Cover photo by Phil Best (courtesy of Whitewater Ski Resort) This four-day celebration of alpine and backcountry ski and snowboard culture in the Kootenays takes place both on the slopes at Whitewater Ski Resort and in nearby Nelson, BC. Participants can take part in clinics, competitions, gear demos, and arts, cultural and social gatherings, like […]
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Cover photo courtesy of Shallan Knowles After a hard day’s play in the snow—whether you pedal, ski, ride, or snowshoe—there’s a magical time when you come out of the elements and seek a place to warm up and unwind. That après winter sports window is filled in many ways, but typically shares a few things
Cover photo courtesy of Rise of Telemark Rise of Telemark Events (Various resorts in the Cascades): All season long. A few hours east of the greater Spokane area, tele skiers can participate in a variety of telemark events, including clinics, demos, and social gatherings sponsored by Rise of Telemark. Details at Riseoftele.com/pages/events Wenatchee Telemark Festival
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There are few places in the Inland Northwest that pair wild mountain winter adventures and authentic small-town community and charm like the Republic, Washington, area in the northeast corner of the state. Only a 2.5-hour drive north from Spokane, the town itself is a place seemingly frozen in time (in the best of ways). With
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Where winter welcomes you home Cover photo by Dylan Robinson courtesy of Whitewater Ski Resort What do you get when you add over 40 feet of annual snowfall, delicious pow chow, and an unbeatably friendly community? You get the pure, simple, and real deep experience that defines Whitewater Ski Resort. Located less than an hour
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Cover photo courtesy Lisa Laughlin When my friend climbed into the fridge and shut the door, my instincts told me not to follow him. But we were at MEOW WOLF in Santa Fe, New Mexico, a larger-than-life immersive art exhibit known as “The House of Eternal Return,” and I was just learning how to bypass
85 things to do in the Inland Northwest Cover photo courtesy Shallan Knowles Don’t let summer pass you by: use this roundup of things to do in the mountains, lakes, rivers, trails, and small towns around our beautiful corner of the Northwest. Learn About the Places Where We Play Join one of these educational nature
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I have been fortunate in my rambles and work to have encountered most of the mammals of North America, but there are a few that have remained elusive. This past March, that list got a little shorter. On a backcountry ski trip in the Wallowas, I encountered the American pine marten, Martes amaericana. Pine martens
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Avalanches are unique among natural disasters; as Jeff Thompson, director of Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center (IPAC), puts it, people are the ones that create an avalanche 90 percent of the time. While in-bounds downhill skiing and snowboarding on steeper runs can on very rare occasion include avalanche risk depending on current snowpack layers, backcountry touring
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