AVALANCHE AWARENESS
Wednesday
Start of the Friends of Berthoud Pass avalanche awareness classes for the 2009-10 season; first class in Colorado Springs; Bob Tomsky, former Berthoud Pass Ski Patrol avalanche training director, provides backcountry travelers with 2 1/2-hour classroom overview of avalanche awareness, avoidance, rescue and forecasting methods, skills; classes Nov. 6 (in Denver), Nov. 10 (Boulder), Nov. 11 (Golden), Nov. 14 (Breckenridge), Nov. 18 (Boulder), Nov. 19 (Golden), more classes in December and January; open to the public; $5 minimum donation; 7 p.m.
Send questions via e-mail to Friends of Berthoud Pass at fobp_info@yahoo.com
RUNNING
Nov. 7
14th annual Littleton Stride 5K; at Ketring Park near Littleton Historical Museum; $15 to $25; 8:30 a.m.
or 303-347-3478
Nov. 8
Westminster City Park 9-mile race; part of the Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series; 9 a.m.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING
Nov. 27-29
Thanksgiving Training Camp; at Crested Butte; instructors typically include former Olympians; all clinics conducted at elevations higher than 8,800 feet.
970-349-1707 or
MISCELLANEOUS
Thursday
Moving Mountains with Wendy Booker presentation on climbing the Seven Summits with MS; at the Denver Newspaper Agency building, 101 W. Colfax Ave.; sponsored by The Women’s Wilderness Institute; proceeds help provide scholarships for girls wilderness programs as well as wilderness recovery retreats for women; $100; 6 p.m.
or 303-938-9191
SUBMISSIONS
Send info 14 to 21 days in advance to: OEcalendar@denverpost.com. Please include contact information. Items run on a space-available basis.
