Lee Canyon is gearing up for its 11th Annual Chris Ruby Memorial Cup, a thrilling ski and snowboard race dedicated to honoring the legacy of snowboarder and registered organ donor Chris Ruby.

I still recall the feeling of cool, smooth, Boulder Canyon granite early that morning in late June 2001 as I scaled the East Slab of The Dome: my very first Front Range climb. Fresh, pine-scented air ...

As we round the dirt road’s final bend before it switchbacks downward toward the Green River, Celin Serbo and I notice a few tiny figures perched at the edge of a distant cliff. One of them walks away ...