Outdoors & Rec

The late rock-climbing phenom Dan Osman. I’d say RIP, but wherever he is, I suspect there’s not a lot of resting going on…

Saturday was a beautiful day — one of those bluebird shiners that makes Colorado feel like the center of the universe. And nowhere was that more evident than Elk Meadow, home to a kick-ass local hike and an equally solid dog park…

Colorado’s southernmost ski resort, Wolf Creek, will open on Halloween this year. Don’t get too excited — it’s just the bunny hill for now. Still, lift tickets are only $20, and if your dreams of turning your tyke into a booze-free Bode Miller turn out to be a bust, at…

The leaves are falling in Denver, the Broncos are 6-0, and the lifts are turning at both A-Basin and Loveland. It’s going to be a wonderful winter. At least, that’s what we’re hoping — and wishing.Last year I got about five days of backcountry skiing in, a hut trip, loads…

You might not be the least bit surprised by the lengths some local shredders, industry reps, lifties, and ski instructors will go to prove their love of female breasts. Still, as Blair Young, Outreach Director for Boarding for Breast Cancer points out, “It’s not every day that you get to…

A skiier flying through A-Basin, courtesy of weiglen’s Flickr pool. To see your photos On the Edge, email them to edge@westword.com or join the Westword Flickr group…