Winter weather is always a mixed bag on the Front Range and Pikes Peak region. Newcomers are usually surprised to learn that we can typically go through November and December without much snow — the ...

Aspen, Snowmass and Sunlight aren’t open quite yet – so what’s there to do with that new dumping of snow? Don’t just sit indoors and look at it. Strap some snowshoes to your feet and get outside.

With minimal equipment needed, learning how to snowshoe is accessible, affordable and a relatively easy outdoor sport. “If you can walk, you can snowshoe,” says Jackie Hering, a professional ...

Halfway up the ridge leading to Skyline Lake near Stevens Pass, a heavy snowdrift sat as a near-vertical 4-foot wall in our path. Climbers would simply kick the toe of their boots deep into the face ...

Snowshoeing allegedly has merits of its own — REI calls it “one of the fastest growing sports in Colorado” and my folks are nuts for it — but for me its real ...

Snowshoeing is the oldest way of moving across snow. Ancient records show that snowshoes were developed in Central Asia and then North America roughly 6,000 years ago. A separate and even older line ...

What if you don’t like skiing but you’d like to get up in the mountains and get some exercise? Have you ever considered snowshoeing? The good deal about snowshoeing is you don’t have to pay for an ...

Gliding on cross-country skis is elegant (and exhausting). Carving turns on open slopes and through the woods on Telemark and alpine skis is exhilarating. Sledding is simple joy. But if I had to ...

Coach Jenny, I'm so excited! I'm using some cash I got from the holidays to buy my first pair of snowshoes! Can you offer any tips on what to look for in snowshoes and how to get started? I'd like to ...

If you live in a climate with cold winters, snowshoe running and racing can help you keep up your fitness while throwing some zip into the chill and darkness of winter training. More than 100 snowshoe ...