Seniors Outdoors! announces activities
Seniors Outdoors! will host these activities:
A three-day car-camping trip to the Lee’s Ferry area near Page, Ariz., to hike Cathedral, Jackass and Soap Canyons will leave Tuesday and return Thursday. These hikes will involve considerable slickrock scrambling and are rated hard. Dogs are not allowed. For more information, email Lynn Coburn at harrisoncoburn@gmail.com or call 247-0914.
The Wednesday Wanderers will hike from Big Canyon to Skull Rock this week. Participants should meet at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the Big Canyon Trailhead next to High Country Toyota. The five-mile hike will be moderate. Dogs on a leash are welcome. Nonmembers should RSVP to Tom and Lydine Hannula at 884-9052.
For more information about Seniors Outdoors!, visit www.Seniorsoutdoors.org.
Mountain-bike clinic for women to be offered
A spring ladies mountain-bike clinic will be held May 4 and 5 in Durango.
Training on the first day will include proper position on the bike, braking and cornering followed by lunch and a ride with coaching.
On May 5, participants will tackle more challenging terrain and work on climbing, descending and successful completion of switchbacks.
All abilities are welcome. Participants will break into groups and focus on skills for each level. Participants will need a mountain bike, helmet, bike shorts, riding gloves, rain gear and snacks.
For more information, visit www.durangomountainbikecamp.com/ladies. For reservations, call 759-5585.
Vail Resorts reporting higher skier visits
BROOMFIELD – Skier visits this season at Vail Resorts Inc.’s seven resorts in Colorado and California have risen 5.5 percent from last season, with growth picking up through spring break and the Easter holiday, CEO Rob Katz said Monday.
Exact numbers weren’t released. The results were for the season through April 14 and didn’t take into account the reopening of Vail and Breckenridge resorts last weekend for one more weekend of skiing and riding after both resorts got hammered with new snow.
Katz said season-pass sales for next season are off to a strong start. He didn’t release details.
Alpine Championships to return to Tahoe resort
RENO, Nev. – The U.S. Alpine Championships are returning to Lake Tahoe next year.
The U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association announced Tuesday the event will be held for the second year in a row at Squaw Valley ski resort, home of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games.
Sponsors say the five days of competition March 19-23 will be a celebration of the closing of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi, Russia.
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