides; Saturdays and Sundays through January; from Wagon Road, Ken Caryl and Erie’s Meadow park-and-rides; 30 to 50 miles; helmets required. rmccrides.com
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
RUNNING
Dec. 30
Kwanzaa 5K Run/Walk; in Aurora; $5 to $25; 10 a.m. 303-877-8534
Dec. 31
22nd Wells Fargo Resolution 5K Run and Walk; to benefit the Family Resource Center Association; at Washington Park in Denver; 6 p.m. 303-635-2815 or emgcolorado.com
Fort Collins Resolution Run; 5K evening race; both a competitive run and a family event with a kids’ run; prizes for costumes; on the Colorado State University campus in Fort Collins; $13 to $22; 5:30 p.m. krfcfm.org
Jan. 1
New Year’s Day 5K at the Runners Roost in Fort Collins; $10; 10 a.m. runnersroostftcollins.com
Jan. 13
2007 Lafayette Oatmeal Festival 5K; Bolder Boulder qualifier; all abilities, strollers welcome; includes breakfast; in Lafayette; $12 to $30; 9:30 a.m. discoverlafayette.com
Ongoing
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 to $645 for 15 weeks. 303-750-1191 or lmwikstrom@msn.com
SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
Saturday-Sunday
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
Jan. 4
Ski and Snowshoe with Friends, ages 30 and older; at Winter Park; also Jan. 11 at Copper Mountain, Jan. 18 at Winter Park, and Jan 25 at Breckenridge; transportation and guide provided; start at the Aurora Central Library in Aurora; $27, does not include lunch, lift ticket, equipment rental or trail fees; 7 a.m. 303-739-7950
Jan. 6-Feb. 3
Keystone KOPS ski and snowboard lessons; four sessions; by South Suburban Parks and Recreation; ages 8-14; transport, equipment and lunch included; $440. sspr.org or 303-347-5999
Jan. 6-March 10
Lone Tree Ski Bus Trips; by South Suburban Parks and Recreation; chartered bus to Summit County ski resorts; all trips depart from the Lone Tree Recreation Center, 6 a.m., and leave to return at 3:30 p.m.; must be 18 years old or accompanied by an adult; $24. sspr.org or 303-347-5999
Jan. 8-9
High School Big Mountain Freeride Camp; weekend camp for high school-age snow athletes; learn big mountain skills, focusing on steep skiing, powder techniques, tree skiing and jumping; includes two days’ coaching from guides and two nights’ lodging; $425. silvertonmountain.com
Jan. 9-13
Ski Jam IV; at Steamboat Springs; skiing, snowboarding and jam bands; with food, drinks, event tent. skijam.net
Jan. 13
Sunlight Mount Cosmic Backcountry Ski Race; powder and steep glade skiing; at Sunlight Mountain Ski Area, in Glenwood Springs; $50; 8 a.m. cosmicski.com
Jan. 20-21
The Talons Challenge Weekend; at Beaver Creek; a showcase of the best steeps at Beaver Creek; 13 black diamond and double-black diamond runs, including the World Cup Birds of Prey downhill course in Larkspur Bowl and on Grouse Mountain; normally the trails are exclusive to the Ski School. beavercreek.snow.com
Jan. 25-28
ESPN Winter X Games 11 returns for its sixth year at Aspen Mountain. aspensnowmass.com
Jan. 26-30
13th annual Country in the Rockies; at Steamboat Springs; world-class skiing and country music; race clinics, celebrity ski team race, mountain excursions and daily activities. steamboat.com
Feb. 3-4
24 Hours of Sunlight; an endurance race challenge for teams of all ages and abilities to hike or ski up the mountain and ski or board down for more than a 24-hour period; at Sunlight Mountain. sunlightmtn.com
SNOWSHOEING/CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Wednesday
Steamboat Nordic Challenge Series Howelsen Hill Relays; at the Steamboat Springs Nordic Center; both recreational and competitive skiers; classic and skate races; with a youth course of 1 to 3 kilometers, short course (3K to 5K) and a long course (10K) $14 to $16; 6:30 p.m. steamboatxcski.org
Dec. 30
Paddy’s/Eagle-Vail 5K/10K Snowshoe race; second race in the Pedal Power Snowshoe Adventure Series; $15; 10 a.m. pedalpowerbike.com 970-845-0931
Jan. 6
18th annual Turquoise Lake 20-mile Snowshoe Run; a loop around, above and on the lake; semi-packed snow trails; seven-hour time limit; at The Sugar Loafin’ campground near Leadville; 10 a.m. salidarec.com/ccrc or 719-539-4112
Jan. 6; Feb. 3
Skijoring Clinic; learn to ski with your dog; $25; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch, in Tabernash; 10 a.m. devilsthumbranch.com
Jan. 7
Beaver Creek Snowshoe Adventure Series; a 5K run/walk and a 10K competitive event; at Beaver Creek; $25 to $30; 11 a.m. bcsnowshoe.com
Rocky Mountain Nordic Tour; noncompetitive cross country ski and snowshoe tour from Breckenridge to Frisco; at Gold Run Nordic Center in Breckenridge; $35 solo, $50 for families; 17 and younger free; 9 a.m. rmnordic.org
Jan. 12-15
Third Grand Lake Snowshoe Festival; includes 7K competitive race, 7K fun run/walk, celebrity snowshoe race, antique snowshoe tours and sleigh rides, ice skating, mountaineering and environmental seminars, and more; main race is a USSA-sanctioned event; at Grand Lake. grandlakesnowshoefestival.com
Jan. 14
Swift Skedaddle Snowshoe Adventure 4K Fun Run and 10K Race; at Silverthorne Nordic Center at the Raven Golf Course in Silverthorne; 10 a.m. silverthorne.org
Hike for Hope; at Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen; $25; 7:30 a.m. hikeforhopemd.com
Jan. 20
SWIX 2007 Devil’s Thumb Pursuit Championships; 7.5K Classic/7.5K skate continuous pursuit; 10 a.m.; mass start; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch, in Tabernash. devilsthumbranch.com or 970-726-8231
TRIATHLON/DUATHLON
Jan. 6
Winter Triathlon Clinic; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch, in Tabernash; learn to prepare for and race a winter triathlon; clinic led by Neal Henderson, who was a coach of the USA Triathlon national team at the ITU World Championships in Norway in 2006; participants will run, mountain bike, and cross country ski during the clinic; $35 to $45; 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. home.comcast.net/~apexcoaching
Jan. 14
National Championship Tune-Up Winter Triathlon; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Winter Park/Fraser Valley; 5K run, 10K mountain bike and 8K ski; 9:30 a.m. 5430sports.com or 303-442-0041
Feb. 4
USA Triathlon Winter National Championship and ITU Pan American Winter Triathlon Championship; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Winter Park/Fraser Valley; 8K run, 15K mountain bike, 10K ski; 9:30 a.m. 5430sports.com or 303-442-0041
WINTER ACTIVITIES
Jan. 13
Full Moon Ski and Ice Skating; also a bonfire, marshmallows and hot chocolate; 6:30-9:30 p.m.; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch, in Tabernash. devilsthumbranch.com
Jan. 16
33rd annual Bud Light Cowboy Downhill; a ski rodeo, with more than 100 of the best professional rodeo cowboys competing in downhill events. 970-879-6111 or steamboat.com
