Roaring Fork Valley trail running enthusiasts will have an alternative to the Aspen Backcountry Marathon that was canceled this summer. They’ll just have to wait another two months and trek over to the other side of the Elk Mountains to do it. Delta County School District’s outdoor education and equity program, The Nature Connection, is […]
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Elk Mountain Ultimate turns Frisbee into a mindfulness and mentorship practice
It started out as just a casual thing. Yet Ultimate Frisbee has always had loftier ambitions. Those aspirations are simply different from other sports. In the Roaring Fork Valley, Elk Mountain Ultimate has weaved its own story into the broader thread of the counterculture sport played by millions worldwide.Ultimate Frisbee evolved in the mid-1960s at […]
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Fastest couple above 14,000 feet set another record
Can you imagine hiking over 300 miles and 140,000 feet in under two weeks? For an avid hiker that distance and gain is a full summer and autumn worth of weekend outings. For Andrea Sansone and Andrew Hamilton it’s another stitch in the fabric of their romance.The morning of July 15, the pair passed a […]
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Young Barracuda makes a big splash
Henry Sanders is 11 years old and attends Ross Montessori. He and his family moved from Charlottesville, Virginia before he entered first grade at Ross. He’s been swimming with Team Sopris ever since arriving.It wasn’t until his mom, Ellen Sanders, pulled up the state and national rankings that they realized his knack for the sport. […]
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Retirement and pickleball lands Carbondalian in New York Times
Nannette Weinhold retired from a 35-year teaching career in June 2023. On the doorstep thereof, and in the midst of the pandemic, she gave pickleball a try.“It’s extremely addictive,” she said of the sport. “Once you start getting a taste of it and you start getting better, you can’t stop.”“I used my cognitive ability for […]
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Weather … or not
PHOTOS & TEXT BY JANE BACHRACH Despite some angry weather conditions, the Roaring Fork Pickleball Associations’ tournament last weekend was a success. In addition to the battles taking place on the courts, the battles with mother nature made it even more exciting. Each day, from Thursday through Sunday, players and onlookers braved the elements from […]
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Safely navigating local rivers
You will have noticed the fast-moving high waters if you’ve been near the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers recently. Warm temperatures have accelerated spring runoff from mountain snows, pushing flows in the Roaring Fork Valley and Glenwood Canyon.While these increased river flows delight rafting enthusiasts, they come with heightened safety concerns. With the high water […]
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C4 hosting regenerative running campout in Leadville
Who wants to crush trails for the planet? The weekend of June 21, the Leadville-based sustainability nonprofit Cloud City Conservation Center (C4) is partnering up with Runners for Public Lands (RPL) to bridge the gap between exercise and stewardship with the new Leadville Camp & Run event. For $45, runners of all experience levels are […]
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Post-season player, coach honors bestowed for Roaring Fork, Basalt
All-Conference and All-State selections for Western Slope high school spring sports have been announced, with Roaring Fork and Basalt high schools among those represented.In girls soccer, Rams head coach Nicole Cruz was named 3A Western Slope League (WSL) co-Coach of the Year alongside Delta’s Audrey Reedy.Cruz guided the Rams to a 10-5-3 record and second […]
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Rams baseball bows out in 3A regionals
Two Roaring Fork High School spring sports programs were in action one final time before the end of the school year last weekend. The Rams baseball team advanced to the 3A Regionals as the 27th seed in the 32-team tournament, falling to regional host No. 6 Colorado Academy in Denver on Saturday, May 18 by […]