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Outdoor Extremes calendar: 12/2-12/9

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CYCLING

Ongoing

  •  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.

  •  Road ride each Saturday morning led by the staff of Bicycle Pedal’r bike shops in Highlands Ranch; 20 to 30 miles; weather permitting; open to intermediate and advanced riders.

  •  Road bike rides; weekday evenings and every weekend along the Front Range; 25 to 125 miles; intermediate to advanced; helmet required; hosted by the Rocky Mountain Cycling Club.

    RUNNING

    Sunday

    Denver’s Washington Park 4.4-miler; part of Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series; handicap system, with slower runners starting first, so everyone finishes at about same time; free for members, $5 for nonmembers; 9 a.m.

    Dec. 14

    Jingle Bell Run; at Washington Park, Denver; fundraiser for the Arthritis Foundation; 10 a.m.

    Dec. 20

    Steve’s Rudolph Ramble 5K; at City Park, Denver; 9 a.m.

    SKIING/SNOWBOARDING

    Dec. 12

    Venture Snowboards demo days; Loveland; free, lift ticket, drivers license and credit card for deposit required.

    Dec. 12-13

    U.S. Snowboarding Chevy Grand Prix; at Copper Mountain; Copper pros Clair and Dylan Bidez and other top snowboarders will compete in thekickoff to America’s largest competitive snowboarding

    Dec. 21

    Start of USASA Copper Mountain Series; at Copper Mountain; largest amateur snowboard series in North America; other series dates are Jan. 10-11, Jan. 23-25, Jan. 30-Feb. 1, Feb. 7-8, Feb. 21-22, March 1, March 8; competition in slalom, giant slalom, slopestyle, halfpipe, boardercross.

    Ongoing

  •  Loveland Park Rail Jam competition; for all abilities and ages, prizes for top finishers; Saturday, Jan. 3, Feb. 7; 1 p.m.

    SNOWSHOEING/CROSS COUNTRY SKIING

    Saturday

  •  Tennessee Pass Classic 5-Miler; at Tennessee Pass Nordic Center, Ski Cooper; part of Pedal Power Snowshoe Adventure Series; $20-$25; 10 a.m. or 970-845-0931

  •  Devil’s Thumb Ski Fest; all-day event includes free lessons, demos, Swix wax clinic.
    or 970-726-8231

  •  Winter Start 5K; cross country skiing at Grand Mesa Skyway on Grand Mesa; 11 a.m.
    970-434-9753 or

    Sunday

    Day of Infamy 8K snowshoe race; at Sunlight Mountain Resort, Glenwood Springs; snowshoes provided, dogs welcome; $20-$22; 10 a.m. 970-945-7491 or

    Dec. 13

    Colorado Cross Country Ski & Snowshoe Day; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash; all-day event includes free skate and classic lessons, barbecue and moonlight skiing.
    or 970-726-8231

    Dec. 14

    Ski and Soak Day; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch in Tabernash, skate lessons, yoga, heated-pool soaks; $100; 9:30 a.m.
    or or 800-933-4339

    Ongoing

  •  Citizens’ Races; at Crested Butte Nordic Center; Saturday, 13, 20, and Jan. 10 and 17; race length and style change each week; participants must register at the Nordic Center by 9:30 a.m. on race day; $12 for adults, $5 for ages 8-17, free for age 7 and under. , 970-349-1707

  •  Learn to skate ski for free; at Crested Butte Nordic Center; reduced-price ski rentals available; Thursday, Jan. 1, Feb. 5 and March 5; 1 p.m. , 970-349-1707

  •  Full Moon “Dessert at the Yurt” ski and snowshoe tour; at Crested Butte Nordic Center; Dec. 12, Jan. 10, Feb. 9 and March 10; reduced-priced ski and snowshoe rentals available; 7 p.m.; $25.
    , 970-349-1707

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