Today's Night & Day featured event: Get your wax on with outdoor Divas

Sure, ladies, there is a downside to skiing: You have to take care of the darned gear if you want to schuss the slopes smoothly and without mishaps. But Colorado's twin women's gear shacks, outdoor Divas, understands your consternation about this lowly task, which especially plagues those of you who don't have (or want) a guy around the house to do it for you.

No need to play helpless: Not when both outdoor Divas shop locations are hosting Women, Wax and Wine, a relaxed opportunity to go over basics of ski and snowboard waxing and learn how to tune your own gear and keep your edge on with others of your own kind. Start sippin' and slidin' tonight at 7 p.m. at the Boulder store, 1133 Pearl Street (303-449-3482). Denver's outdoor Divas den, 2717 E. 3rd Avenue (303-320-3482), will do the same next week at 6:30 p.m. on January 15. Reservations are requested at both stores. For more information log on to the outdoor Divas website. -- Susan Froyd

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