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Eldora Mountain Resort opening Friday
On Friday, Boulder County's only ski resort will open at 9 a.m. with a 24-inch base of packed powder and machine-made snow. The ski area plans to have four lifts and four trails open from morning until 4 p.m. Full Story

Boulder clinic with cyclocross pro Joachim Parbo teaches advanced skills
Three-time Danish national cyclocross champion Joachim Parbo will lead an advanced skills clinic on Monday. Full Story

Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo promises deals, fun
Beyond the deals on skis, boards and clothing at this year's Colorado Ski and Snowboard Expo, there's plenty of entertainment to be had -- especially for kids. Full Story

3 new guide books available for Boulder-area climbs
Bob D'Antonio's book, "Boulder Canyon Rock Climbs," put out by Wolverine Publishing in Silt, is one of several shiny new guidebooks that came on the market this year for Boulder climbing areas. Full Story

Show goes on for Boulder's Adventure Film Festival, despite Jonny Copp's death
Those outside the Boulder-based Adventure Film Festival might have wondered whether it would be orphaned after May's death of festival director Jonny Copp, who was killed in an avalanche -- along with Micah Dash and Wade Johnson, both of Boulder -- on an expedition to climb a remote mountain in western China. Full Story

SKI SEASON PREVIEW: Colorado downhill skiing looking up
Lucky for bargain hunters, Colorado ski resorts have responded to last year's slumping season. Resorts are offering more flexible, more deeply discounted and extended-length promotions and incentives to lure skiers and snowboarders back to the slopes. Full Story

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

Nearly Naked Mile: CU-Boulder clothing drive leaves runners almost nude
The student branch of the CU Alumni Association will host its fifth-annual Nearly Naked Mile -- a clothing drive and run -- at 9 p.m. Thursday at the Koenig Alumni Center. 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

Warren Miller's 'Dynasty': All in the family (VIDEO)
Dangerous terrain, thick trees, vertical cliffs and rolling avalanches have nothing on Chris Anthony, a veteran world extreme skiing champ. 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

Sandrock: Jason Hartmann races into the spotlight On Running
Jason Hartmann has always picked his training partners well. 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

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