Life Time Leadville Race Series Kicks Off June 28

The first tourist trap: "The Leadville Ice Palace" presentation Thursday

For almost every high mountain former mining town along the Arkansas River, there has always been the question of what would happen when the mining boom ran out. Even to this day, the regional economy is always focused on how to bring cash to communities that lost what founded them in the first place: mining. Local author Afton Rorvik explores the first attempt to revive a dying mining town in her book, The 1896 Leadville Ice Palace, which vivid…

Life Time Leadville Race Series Kicks Off June 28

The 2025 Life Time Leadville Race Series starts June 28 with five weekends throughout the summer months for runners and cyclists from around the globe to compete on the trails and terrain of Leadville, Colorado. The Leadville Race Series began in 1983 with 45 runners and a 100-mile trek through the Rocky Mountains. It is since become a world-renowned event series and this year, nearly 8,000 athletes plus spectators, support crews and media will …