Got the itch? There are more powder stashes and corn-covered peaks along the I-70 corridor than you could ski/snowboard in a lifetime—all within a short drive of downtown Denver. Local legend and guidebook author Brian Litz runs down three favorite spots to get it on.
A few years ago, I slipped out of the office for [...]
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THE SECRETS OF I-70
Take a Sip of Backcountry Lite
Say you don’t want to slog for hours to earn your turns but you do want deep powder, solitude and other amenities those beasts with the skins enjoy. You are a perfect candiate for the slackcountry, my friend. And we know just where you can find it.
We traversed the ridge for what seemed like more [...]
Brain Freeze
Sure, you know how to find a beacon in a parking lot and dig a pit, but there’s a lot more to avalanche safety than simply carrying the mandatory rescue gear and looking at snow crystals. The most important thing to carry? It’s in your head.
Harold Huckjam and three friends leave the parking lot for [...]
Salida’s Soul
With plenty of options for untracked lines and an authentic vibe, the little town that rocks makes for a perfect close-to-home winter weekend.Salida is still a bit off the radar when it comes to backcountry goodness, but just three hours from Denver, it offers up a whole platter of powdery ski and snowboard options for [...]
Free-Heel Freaks
What’s the best way to prove you rule the backcountry? Enter an uphill race and grind it out
2010 BEAVER CREEK SHOWSHOE ADVENTURE SERIES
February 7 & March 7 • Beaver Creek
Curious to see just how fast you can move in shoeshoes? Try the East-West 5K Quest, or the more competitive 10K, on February 7th. If you [...]
Explorer Eric Larsen
With a plan to tag the summit of Mount Everest and the North and South Poles all in one year, this adventurer is raising awareness about global warming by traveling to the places that are changing the most.
Eric Larsen is a throwback, an explorer in the mold of Admiral Peary and Roald Amundsen, but his [...]
The Last Descent
Locals tackle China’s Yangtze to raise awareness of disappearing rivers.
Grand Junction resident Travis Winn’s father had been running exploratory river expeditions in western China for as long as Winn could remember, and he inherited his father’s obsession. By the time he was 16, Winn was exploring the major rivers of the provinces of Tibet, Sichuan, [...]
Quote of Note
“We acknowledge that some items … are funny, but sometimes you have to put yourselves in the shoes of the victim and not lose sight of that.”
-Steamboat Springs Police Captain Joel Rae to the local paper after The Jay Leno Show mocked an incident that occurred in the 2900 block of West Acres Drive on [...]
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The amount of energy Movement Climbing + Fitness, Boulder’s newest and greenest climbing gym, gets from solar panels and solar thermal heaters.
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The Lake Effect
Uncrowded Ice at the Other Ouray
Climbers from around the world know Ouray, Colorado, for its impressive free ice park. But ask even local climbers about the Lake City Ice Park (lakecityiceclimbs.com) and you’ll most likely get a blank stare.
Blame it on tiny Lake City’s baby brother status—it only claims about a dozen major routes, ranging [...]
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