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OUT THERE: Rockers all over the slopes this year
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Ski season is starting to pick up — which means it’s time to put away your rock skis and pick up some rocker skis. Rocker is the big buzzword in the ski industry this year. The idea is... Full story

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OUT THERE: Ski trends that have come and gone
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OUT THERE: iPhone apps put outdoors at your fingertips
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OUT THERE: Beat the November blahs. Or maybe just stay inside, watch TV
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November is no month to be outdoors. It’s... Full story

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A mountain biker rides through the Yucca Flats in Palmer Park on a nice fall day.
OUT THERE: Hot bike trails for the cool months
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Fall can be a frustrating time for outdoors fanatics. As the days grow shorter and colder and the high country is blanketed by snow, the options for outings shrink. Mountain bikers, however, should take heart. One advantage of living in an arid... Full story
Outdoor Fitness Instructor Greg Wiggins demonstrated the leg swing with poles conditioning excercise. Wednesday October 14th, 2009 KIRK SPEER, THE GAZETTE
OUT THERE: Hit the gym before you hit the slopes
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It starts with a gentle soreness in your lower back or quads, after your second or third ski run of the year. By lunchtime, each turn increases the burn in muscles that haven’t been used this way in months. By the end of the day, walking to... Full story
A climber ascends a technical route in Penitente Canyon, near the mysterious rock painting of the Virgin Guadalupe.
OUT THERE: Solitude in San Luis Valley
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UNVISTED COLORADO: This story is part of a series about off-the-beaten-track parts of Colorado that are worth a visit. LA GARITA• In a remote corner of the San Luis Valley, unseen from most roads, is a quiet, rugged canyon, a sacred place... Full story
FRAMES OF REFERENCE: Garden of the Gods then and now
As the city's signature park turns 100, a look at how things have changed
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Garden of the Gods marks its 100th anniversary this year. Watch the video above for a look at images from the park's history and how it looks today. At 9 a.m. Oct. 17, a parade to the park will begin at Garden of the Gods Visitor & Nature... Full story
OUT THERE: Relax on the tracks
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LA VETA PASS - There’s never traffic at this concert venue, and you always have a designated driver. At 9,242 feet, seven miles from a public road, the only way to get here is by train. In building a concert venue high on this pass in southern... Full story
BRIEFS: Intrawest changes helmet policy
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Resorts’ helmet policies change Ski resort operator Intrawest, which runs Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Steamboat ski areas, announced Oct. 1 that this season it will “recommend that all skiers and snowboarders visiting its resorts... Full story
OUT THERE: CC grads find powder - and a profession - shooting skiing in Japan
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Japan and sushi go together. Japan and skiing? It doesn’t seem like a natural fit. Dead wrong, said Nick Waggoner, a Colorado College graduate who spent last winter on the slopes and in the backcountry of Japan, filming Japanese and American... Full story
Just outside of Cripple Creek, the aspens begin to show their colors. Thursday.
See the fall colors this weekend or forever hold your peace
Wet and wintery weather means fall colors have come early this year in the high country
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Trying to predict the fall color peak in Colorado can be as difficult as trying to predict the weather – while one part of the state may be a panorama of red and gold, another may still be as green as June in mid-September. But this year, the... Full story
Iron Springs Chateau owner Vicki Kelly fixes a downed parking cone.  She is charging $5 to park in the spots that she owns.  Parking continues to be an issue at the top of Ruxton Avenue as people continue to make an automotive trek to the top of the street where they climb Barr Trail and the Manitou Springs Incline.  At the Iron Springs Chateau, the owners have made an attempt to prevent people parking on their property.  On crowded days, parked cars cramming into spaces, some illegally, make hard for emergency vehicles to pass.  The Gazette, Bryan Oller
Deal to open Manitou Incline proves elusive
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There is a plan to make a plan. That’s how far efforts have progressed in the 13 months since The Gazette reported that a deal to open the Manitou Incline to hikers was imminent. At the time, Colorado Springs City Council member Scott Hente,... Full story
KEVIN KRECK, THE GAZETTE
Savvy skiers know to look for ticket deals now
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Autumn is only two days old, but the chill in the air and the recent dusting of snow in Colorado are reminders that ski season is on the way. Colorado’s ski resorts were hit hard by the recession last year, with visits down 6 percent . Unlike... Full story
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