Calendar submissions
Send info 14 to 21 days in advance to OEcalendar@denverpost.com or send fax to 303-866-9004 (attn: Outdoor Extremes). Include a contact number. Items run on a space-available basis.
CLIMBING
Ongoing
Climbing courses; rock and ice, indoor and outdoor; various levels and techniques; in Boulder and Estes Park; by Colorado Mountain School; also mountaineering and rescue clinics, belay and rope techniques; prices vary.
CYCLING
Sunday
Women’s road cycling skills clinic; at Littleton; $30 for ACA members, $40 for nonmembers.
April 11-13, 14-15
Mountain bike skills and training camps; at Moab; two camps for recreational to beginner cross country cyclists; includes dinner, guided trail rides; $295 for one session, $550 for both.
April 12, May 3, May 24
Elephant Rock training ride; at Deer Creek Canyon and Chatfield Reservoir; for beginning to intermediate recreational cyclists; $15; 10 a.m.
April 13
BMX racing; at County Line BMX, northeast corner of David A. Lorenz Regional Park (Colorado Boulevard at County Line Road); South Suburban Parks and Recreation event for all ages; bring your bike; 10 a.m.
303-798-7515
April 19
or 303-347-5999
May 4
12th annual Rose Hill Bike Rally; 50K and 100K cycling; family-oriented road ride in farm country near Grand Junction; fundraiser for Rose Hill Hospitality House (affiliated with St. Mary’s Hospital of Grand Junction); all ages, abilities welcome; helmet required; $20, $30.
May 10
Women’s MTB skills clinic; at Jefferson County; $60 for ACA members, $70 for nonmembers.
July 26-28
19th annual Courage Classic; at Copper Mountain; fundraiser for Children’s Hospital; three-day, 157-mile cycling adventure; includes 35-mile family ride.
Ongoing
Track workouts; at Harvard Gulch Park (South Pearl and Warren), Denver; Tuesdays, 7:30 a.m.
or 303-744-2766
HIKING/BACKPACKING
Tuesday
Wilderness Trekking School; at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden; learn how to travel safely in the backcountry; Colorado Mountain Club presents five Tuesday lectures and five one-day field sessions (Thursdays, Saturdays or Sundays); practice new skills, meet new friends; classes start April 8, 6:30-9:30 p.m.; $80.
or 303-279-3080, ext. 2
June 21
Shoshoni Peak Scramble; Sierra Club hike; 10 miles round trip; 2,400 feet elevation gain; free; 7 a.m.
720-837-0074
RUNNING
Sunday
April 12
April 13
Go Metro State Downtown 5K; at Denver; 8 a.m. 303-556-2730
or
April 19
Spank Blasing Memorial 5K/10K; run and fun walk; at Massari Arena on the CSU-Pueblo campus; fundraiser for the RMAC school’s athletic department; goodie bag for all participants; $25-$30 (race day); 9 a.m.
April 20
Strides for Epilepsy 5K; at Washington Park, Denver; 9 a.m.
April 26, May 18
Walks to fight arthritis; April 26 at Denver City Park, May 18 at Redstone Park in Highlands Ranch; form a team or participate as an individual.
or
TRAIL RUNNING
Saturday
Widowmaker Trail Runs; Grand Junction area; approximately 7 and 11 miles; start at Tabeguache trailhead on Monument Road; 10 a.m. 970-241-6478
April 26
Garfield Grumble; extreme 5-mile trail experience; start at East Garfield trailhead, northwest of Palisade; $5; 8 a.m.
970-245-4382
May 3
Women’s River Trail 5K; start at the Pepsi plant on the Redlands, west of downtown Grand Junction; 9 a.m.970-257-9267
May 31
Water Tower 5-mile desert run; northwest of the airport, Grand Junction; 7:30 a.m.
970-241-6478
SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
Saturday
New Belgium Brewing Scavenger Hunt; at Loveland Ski Area; sign up in teams of up to four participants and compete to solve the clues while exploring the mountain prizes for winners. 970-356-9727 or
April 12
Orage Pros and Powder Tour; at Loveland Ski Area; valid lift ticket carries the opportunity to meet and ski with the pros, join them for a ski party and enter to win an all-expenses-paid trip to Retallack Cat Skiing in the Selkirk Mountains.
970-356-9727 or
April 12-13
48th annual Loveland Derby; alpine race hosted by Loveland Ski Area and Loveland Race Club.
303-571-5580, ext. 169
April 19
Vert Alert Terrain Park Competition; freestyle ski and snowboard. 970-356-9727 or
April 26
Corn Harvest Benefit Ski Party; at Loveland Ski Area; fundraiser for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center; food, beer, raffles and a fun day of skiing for a good cause.
970-356-9727 or
LECTURES/CLASSES
April 26
GPS with Paper Maps; Sierra Club class and field exercise includes two hours of practical application in Boulder Open Space/Mountain Park; bring day pack with plenty of water, your GPS and manual, and snack; map sheets, handouts provided; free; 9 a.m.720-837-0074
May 3
GPS Routes and Trakback; Sierra Club class for intermediate GPS owners; instruction and field practice (Boulder Open Space/Mountain Park) in setting, following routes; bring day pack with plenty of water, your GPS and manual, and snack; free; 9 a.m.
720-837-0074
Ongoing
