AVALANCHE AWARENESS
Ongoing
Friends of Berthoud Pass-hosted classes; Bob Tomsky, former Berthoud Pass Ski Patrol avalanche training director, provides backcountry travelers with a 2 1/2-hour classroom overview of avalanche awareness, avoidance, rescue and forecasting methods, skills; classes Wednesday (Winter Park), Dec. 15 (Denver), Jan. 6 (Winter Park), Jan. 14 (Denver) and Feb. 6-7 (on Berthoud Pass snow); 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
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING/ SNOWSHOEING
Saturday
• Citizens’ ski races; at the Crested Butte Nordic Center; other races Dec. 19, Jan. 9 and Jan. 16; course 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 ages 7 and under.
970-349-1707 or
• Tommelfest; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch near Tabernash; season kickoff celebration includes free lessons from the University of Denver nordic team and live music; $12 per person (includes food); 11 a.m.
Dec. 19-20
• Cross country ski and snowshoe season kickoff; sponsored by the Colorado Cross Country Ski Association and participating nordic centers and ranch resorts; Nordic Buck Certificates offer deals for skiers and snowshoers, beginners to experts; rental equipment available.
Dec. 27
Pazzo’s Eagle-Vail Holiday 5K/10K; at Eagle-Vail Pavilion; part of the Pedal Power Nordic Snowshoe Adventure Series; $20 to $35; 10:30 a.m. or 970-845-0931
SUBMISSIONS: Send info 14 to 21 days in advance to: OEcalendar@denverpost.com. Please include contact information. Items run on a space-available basis.
