SUBMISSIONS: Send info 14 to 21 days in advance to: OEcalendar@denverpost.com or send fax to 303-866-9004 (attn: Outdoor Extremes). Include contact info. Items runon a space-available basis.
CYCLING
Ongoing
RUNNING
Sunday
Chieftain Spring Runoff; 10 miles, 10K, 5K and two-mile walk; 9 a.m.; in Pueblo.
March 11
Full Moon Run; in Manitou Springs; 7 p.m.
March 14
5K on St. Patrick’s Day; in Colorado Springs; 10 a.m.
SKIING/SNOWBOARDING
March 21
Loveland slopestyle Vert Alert competition; all ages and abilities; $20 registration, includes lunch, T-shirt and opportunity to win prizes; also April 18.
SNOWSHOEING/CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Thursday
Learn to skate ski for free; at Crested Butte Nordic Center; reduced-price ski rentals available; 1 p.m.
Friday
Full Moon Ski and Ice Skating; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch near Winter Park; includes bonfire and hot chocolate; $5 trail pass, $5 for ski rental; 6:30 p.m.
Saturday
or 970-349-1707
March 10
Full Moon “Dessert at the Yurt” ski and snowshoe tour; at Crested Butte Nordic Center; reduced-price ski and snowshoe rentals available; $25; 7 p.m.
or 970-349-1707
March 14
Mesa Meltdown; 5K and 20K cross country skiing at Grand Mesa Skyway, on top of Grand Mesa.
970-434-9753 or
Ongoing
Snowshoe Girlfriend Getaway Days; in Estes Park; women-only groups, all ability levels; Thursdays and Fridays through March (also includes one Saturday, March 28); includes guide, snowshoes and poles; $35.
MISCELLANEOUS
March 29-30
Colorado Special Olympics Winter Games; 21st consecutive year at Copper Mountain; alpine skiing, cross country skiing, figure skating, snowshoeing and snowboarding. coppercolorado. com
