| BY JOHN MEYER, JMEYER@DENVERPOST.COM
Hello, outdoors folks! Normally by this time of the year, I've gotten in a half-dozen days on skis. Alas, I don't have any this season because of our maddening lack of snow in the high country. I wonder how many other people have been sitting out the ski season so far? Heads upHere we go again. A red flag warning has been posted for northern Colorado through 6 p.m. Thursday due to strong winds and dry weather, raising the possibility of proactive power outages. High temperatures
in the Denver-Boulder area are likely to be in the 40s on Friday and Saturday, and the upper 50s on Sunday, with little chance of rain. High temperatures at ski areas closest to Denver will be in the teens on Friday and Saturday, and the mid-20s on Sunday.  The food and beverage team at Breckenridge worked doggedly
to come up with a new taste treat for this ski season, and the result is the introduction of the Hot Dog Tower. On the menu at the Ski Hill Grill in the Peak 8 base, the presentation includes six all-beef hot dogs in pretzel buns, waffle fries and six signature condiments. (JP Douvalakis/Breckenridge Ski Resort)
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Worth Your Time
The Pikes Peak Outdoor Recreation Alliance, formed to promote better management of public lands
around America’s Mountain, announced 10 projects it will undertake thanks to a three-year, $2.5 million grant from Great Outdoors Colorado and Colorado Parks and Wildlife. (John Meyer/The Denver Post)
Get Yourself Outdoors
Paint Mines Interpretive
Park near Calhan is an easy trail that provides scenery found in few places in Colorado. (Denver Post file photo)
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