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Durango Nordic to send seven racers to nationals

Several Durango Nordic Ski Club members raced themselves onto the Rocky Mountain Division Junior National Team that will compete in the USSA Nordic Junior Nationals at the Trapp Family Lodge...

DATE: Feb 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

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Durango Nordic skier to race in NCAAs Rogan Brown, a 2010 graduate of Durango High School and alumnus of Durango Nordic Ski Club, qualified for the NCCA Nordic Skiing Championship...

DATE: Feb 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Purgatory freestylers earn spots in U.S. championships

Five Purgatory Freestyle Team skiers have earned honors to represent their team at the Marriott USSA Freestyle Junior Nationals March 10-16 at Park City, Utah. Hannah Smith will l...

DATE: Feb 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Learning how to ‘Go’

Terrain-based teaching helps reduce beginner skiers’ fear on the slopes

DATE: Feb 26, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Legend lends mystique to Columbia River span

CASCADE LOCKS, Ore. (AP) – Such a grandiose name for a bridge. But the Bridge of the Gods over the Columbia River between Cascade Locks and Stevenson, Wash., has a more colorful history than...

DATE: Feb 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

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Appalachian Trail presentation Tuesday Wildlife biologist Chris Schultz will present “Georgia to Maine on the Appalachian Trail: A 6-month Walk in the Woods” from 6 to 8 p.m. Tues...

DATE: Feb 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Gearing up for a new challenge

USA Cycling unveils ambitious mountain bike series

DATE: Feb 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Comfort is focus for ski gear next season

DENVER – Look for comfort, convenience and customization next fall when shopping for winter ski and snowboard gear. Buyers from around North America spent four days checking out p...

DATE: Feb 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Nepal slashing mountaineering fees for Mount Everest

KATMANDU, Nepal – Nepal will slash the climbing fees for Mount Everest to attract more mountaineers to the world’s highest peak, even as concerns grow about the environmental effects of clim...

DATE: Feb 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Online hunter education is available for youths

Youngsters in the Durango area can get a jump on the big-game hunting season through an Internet-based Hunter Education Course now being offered by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. Th...

DATE: Feb 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

4x4 racers complete Every Man Challenge

Jason Kaminsky and Richard Jenkins with Four Corners 4x4 finished in 10th place Feb. 6 in the Smittybilt Every Man Challenge Ultra4 Stock Class endurance race, which was held at the Johnson ...

DATE: Feb 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

Knapp and Grotts are snowshoe warriors

4th annual event held at Nordic Center

DATE: Feb 13, 2014 | CATEGORY: Outdoors

About a dozen cutbow trout thrown from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife truck

Durango High School baseball defeats Montrose 8-4 on Saturday

Photos: Senior day for Durango High School boys lacrosseDHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

DHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

Photos/video: Galloping alongThe Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

The Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

Photos: It’s all about sportsmanship at annual Bowker Games

Play ball: Demons in action at homeDurango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Durango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Photos: Hands Off! RallyAbout 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

About 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

Photos: Hadestown Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

DHS lost to Grand Junction High School 10-4 on Friday afternoon