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The rivers are rising, your permits are secured, and the raft is pumped up. Ready to hit the river? Before you hit the put-in, make sure you’ve packed these essential but easily overlooked gear items.

We’re all guilty of buying gear we don’t use or don’t use enough–and almost everyone has a closet that hasn’t been cleaned out in ages. With the new year here, now is the perfect time to declutter and turn unused gear into store credit or cash.

Durango Outdoor Exchange makes it easy to bring in your gear and let us sell it for you. Here’s your guide to decluttering your outdoor gear the smart way.

Work crews were busy over the off season making changes to ski areas across the region. While the hoped-for new lifts at Purgatory aren’t going to spin, there are plenty of reasons for you toget some wax (or new skis) from Durango Outdoor Exchange and hit the slopes this winter.

Thanksgiving is almost here–and skiing this early is always a gamble. Here are some non-skiing warm(er) weather destination ideas for the long break.

Just a couple hours from Durango, Valles Caldera is a great cross-country skiing destination, with surprisingly good snow and very few visitors.

Valles Caldera National Preserve is a popular hiking destination in the summer and a surprisingly great skiing destination in the winter.