Coloradans kick butt in Xterra Mountain Championship triathlon

You don’t want to go up against a local in a race like the Xterra Mountain Championship at Beaver Creek: On Saturday Vail’s Josiah Middaugh set a new course record on his way to winning the triathlon with a 19-second lead over Scott Wealing (Boulder) and Brian Smith (Gunnison), making…

This Weekend in Stoke: Top 5 ways to bust a move and bust your butt

Kick it! Local photographer Terry “The Rat” Ratzlaff — best known for his snowboarding and action sports photography — is one of ten featured artists at tonight’s 1st annual Sole Food art show presented by Division West at Black Book Gallery, 555 Santa Fe Drive, from 6 p.m. to midnight…

Roads? Where we’re going we don’t need roads

The Colorado Roadless Project and the Outdoor Alliance have a cool new campaign promoting their efforts to protect Colorado’s 4.2 million acres of National Forest lands currently designated as “Roadless Areas” for mountain biking, hiking, climbing, paddling, backcountry skiing and snowboarding, and other outdoor activities. They’re breaking out the big…

Films announced for Snowboard on the Rocks, September 16

Tickets go on sale on Saturday at 10 a.m. for the second annual Snowboard on the Rocks at Red Rocks. The September 16 event will feature the world premieres of three films: TB20 is the twentieth-anniversary installment of the Totally Board series from Standard Films, Familia 2 is the second…

This weekend in stoke: Top five ways to work out and work it out

Gimme a Breck! The Babes in the Backcountry babes are leading by-women/for-women mountain bike skills clinics today at 10 a.m. as part of the Breck Bike Week festivities (meet at the Expo village at Blue River Plaza, $35 suggested donation). Afterwards, the International Mountain Bicycling Association will be hosting a…

Colorado Céilí

The three-day Colorado Irish Festival begins tonight with live music on three stages and an expo village showcasing all aspects of Irish culture (yes, there will be a pub). Two of the most popular events will take place tomorrow, however: the Western Region U.S. Feis Irish Dance Competition and the…

Trimming the Fat

The first annual TreadFest Charity Mountain Biking Festival at Winter Park Resort benefits the National Sports Center for the Disabled and the American Red Cross Mile High Chapter, following in the fat-tire tracks of the Fat Tire Classic after that event’s title sponsor called it quits last year at the…

Naked Glory

“Burlesque isn’t just about stripping; it’s about the art of it, the tease, the glitter and glamour of getting your clothes off with style,” says Lola Spitfire, one of the producers of the second annual Colorado Burlesque Festival, which starts shaking its naughty bits tonight at 8 p.m. with a…

Purple Mountain Majesties

Fourth of July festivities in Breckenridge fire up at 7 a.m. for the fifth annual Independence Day 10K Trail Run, which starts and finishes in Carter Park ($25 pre-registration at www.townofbreckenridge.com or $30 on race day). Afterward, catch the 9:30 a.m. start of the Firecracker 50 mountain-bike race – the…

Tour de Breck

Last year, the League of American Bicyclists awarded Breckenridge its Silver-Level Bicycle-Friendly Community status. Now Breck’s going for the gold: Breck Bike Week gets under way today with a 7:30 a.m. Tour de France viewing party, all-day demos and guided “Tour de Town Trails” excursions starting at 10 a.m. Other…

The Outlaws’ Orange Glare

The Denver Outlaws lacrosse team started its 2011 season with a bang, going undefeated in its first handful of games, and will clash with rivals the Boston Cannons tonight at 7 p.m. before the big fireworks show at Invesco Field at Mile High. “We like to say there will be…

The Bombs Bursting in Air

For the biggest display of patriotic pyrotechnics in the state, don’t miss the Colorado Rapids 4thFest show at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, 6000 Victory Way in Commerce City, where relatively lax noise and air-space restrictions and a partnership with Zambelli Fireworks Internationale make for an explosive combination. The Rapids (Major…

O’er the Land of the Free

On July 4, 1911, less than two months after the Colorado National Monument received its official designation as the newest feather in the cap of the National Park Service, park superintendent John Otto climbed 450 feet to the top of the canyon’s most iconic sandstone monolith and – planting an…