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. totalclimbing.com
CYCLING
Friday-Sunday; Monday-Tuesday
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.
jdssportcoaching.com
Saturday; 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.
jdssportcoaching.com
Sunday
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
HIKING/BACKPACKING
May 1
Naturalist-guided hike; 3 to 6 miles up Rabbit Mountain; South Suburban Parks and Recreation event for ages 18 and older; depart from South Platte Park (3000 W. Carson Drive) at 8 a.m., return about 4 p.m.; $22 ($19 district rate), includes transportation. or 303-347-5999
RUNNING
Saturday
• Heritage Adventure 10K and 5K; at Mountain Vista High School, Highlands Ranch; Bolder Boulder qualifier; $25-$45; 8:30 a.m. or
• Thunderchief 5K; run and walk; at CU campus in Boulder; $25.
Sunday
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.
bkbltd.com
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.
DenverArthritisWalk.kintera.org or
TRAIL RUNNING
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
SKIING/ SNOWBOARDING
Saturday
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
Saturday-Sunday
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
SKI AREA PROJECTED CLOSING DATES
Subject to change
Arapahoe Basin June 8
Aspen Highlands *April 27
Aspen Mountain Sunday
Beaver Creek Sunday
Breckenridge April 20
Buttermilk Closed
Copper Mountain Sunday
Crested Butte Sunday
Echo Mountain May 4
Eldora Sunday
Howelsen Hill Closed
Keystone Sunday
Loveland May 4
Monarch Sunday
Powderhorn Closed
Purgatory Closed
Silverton April 27
Ski Cooper Closed
Snowmass Sunday
Solvista Closed
Steamboat Closed
Sunlight *Sunday
Telluride Closed
Vail Sunday
Winter Park Sunday
Wolf Creek *April 27
*Open weekends only
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.
