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Town’s Recreation News

Register for tee ball, baseball Registration for this year’s youth baseball leagues begins Monday and will run through Friday, May 4.  The recreation office will accept registrations for coach-pitch division (ages 6, 7 and 8), and the 9- and 10-year-old division. The office will also accept registrations for the 11-12 division, but if the number [...]

Forest Roads Openings

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ROADS  Status   Black Mtn # 661 CLOSED    Blanco River # 656 CLOSED   Blue Creek # 012/Big Branch #664 CLOSED    Buckles Lake # 663 CLOSED   Burns Canyon # 649 (to 2nd Gate) OPEN 03/30/12 Burns Canyon # 649 (above 2nd Gate) CLOSED   Castle Creek # 660 to Opal Lake THD [...]

Weekends in April @ Wolf Creek possible.

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Wolf Creek Ski Area closes out an excellent ski season with a visit from the Easter Bunny and an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 8th.  Wolf Creek set an attendance record with a skier count of 226,667; the last record was set in the 2006 – 2007 with 222,979 skiers. With the right conditions, Wolf [...]

Williams Creek Campground Closed due to Safety Concerns

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Williams Creek Campground Closed due to Safety Concerns PAGOSA SPRINGS – The Williams Creek Campground on the San Juan National Forest Pagosa Ranger District will be closed this season due to hazards associated an extensive outbreak of tree disease in the heavily forested campground.  The popular campground, located 23 miles north of Pagosa Springs, has [...]

Pagosa Nordic Club Meeting Plans 2012/13

Pagosa Nordic Club   Marketing/Fundraising/Membership Meeting Agenda   Thursday, April 5th @ 5:30PM   Pagosa Springs Town Hall located at 551 Hot Springs Blvd.   1) Call to Order: Thank you and Welcome   2) Upcoming Events             Earth Day- April 14th             Town Tourism Conference- April 24th & 25th   3) James give a [...]

Accepting registrations for this year’s tee-ball league

Tee ball The Town of Pagosa Springs Recreation Department will accept registrations for this year’s tee-ball league through April 13. Any child who will be 5 or 6 years old as of April 1 is eligible to participate. Registrations are available at the recreation office in Town Hall and have been dispersed at local schools, [...]

BIG GAME APPLICATION DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR

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BIG GAME APPLICATION DEADLINE DRAWS NEAR DENVER – With the April 3 big-game application deadline drawing near, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding hunters that the agency offers a wealth of information and planning resources to assist them in making their license application selections. From CPW’s website resources and secure license application portal to video [...]

Pagosa Nordic Club, new board members and thinkin’ 2013

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Hello Pagosa Nordic Club members and supporters,   Members recently elected 2012-13 Board Members at the last PNC meeting !   Jennifer Martin : Board Member at Large   Suellen Loher: Secretary   Dan Bartley: Treasurer   Doug Call: Vice President   James Dickhoff: President   Also, Sub Committees were formed !! Marketing/Membership/Fundraising subcommittee    [...]

Williams Creek Road (#640) will open

Williams Creek Road (#640) will open Wednesday morning, March 28th, to the lake – NOT the boat ramp. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to call. Elizabeth

Pagosa’s Spring Break Welcome Page

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Return to this page often as new recreation items are updated and follow spring break on Pagosa.com.   And, ya’ can’t snowboard in Florida. Spring break starts with a bang in Pagosa. Ski shops are busy and the town’s registers are ringing. Even Aggies are treated just like everybody else! (sorry, I lived in Texas [...]

Town of Pagosa Springs Recreation News

Register for Tee Ball March 26-April 13 The Town of Pagosa Springs Recreation Department will accept registrations for this year’s tee-ball league from March 26 through April 13. Any child who will be 5 or 6 years old as of April 1 is eligible to participate. Registrations will be available at the recreation office in [...]

X-C Ski Trails Grooming Report.

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X-C Ski Trails Grooming Report. Alberta Park, has 10km’s Groomed on March 19th by the Wolf Creek Ski Area for Skate Skiing with Set Tracks for Classic X-C Skiing and is in Great shape.   West Fork and Coyote Hill Nordic trails are still ski-able with spring conditions. However, grooming efforts have ended for the [...]

Pagosa Ranger District seeking outfitter-and-guide services

Pagosa Ranger District soliciting proposals for prospective outfitter-and-guide services   PAGOSA SPRINGS – The San Juan National Forest Pagosa Ranger District is soliciting proposals from prospective outfitter-and-guide operations interested in acquiring permits for providing guided commercial services to the public.  Opportunities to provide commercial services include big game (elk and deer) and mountain lion hunting, [...]

COLORADO STILL A BIG GAME HUNTER’S PARADISE

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COLORADO STILL A BIG GAME HUNTER’S PARADISE DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s recently released 2011 big game harvest statistics show that the Centennial State continues to offer some of the best and most diverse big game hunting in the country. In 2011, Colorado hunters once again harvested more elk than in any other state. With an [...]

2012-2013 FISHING LICENSES ON SALE

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2012-2013 FISHING LICENSES ON SALE DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding anglers anxious to start their fishing season that fishing licenses for the 2012-2013 season are on sale now at license agents, Parks and Wildlife offices, online and by phone. The 2012 license season begins April 1 and runs through March 31, 2013. [...]

Try Nordic Skiing for Spring Break – Groomed Trails

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The following X-C Ski Trails are free to use and have been Groomed for Skate Skiing with Set Tracks for Classic X-C Skiing. West Fork, 8km’s groomed on March 9th         by the Pagosa Nordic Club Coyote Hill,14 km’s groomed on March 9th    by the Pagosa Ranger District Alberta Park,10km’s Groomed on March 10th     [...]

Forest Service closes Williams Creek Road

The Forest Service closed Williams Creek road #640 from the gate (which is just after the Y with FS#631) to the lake so the road can dry out.

Towns Recreation News

Adult basketball meeting March 8 An organizational meeting for all managers who registered teams for this year’s adult basketball leagues will be held March 8 at 6 p.m. in Town Hall. The meeting will last about 40 minutes and will address league schedules, game venues, rule changes and tournament dates. All team managers should attend, [...]

GET READY TO HUNT COLORADO, license applications now.

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GET READY TO HUNT COLORADO DENVER – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife 2012 Big Game Hunting brochure is now available and limited license applications are being accepted for this fall’s big-game hunts. License applications for deer, elk, pronghorn, moose, sheep, goat and bear are due Tuesday, April 3.   For 2012, Colorado Parks and Wildlife [...]

Avalanche Warning

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UPDATED: Storm Dumps More Than Two Feet, Causes Avalanche Warning     A storm that swept through southwestern Colorado over the past 48 hours left some ski areas with more than two feet of new snow. Ski resorts in Durango, Pagosa Springs and Silverton all got at least 24 inches of new snow from the [...]

Pagosa Nordic Club Hosts Free Sunset / Moonrise X-C Ski

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Our last Sunset/moonrise X-C Ski Social of the Season is this Friday, March 2nd at the West Fork. Please let us know if your able to bring some soup or chili for the event. We are hosting the Pagosa Springs QUAD Challenge the following day on Saturday March 3rd at the West Fork.   Pagosa Nordic [...]

X-C Ski Trails Grooming Report

X-C Ski Trails Grooming Report. The following Trails are free to use and have been Groomed for Skate Skiing with Set Tracks for Classic X-C Skiing. West Fork, 10km’s groomed on February 26th by the Pagosa nordic Club Coyote Hill,14 km’s groomed on February 22nd by the Pagosa Ranger District Alberta Park,10km’s Groomed on Feb [...]

2nd Annual Pagosa Paw Racing

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The race is on! Come join the Pagosa Nordic Club and Colorado Mountain Mushers for the 2nd Annual Pagosa Paw on February 25, 26.  This winter dog sports event includes spectacular dog sled racing as well as Nordic skiing.  Races start at 9AM both days and include a 6-dog, 6 mile sled race, 4-dog, 4-mile [...]

Incredible Year Skiing the World

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Thursday, March 22, 2012 Public Lands Center, Durango We know you’ll enjoy the first of our 2012 Members’ Series presentations. Robert Meyer is set to entertain us with tales of the incredible year he spent skiing the world. From August 2009 for some 335 days, Robert’s adventure took him to more than a dozen countries – among them Mexico, [...]

Winter Conservation Education Programs

Winter Conservation Education Programs SJMA offers Winter Discovery Programs throughout the winter – no snow necessary!  If there is snow, we’ll use snowshoes to explore the wintry world.  If there isn’t, we’ll still have fun looking at what plants and animals are doing to survive in the winter.   February 18, 10:30am – noon Winter [...]

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