Outdoors & Rec

Mark your calendar with free concerts, snow sports competitions and pond skimming galore.

While Epic benefits are largely the same, Ikon is incentivizing season pass purchases with several new perks – including unlimited access to Arapahoe Basin.

Golden offers outdoor fun, shopping and great drinks and eats during all four seasons.

“It’s great for cardio, building muscles and bone health.”

“We work really hard to build an environment that we’re proud of.”

“Where you’re just skiing under the lights with your best friends, it almost doesn’t feel like any other competition.”

Even when the Stock Show isn’t in town, there’s plenty of Western spirit around these parts.

Ready to rise to the occasion? The Manitou Incline isn’t the only place to get a workout.

Discover seventeen affordable destinations, from independent ski areas to world-class resorts.

“I think there’s a real awareness at the Capitol that skiing is unattainable for a lot of people in this state.”

To expand and elevate our coverage of this city’s creative scene, we’re bringing back our Culture Editor position.

Embrace a new holiday tradition.

The legendary athlete will be posted up outside Union Station, where he will invite visitors to climb alongside him at Movement RiNo this afternoon.

Golden Gate Canyon State Park is now accepting applications for Christmas tree-chopping permits, and so is the City of Denver.

These are real liquid assets. Plunge into new pools and familiar favorites.

Bundle up and enjoy iconic views from these ten snowshoeing trails near Denver.

From a bathroom on a bike path where two teens were burned alive to old miner spirits on a rarely taken trail in Cripple Creek, these hikes are perfect for hunting ghosts…or making friends with them.

Take a scenic byway around the largest flat-top mountain in the world or hike trails in Aspen, Silverthorne, Crested Butte and more.

Celebrate the harvest season, shop at local farm stands and pick a peck at these eight apple orchards near Denver.

Moderate and strenuous routes with breathtaking scenery.