To get an event listed in the calendar, send your information 14-21 days in advance to OEcalendar@denverpost.com or fax 303-866-9004 (attn: Outdoor Extremes). Please include a contact number. Items will run on a space-available basis.
AVALANCHE AWARENESS
Saturday
Get Avy Savvy Backcountry Awareness Night; avalanche awareness slide show and more; at Mountain Outfitters in Breckenridge; open to all backcountry enthusiasts, everyone welcome; 7-9 p.m.; free. babesinthebackcountry.com or 970-453-2201
March 16-18
Telluride Avalanche School Level 1. tellurideadventures.com
CLIMBING
March 21
Arlene Blum climbing slide show; from her memoir “Breaking Trail: A Climbing Life”; photos and stories; in Boulder; 7 p.m. outdoordivas.com
CYCLING
Mountain and road
April 11-15
Moab Spring Mountain Bike Skills Training Camp; covers on-bike skills required for riding all kinds of terrain, experiential confidence-building, and reinforcement of foundational knowledge of the sport. jdssportcoaching.com or 303-736-2198
April 26-29
12th annual New Belgium Brewing Fruita Fat Tire Festival; in Fruita. fruitamountainbike.com or 970-858-7220
May 4-5
Third annual New Belgium Brewing 18 Hours of Fruita. fruitamountainbike.com or 970-858-7220
Ongoing
Mountain Bike camps, private lessons and clinics with Better Ride; for recreation riders and racers; focus on core skills, balance, vision, cornering, energy management, obstacles, drops, etc.; women’s camp in Fruita, March 24-26; mountain bike camp in Fruita, March 31 to April 2; cross country race camp in Fruita, April 14-16; six-day mountain bike camp in Fruita, April 21-26; women’s camp in Fruita, April 28-30; Series 2 mountain bike camp in Fruita, May 5-7; Denver cross country race camp, May 20-22. betterride.net
HIKING
Sunday
Cooley Lake Nature Walks; by South Suburban Parks and Recreation; ages 5 to adult; explore Cooley Lake wildlife area at South Platte Park; a naturalist-guided walk; 9:30-11 a.m.; area usually closed to public access to protect wildlife. sspr.org or 303-730-1022
March 17
Family Fun Walk; by South Suburban Parks and Recreation; 2-3:30 p.m.; at South Platte Park, 3000 W. Carson Drive, Littleton; watch for nearly 20 kinds of migrating ducks; $5 to $9 individual, $17 to $25 families. sspr.org or 303-730-1022
Ongoing
Trail work with Trails 2000; build and maintain trails and educate trail users; volunteers needed to do trailwork beginning in March. trails2000.org
Park weeding and trail maintenance; at Roxborough State Park, in Littleton; need for volunteers to work with trained crew leaders to pull, snip and collect noxious weeds and help maintain the hiking trails. 303-973-3959
Wilderness environmental service programs; with the Rocky Mountain Field Institute; in Colorado Springs; regular work days scheduled in the spring and fall at Garden of the Gods; preservation and restoration of wildlands and key natural areas and through environmental service, education and research; in concert with land management agencies. 719-471-7736 or rmfibox@qwest.net
Map and compass class; with the U.S. Geological Survey; a map, compass and orienteering class at 1 p.m. the first and third Fridays monthly in the map department at the Denver REI store, 1416 Platte St.; free. 303-756-3100 or rei.com
KAYAKING
Ongoing
Lessons and open pool sessions hosted by Golden River Sports; Tuesdays and Thursdays, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; reservations required; Golden Recreation Center. 303-215-9386
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 E. Asbury Ave. 303-433-3676 or confluencekayaks.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, in Colorado Springs. pikespeakwhitewaterclub.com
RUNNING
Sunday
2007 Runnin’ of the Green; 7K run and walk; also a 2-mile walk; starts and ends at McCormick’s Fish House and Bar, 17th and Wazee, in Denver; 10:15 a.m. 303-694-2030 or bkbltd.com
March 31
Dialysis Dash 5K; walk or run; in Grand Junction, $15; 9 a.m. 970-250-8592
April 1
Platte River Half Marathon and Buckhorn Exchange Relay; from downtown Littleton to the Buckhorn Exchange Restaurant at 10th Avenue and Osage Street in Denver; 9 a.m. platteriverhalf.com or 303-220-1037
SAILING
March 17
Eighth annual Spirit of Sailing Gala fundraiser; benefits children and Community Sailing of Colorado’s junior program; at Cableland, in Denver; 6:30 p.m. Blacktie-Colorado.com/rsvp or 303-757-7718
TRAIL RUNNING
April 7
Widowmaker Trail Runs; at Tabeguache Trailhead, southwest of Grand Junction; $3; a 7-mile run, rarely level, mostly singletrack, high desert trail run; also a tougher, 11-mile run; 10 a.m. 970-241-6478 or bloobarooo@yahoo.com
April 28
Garfield Grumble Extreme Trail Experience; try to run or walk about 5 miles; 2,000-foot elevation change; start at Palisade Trailhead at base of Mount Garfield in Grand Junction; $4; 8 a.m. 970-245-4382 or boogidieshoe@acsol.net
SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
Saturday
Lone Tree Ski Bus Trips; by South Suburban Parks and Recreation; chartered bus to Summit County ski resorts; depart at 6 a.m. from the Lone Tree Recreation Center and leave ski area at 3:30 p.m.; must be 18 years old or accompanied by an adult; $24. sspr.org or 303-347-5999
Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge; ski and snowboard giant slalom race and rail jam; 30 categories; free. skiloveland.com
Sunday
Arapahoe Basin Tele Tuneup and Babes Night Out in Summit County; for all levels; $100 includes yoga, full-day clinic, demo equipment and more; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. babesinthebackcountry.com or 970-453-4060
March 17
St. Patrick’s Day Rail Jam; at the Treeline Terrain Park; at Arapahoe Basin. arapahoebasin.com
March 22-25
Spring Jam at Aspen; new-school competitions with downtown concerts, parties and core cultural events; at Aspen Mountain. aspensnowmass.com
March 24
Vert Alert Terrain Park Competition Session No. 1; annual freestyle ski and snowboard competition at Love Park; at Loveland Ski Area. skiloveland.com
March 24
Crested Butte Tele Clinic and Babes Night Out; tele tuneup; for intermediate skiers and above; $100; includes pre-ski yoga, full-day clinic, demo equipment and more; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. babesinthebackcountry.com or 970-453-4060
April 7
11th annual 3-Pin Grin Telemark Festival; with some of the best local telemark skiers; also live music on the plaza; at Loveland. skiloveland.com
April 8-10; May 4-6
Backcountry Hut Trips to Summit County; for advanced intermediate and better; telemark, alpine or snowboard, women only; must have previous backcountry experience; April 8-10 – mother/daughter, May 4-6 – ski mountaineering; includes breakfast and dinner at the hut, lodging, snacks, backcountry safety equipment and guided instruction, and morning yoga; two-day trips, $250; three-day trips, $350. babesinthebackcountry.com or 970-453-4060
April 21
Vert Alert Terrain Park Competition Session No. 2; annual freestyle ski and snowboard competition at Love Park; at Loveland Ski Area. skiloveland.com
April 28
Sixth annual Corn Harvest Benefit Ski Party at Loveland Ski Area; for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. skiloveland.com
SNOWSHOEING/CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
March 17
Third annual North Routt Coureur des Bois Ski Marathon and Ultramarathon; 45K and 90K events; by the Steamboat Springs Nordic Council and the Steamboat Lake Snow Club. steamboatxcski.org
March 28
Learn to cross country ski or snowshoe; ages 12 to adult; meet at South Platte Park, 3000 W. Carson Drive, Littleton; lessons, rentals and trail pass packages available at the Breckenridge Nordic Center; choose skis or snowshoes or switch midday for one rental fee; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. sspr.org or 303-347-5999
WINTER ACTIVITIES
March 25-26
Special Olympics Winter Games; culmination of the winter sports season for the 550 athletes who annually participate in alpine skiing, cross country skiing, figure skating, snowshoeing and snowboarding; at Copper Mountain; by Special Olympics Colorado. coppercolorado.com
MISCELLANEOUS
Friday-Saturday
Banff Mountain Film Festival; in Crested Butte. banffcentre.ca/mountainculture
March 15
Savings Lives, Saving History Benefit Extravaganza; for the Ouray County Historical Museum and the Ouray Mountain Rescue Team; Karen Risch, historian, and special guests will present “The Ouray Mountain Rescue Team: The Early Years” at the Western Hotel in Ouray; includes an auction; part of the Ouray County Historical Society Museum’s Winter Mountaineering Lecture Series. 970-325-4576
