SUBMISSIONS: Send information 14 to 21 days in advance to: OEcalendar@denverpost.com or send fax to 303-866-9004 (attn: Outdoor Extremes). Include contact information. Items run on a space-available basis.
AVALANCHE AWARENESS
Saturday-Sunday
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 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
CYCLING
Ongoing
• Road rides each weekend in the south Denver area hosted by 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.
RUNNING
Sunday
• Platte River Trail 7-mile Race; run and racewalk; start/finish at The Platte River Bar and Grill, 5995 S. Santa Fe Drive; part of the Rocky Mountain Road Runners Trophy Series; handicap system, with slower runners starting first, so everyone finishes at about the same time; free to members, $5 for nonmembers; 9 a.m. .
• Super Bowl 5K; at Washington Park; 3.1 miles, plus kids’ fun run; $30 (adults); 10 a.m.
Feb. 14
Assurant Health Valentine’s Day 5K; at Washington Park; 3.1 miles, plus kids’ fun run; $30 (adults); 10 a.m.
CROSS COUNTRY SKIING/ SNOWSHOEING
Thursday; March 4
Learn to Skate Ski for Free; clinics at Crested Butte Nordic Center; reduced-priced ski rentals available; 1 p.m. 970-349-1707 or
Saturday
24th annual Alley Loop Nordic Ski Marathon; Colorado Cup Series race at Crested Butte; includes course lengths of 1 1/2K, 3K, 5K, 10K, 21K and 42K; 9:30 a.m. or 970-349-1707
Feb. 20
Street Swell Winter Triathlon; at CMC Timberline campus in Leadville; 8K skiing, 10K biking, 5K snowshoeing; $45 to $50; 10 a.m.
or 970-845-0931
Feb. 26
Moonlight Grand Huts Progressive Dinner; at Devil’s Thumb Ranch near Tabernash; $50 for adults, $15 for children; 5:30 p.m.
