BY TYNIN FRIES, TFRIES@DENVERPOST.COM

Hi, friends!

As a mostly warm-weather adventurer, I've been scratching the itch to hike and camp by planning ahead for summer. This is your friendly reminder to book your campsites now before they all fill up.

Heads up

Denver may finally get some snow as a winter storm rolls across Colorado, bringing a foot of fresh powder to the mountains and a couple of inches to the metro area.

Van Littlejohn from North Carolina snowboards at Ruby Hill Rail Yard in Denver on Jan. 30, 2025. Denver’s urban winter terrain park closed Sunday after only a month of skiing and snowboarding due to warm temperatures. (Hyoung Chang/Denver Post file)

Your Weekly 5:

1. Ruby Hill Rail Yard closes for the season due to warm weather
2. Try these spa traditions from around the world without leaving Colorado
3. Colorado big game hunting and fishing licenses are now available for 2026
4. Skier dies after being injured on Vail mountain slope
5. What to do during Colorado winter when you don’t ski

Worth Your Time

Vail Resorts put 2026-27 Epic Pass prices on sale Tuesday with passes for 20-somethhing skiers and riders discounted 20%. (Andy Cross/Denver Post file)

Epic Passes go on sale, luring Gen Z with big discounts while Ikon pass prices were announced today

Get Yourself Outdoors

In this Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, file photograph, hikers head down a trail in the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge in Broomfield. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

6 great winter hikes across Colorado

DOG OF THE WEEK

Piper

"This is Piper at a Flamingle party this past summer," owner Susie Parks writes.

If you want your pup featured, email a photo and short description to tfries@denverpost.com.