Welcome to ORIC

What's Happening

• Now til March 31. Ski/Snowboard Donation & Recycling Program. REI Denver & Boulder. All day. REI is partnering with the Snowsports Industries America's (SIA) to repurpose old gear into usable composite materials, as well as identifying good condition gear that can be donated to charitable organizations for further use. REI will accept voluntary monetary donations for SIA and serve as drop-off points for old snow sports gear such as skis/bindings, snowboards/bindings, boots, poles, snowshoes and helmets.  More.
• Feb. 17. The Camino de Santiago: A 450-Mile Walk Across Spain. REI Boulder.  6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Join Camino veteran Gene McCullough for a presentation on the Camino de Santiago, the medieval pilgrimage route across northern Spain.  More. Registration required.
• Feb. 21. Meet, Greet, and Eat with Big City Mountaineers. REI Boulder.  6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Learn about wilderness mentor volunteer opportunities, register for their signature Summit For Someone event, hear success stories from BCM youth leaders, mingle with current volunteers, munch on free appetizers, and enter to win some cool prizes! More. Registration required.
• Feb. 22. Pinnacle Open Climb Night with the Colorado Mountain Club. REI Denver. 6:30 - 8:30 p.m. $5. Come right in and start climbing on the Pinnacle. No equipment or belaying partner necessary, but you can bring your own harness. Only CMC volunteers can belay. Registration plus CMC and REI signed waivers are required.  More.
• Free Class: "Maps, Compasses & Orienteering." 1st and 3rd Fridays, 1:00 p.m. REI downtown Denver. 1416 Platte St.
• ORIC NEEDS VOLUNTEERS. See our Volunteering page.

Most Popular Topics

• Canyoneering
• Climbing
• Cross-country Skiing
• Cycling
• Hiking
• Hot Springs
• Huts, Yurts, Cabins, Chalets
• Ice Climbing
• Nordic Centers
• Snow Depths
• Snowshoeing

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How To Use This Site

• To plan your outdoor activities go to our What Do You Want To Do? section. You will find trip descriptions and maps, organized by activity type, to help you figure out what to do and where to go. Some of it is on this site and the rest is on other sites for which we provide links. If you know what part of the state you are interested in, start with our Where Do You Want To Go section and click on a yellow marker in one of our 25 regions.
• To find places to sleep in the boonies, go to the Where You Can Stay section. There is guidance there on cabins, yurts, campgrounds, etc. (We do not provide info on places to stay in towns.)
• To check the status of such things as snow depths, river flows, avalanche danger, etc., go to the Current Conditions section.
• To pitch in with ORIC or other outdoor organizations, check out our Volunteering section.

The rest of the sections in the menu in the left column ought to be self-explanatory.

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Recent Updates to This Site

• Three more new/revised pages, this time for the Colorado Springs region: region profile page, day hiking index, and winter trails index. They add 109 trail listings. Website total is now 924. 2/14/12.
• We have three new pages for the Granby Region (Winter Park, Grand Lake, Rocky Mountain National Park west side). They are the region profile page, the day hiking index, and the winter trails index. These add 61 trail listings, bringing the total on this website to 818. 1/27/12.
• The Events & Training page has been updated with February events. 1/25/12.
• We now have a new profile page for our Durango region. 1/11/12.
• We now have a new profile page for our Estes Park region. 1/4/12.
• The brand new ORIC Estes Park Region Winter Trails Index is now available with descriptions of four trails and trail systems. Total listings on this site now: 752. 1/4/12.

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