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Meet the Local Nonprofit Responsible for Nearly Every Trail on Colorado’s Fourteeners
The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has built sustainable routes on 36 14,000-foot peaks in the past 30 years.
The Colorado Fourteeners Initiative has built sustainable routes on 36 14,000-foot peaks in the past 30 years.
This Mother’s Day, celebrate your adventure mom by giving her what she really wants: sweat and rest.
The project to more accurately measure vertical heights across the United States will impact floodplain mapping, land surveys, and, yes, your cardboard peak-bagging signs.
You barely need to leave downtown to score the best views over Boulder.
Stock your daypack with these critical items before every hike. Plus, our favorite products from local Colorado brands.
After suffering a herniated disk, Joshua Berman was given one directive from his doctor: Walk a lot.
The West End region of Colorado is eager to replace coal with tourism, as long as visitors can behave themselves.
Spend a winter morning playing in fluffy powder on this moderately challenging out-and-back that climbs to a frozen lake layered with snow.
Rocky Talkie’s new Community Channels initiative makes it simple for people to call for help in the mountains, no matter what radio they use.
Chances are just about everyone will be able to find a reason—or two—to head to the Windsor adventure spot.
’Til shred do you part.
Stay warm—but not too warm—in shoulder season.
When an avalanche happens, first responders need to act quickly. But how do you prepare for something as unpredictable as a natural disaster? We went behind the scenes with Clear Creek County agencies to find out.
Home to the only Sno-Go Ride Center in the state, Winter Park offers visitors a hassle-free way to get into ski biking.
Don’t put your pup’s adventuring on ice because of a few snowflakes.
Meander through meadows blanketed in snow and studded with evergreens on your way to a frozen tarn with a soaring mountain backdrop.
These Coloradans were. Here, they relive the darkest moments on I-70 and propose possible solutions so it doesn’t happen again.
There’s something for everyone in this Rocky Mountain town, from best-in-class outdoor recreation to delicious eats to historic haunts.
Let Fido roam freely at our favorite off-leash dog parks in the Denver metro area.
Ski injuries suck. We asked Colorado ski patrollers and mountain operations officials for their best tips to stay healthy on the slopes this winter.