In his sixth season as alpine director at Team Summit Colorado (TSC), Aldo Radamus, a Colorado Snowsports Hall of Fame inductee and former professional skier with over 40 years of coaching and athlete development experience, recognizes top-notch talent when he sees it. According to Radamus, 17-year-old Stella Buchheister, a local alpine ski racer, stands out […]
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Pickleball: A social phenomenon
Over the past few years, pickleball has been on the rise across the country with more people learning, playing and talking about the sport. According to Trevor Cannon, the president of the Roaring Fork Pickleball Association (RFPA) — a local group that has seen a 500% growth in membership since 2014 — Carbondale is no […]
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Boot Tan Fest: A celebration of women, freedom and winter sports at Sunlight
The fourth annual Boot Tan Fest will, for the first time, be held at Sunlight Mountain Resort outside of Glenwood Springs on March 29 and 30. Jenny Verrochi, founder of the event, said this is the first year with Sunlight as the venue and shared, “They are a wonderful partner. They’re truly letting us have […]
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Roaring Fork basketball teams prep for second round of 3A league matchups
The Roaring Fork High School basketball teams both find themselves in the thick of the 3A Western Slope League race halfway through the conference schedule after the latest round of action. With the last three games on the road, the Roaring Fork girls scored an important win, 64-43, at Gunnison on Saturday, following a close […]
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Rams basketball teams split slate of games to open conference season
Both Roaring Fork High School basketball teams sandwiched a pair of 3A Western Slope League wins between a couple of tough losses to open the post-holiday schedule this past week.The Rams boys, after a nailbiter at Meeker on Jan. 10 that ended in a 43-41 Cowboys win, grabbed wins on the road Friday at Cedaredge, […]
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Seniors play leadership role off the bench for Rams girls basketball
Though not regular starters, the two seniors on this season’s Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) girls basketball team know they have an important job to do. And they’re up to the task.Through the early part of the season in December, Avery Smith and Lelany Gardesani proved to be valuable relief coming off the bench in […]
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Rams Report: Basketball teams conclude pre-holiday slate
Playing up in competition against 4A and 5A teams to close out the pre-holiday schedule, the Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) boys and girls basketball teams now have their eyes on the 3A Western Slope League slate come the new year. The Rams girls are off to a 3-2 start, scoring a win over Basalt, […]
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Rink of Dreams
The saying “build it and they will come” certainly held true the evening of Saturday, Dec. 9, for the First Annual National Hockey League (NHL) Outdoor Alumni Classic, hosted by Colorado Extreme on their outdoor rink outside of Carbondale. The event was filled with fun, festivity and fundraising. Enthusiastic youth hockey players, ages 3-12, filled […]
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Spring Gulch aglow with new Nordic trail amenities; capital campaign continues
Carbondale’s shiniest wintertime gem, the Spring Gulch Nordic Ski Trail System, has been busy polishing its bright shine for the past couple of years.The new cross country season officially began with the cutting of a ribbon at the new Marion Gulch parking lot and trailhead on Dec. 5.The event was followed by the Mount Sopris […]
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Roaring Fork girls cruise to two wins at Patch tourney;boys fall to Aspen, Prospect Ridge
Playing on the home court for the Brenda Patch Tournament to open the basketball season last weekend, the Roaring Fork High School varsity girls scored a pair of wins, while the boys team was not as fortunate. The Lady Rams easily handled Prospect Ridge Academy on Friday night, 63-16, and returned to the gym Saturday […]