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AVALANCHE AWARENESS
Friday-Sunday
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
Saturday-Sunday
CSU Rams Cycling Road Race Weekend; in Fort Collins; a three-event weekend includes a morning team time trial followed by a road race and the 21st annual Oval Criterium race held in the historic part of the CSU campus; $20-$65. ramscycling.com
April 11-15
Moab Spring Mountain Bike Skills Training Camp; covers on-bike skills required for riding all kinds of terrain, confidence-building, and reinforcement of foundational knowledge of the sport. jdssportcoaching.com or 303-736-2198
Ongoing
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
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
Saturday
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
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
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
Saturday
Sharin’ O’ the Green 5K Run/Walk; at Library Park in Fort Collins; an official Bolder Boulder qualifier; also the Shamrock Scurry free kids’ run; $20-$25; 8:30 a.m. partnersmentoringyouth.org
A Run Through Time Half Marathon; at Riverside Park in Salida; very hilly runs on dirt and gravel roads (mostly dry); up to 9,000-foot elevation with 2,000 feet of total climbing; $25-$40; also a 2-mile fun run for $2; 9 a.m. salidarec.com/ccrc
Carbon Valley 5K Run/Walk; also a 1-mile fun run; at Frederick High School; rain, snow or shine; $10-$25; 9 a.m. 303-776-2927, ext. 221
5K on St. Patrick’s Day; race is a flat, easy course, down and back up Tejon Street; also a kids’ run at 11 a.m.; at Acacia Park in Colorado Springs; $5-$22; 10 a.m. csgrandprix.com
March 24
FastForward 4-Miler; at Boulder Reservoir in Boulder; flat, out-and-back course; race will be chip timed with mile splits, and results will include individualized training zones by pace; $20-$30; 9 a.m.. 303-440-1975 or fastforwardsports.net/4mile
March 31
E-Days Blaster Dash 5K and Blaster Blitz Kids Half-Mile; at Colorado School of Mines in Golden; traverses the Colorado Mines campus; an official Bolder Boulder qualifier; $5-$25; 8 a.m. edaysblasterdash.com
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.303-220-1037 or platteriverhalf.com
SAILING
Saturday
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
SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
Saturday
St. Patrick’s Day Rail Jam; at the Treeline Terrain Park; at Arapahoe Basin. arapahoebasin.com
March 21-25
Countrywide American Ski Classic; at Golden Peak in Vail; both professional and amateur ski racing. vvf.org/athletic/skiclassic.php
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
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 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
SNOWSHOEING/CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Saturday
America’s Uphill 2007; at the Base of Aspen Mountain at the Silver Queen Gondola, in Aspen; a 3,267-vertical-foot climb up Aspen Mountain to an elevation of 11,212 feet using snowshoes, track skis, telemark skis or alpine touring gear; $30-$40; 7 a.m. utemountaineer.com or 970-925-2849
North Routt Coureur des Bois Ski Marathon and Ultramarathon; at Hahn’s Peak, Steamboat Lake; 45K and 90K; modern-day cross country ski racing; on expertly groomed trail; both courses are single loop through Colorado State Park land and U.S. National Forest land; hilly and challenging; multiple age divisions; $75-$85; 7:30 a.m. steamboatxcski.org
Free Snowshoe “Fun Fit” Hike in Rocky Mountain National Park; meet at the Justice Center in Boulder; with Outdoor Boot Camp at Fitness For Living; hike to Mills Lake; learn to use a GPS to trace your route; free, for adults of average fitness; snowshoe rentals available; 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. fitliv.com or 303-443-8141
March 30-31
Elk Mountains Grand Traverse; start in Crested Butte; backcountry ski race between the towns of Crested Butte and Aspen; $250 per team. elkmountaintraverse.org
March 31
Breckenbeiner 60K skiathlon; at Breckenridge Nordic Center in Breckenridge. breckenridgenordic.com
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
Thursday
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
