The Hit List: The snow season has arrived A few more Colorado resorts have joined Loveland and Arapahoe Basin in opening early this weekend. Copper Mountain opens today with the fifth-annual Lift-Off Festival, and Wolf Creek Ski Area opened with more than four feet of snow. Full Story
Boulder ski clubs host expo at Boulder High Nordic skiers have a chance to take the buyer-beware out of used equipment at Wednesday night's expo and ski swap at Boulder High School, hosted by the Boulder Nordic Club and Boulder Junior Nordic Racing Team. Full Story
MSA tells gyms to stop using its auto-belay descenders MSA, the manufacturer of an auto-belay descender, issued a stop-use notice to climbing gyms on Oct. 14 after officials "very recently became aware of two incidents where climbers using Redpoint Descenders experienced rapid rates of descent resulting in injuries," according to the notice. Full Story
Man overcomes paralysis to complete Denver Marathon DENVER -- His right knee ached because of a ligament strain, and his groin stung because of a hernia diagnosed just last Tuesday, but those were hardly the biggest obstacles Steve Baker overcame to run the Denver Marathon on Sunday. Full Story
Steve Levin and his new guide to Eldorado adventure Few people dare to climb on Eldorado Canyon's Rotwand, a russet-colored wall at the mouth of the canyon whose vertical facade is a mosaic of puzzle pieces somehow tacked together. This fragile cliff is guarded by a steep approach gully even looser than the wall itself. Full Story
Loveland opens today, A-Basin on Friday And the winner is ... Loveland. Boasting its earliest opening day in 40 years, Loveland officials announced Tuesday that the area will open for skiing Wednesday. Full Story
Month was drier than normal I n September, there were no 90-degree temperatures, there was no frost, and although we flirted with snow -- Nederland got a couple of inches -- there was none of that either in Boulder. Full Story
Weidner: The key to success I just spent five weeks at the limestone paradise of Ceuse, France, where, save for a few exceptional moments, my climbing performance was pitiful; where I achieved one climbing goal but botched another; where I left wondering whether I'd succeeded or failed. Full Story
Running: Shaping up for the Bolder Boulder Every Memorial Day for the last 30 years, the streets of Boulder have crowded with participants in what has become the second-largest race in the country and the largest Memorial Day celebration outside of Washington, D.C. Full Story
Taking five while climbing in southern France My frequent partner Alex Honnold thinks I'm a lazy sloth. I guess I can't blame him. I can easily sleep 12 hours straight after a hard day of climbing, then do almost nothing for the entire day afterward. That's how I recharge for another day of battle on the rock. Full Story
Boulder boy, 11, to attempt 14 Colorado 14ers in 14 days Starting Friday, Boulder's Matt Moniz, 11, and a group of family and friends will attempt to climb 14 of Colorado's 14ers in 14 days to raise money to help pay the medical bills of an ailing friend, Ian Hess. Full Story
The new wave: Colorado river surfing The sight of kayakers playing on standing river waves is a familiar sight in Colorado, but surfers? Over the past few years, landlocked beach bros have discovered that river waves can be surfed almost like ocean waves. Full Story
