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Outdoor Extremes calendar: 4/14-4/21
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Outdoor Extremes calendar: 4/14-4/21

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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 run on a space-available basis.

Ski area closing dates

Arapahoe Basin — June TBA

Aspen Highlands — April 26*

Aspen Mountain — Closed

Beaver Creek — Closed

Breckenridge — Sunday

Buttermilk — Closed

Copper — Sunday

Crested Butte — Closed

Echo Mountain — April 25

Eldora — Closed

Howelsen Hill — Closed

Keystone — Closed

Loveland — May 3

Monarch — Closed

Powderhorn — Closed

Purgatory — Closed

Silverton — Sunday

Ski Cooper — Closed

Snowmass — Closed

SolVista — Closed

Steamboat — Closed

Sunlight — Closed

Telluride — Closed

Vail — Sunday

Winter Park — Sunday

Wolf Creek — Closed

*Open weekends

Note: All dates subject to change

CLIMBING

May 30

Women’s introduction to rock climbing; Boulder area; also June 21; $100; 8 a.m.womenswilderness.org or 303-938-9191

CYCLING

May 3

Mountain biking skills clinic for women; Boulder area; also May 31, June 27; instruction covers cornering, body positioning, using clips, climbing, descending, basic bike maintenance; $100; 8 a.m.
or 303-938-9191

May 16

Aspen’s 15th annual Ride for the Pass; 10-mile bike race and recreational ride benefits the Independence Pass Foundation; $40 for individuals, $70 for families.
or

Ongoing

  •  Bike tune-ups, hosted by Community Cycles, Saturdays at the Boulder Farmer’s Market, 13th Street and Canyon; also pick up bike maps and get cycling safety info; tune-ups $20.

  •  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.

    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 or

  •  Open-pool sessions and beginner and expert lessons hosted by Confluence Kayaks; 8-10 p.m. Tuesdays; lesson with gear, $49, open-pool access only, $10; reservations required; University of Denver’s El Pomar Natatorium, 2201 E. Asbury Ave. 303-433-3676 or

  •  Roll clinic and open-pool sessions; at locations in Golden, Englewood, Lakewood and Longmont; hosted by the Boulder Outdoor Center; online registration, reservations required; $10. 303-444-8420 or

    RUNNING

    Saturday-July 18

    Running school for endurance runners and triathletes; learn how to run faster, stronger, stay healthy; 10-week sessions; two locations, Greenwood Village and Edgewater; $20 drop-in or $150 for 10 weeks.
    or triforthecure-denver.com

    April 25

    Forever Buffs 5K; at University of Colorado campus in Boulder the morning of the spring football game; $15; 8 a.m.

    May 2

    Wondergirl 5K for girls and women; at Long’s Park near Central High School in Grand Junction; 9 a.m.gotrwesterncolorado.org or 970-257-9267

    May 3

    Stapleton Central Park 5-mile race; in Denver; part of the Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series; 8 a.m.

    May 16

  •  Water Conservation Fun Run 1K and 5K; at Northridge Park in Highlands Ranch; benefits Great Western Institute, a water-conservation organization; $20-$30; 9 a.m.
    or 720-641-6136

  •  Mike the Headless Chicken 5K; part of Fruita festival; 9 a.m. or 970-858-0360

    TRAIL RUNNING

    Saturday

    Fruitvale 5K run and walk; at Grand Junction; 9:30 a.m. 970-986-9140

    May 23

    Garfield Grumble trail run; in Palisade; $5; 8 a.m. 970-245-4243 or 970-245-4382

    SAILING

    May 14

    Monthly meeting of the Salty Dog Sailing Club; at Charlotte’s Web, 5271 E. 52nd Ave.; topic: “Sailing Italy”; 5:30-8 p.m.
    or 303-986-4792

    May 16

    Annual Ladies Day Sail; at Chatfield Reservoir; hosted by the Salty Dog Sailing Club; for information, e-mail Membership@Saltydog.org.
    or 303-986-4792

    SKATEBOARDING/MOUNTAINBOARDING

    May 9-10

    Buffalo Bill Downhill; skateboarding at Lookout Mountain Road in Golden; only 96 entries accepted; $100.bbdownhill.com

    SKIING/SNOWBOARDING

    Saturday

    Vert Alert; at Loveland Ski Area; two sessions of terrain park slopestyle competition for amateurs; $10,000 in prizes; all ages and abilities invited to participate; $20 fee includes lunch, T-shirt.

    April 25

    Corn Harvest Benefit party for the Colorado Avalanche Information Center; food, beer and raffles.

    TRIATHLON

    April 23-July 23

    Tri for the Cure bike/run training; at Cherry Creek Reservoir; train for an easy transition off the bike; Thursday nights 6-7:30 p.m.; $15 drop-in session or six for $72.
    or triforthecure-denver.com

    Through July 26

    Tri for the Cure swim clinics; at the University of Denver Coors Fitness Center; comprehensive swim training for triathletes; Sundays, 1-3 p.m.; $25 per clinic or eight for $160.
    or
    triforthecure-denver.com

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