It’s going to warm up this weekend. So what are you gonna do outdoors? May we suggest: Hawaiian Daze at 49° North Mountain Resort is this Saturday March 14, 2009. This event is centered around the infamous “Slush Cup” a 90 foot long, 14 foot wide, 4 foot deep pond, that Skiers, Riders, Sliders, Sledders […]
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Expedition To The Edge: Stories Of Worldwide Adventure Lynn Martel Rock Mountain Books, 2008, 345 pages When i first met Lynn Martel at the Banff Mountain Book Festival in the late 1990’s she was chronicling her adventures with friends in the mountains as a reporter for Alberta’s Bow Valley newspapers. Little did I, or she
This just in from NIC Outdoor Pursuits: NIC Outdoor Pursuits to host uphill/downhill ski race Who: North Idaho College’s Outdoor Pursuits program What: will host an uphill/downhill ski race When: at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28 Where: at the Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area. How: The race entry fee is $10. Discount lift tickets
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The Weekender Effect: Hyperdevelopment in Mountain Towns Robert W. Sandford, Rocky Mountain Books, 2008, 115 pages From the opening paragraphs to the closing sentence, The Weekender Effect focuses on the sense of place as a critical component of human communities. Through Sandford’s trained eye we see how maintaining the elements of “place” common to a
By Jon Snyder, Jon Jonckers, & Derrick Knowles Please take a moment while charging your GPS and IPhone to consider the hallowed tradition of the regional outdoor guidebook. It’s no secret that outdoor knowledge has exploded on the internet. Sites with user submitted data and comments are proliferating and enhancing what we know of the
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Chewelah has always had good cross-country skiing. For years, many local skiers set their own tracks throughout the area, or simply followed snowmobile trails. However, Chewelah skiers have certainly found their stride in recent seasons, and now 49° North hosts some fabulous groomed cross-country skiing. Thanks to a small, dedicated team and an outstanding groomer,
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Just over a month ago, representatives from the USA Cycling organization flew into Spokane to evaluate our fair city as a potential site for the 2009 and 2010 Cyclocross National Championships. The day they came, our city was buried under about two feet of snow, the temperature was hovering around zero, and downtown was dead.
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SEE IF THIS COMPUTES: Resort #1 is surrounded by huge real estate development, has four mountains, with 44 lifts, 5,246 acres of skiable terrain, resides in a community of 8,000 permanent residents and is 265 miles from the nearest medium-sized city. This resort received an “A” environmental grade from the Ski Area Citizens Coalition. Resort
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THE SNOW BELT AT Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Area is a recreational gem tucked into the Hoodoo Mountains atop a 3,600-foot pass in Idaho’s southern Benewah County. The groomed ski area and charming retreat center next door make this a rural destination worth checking out. The trail s ystem straddles the border between the St.
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We’ve all seen those kids on the ski hill—fast, fearless. They whiz by, leaving you coated in snow dust, barely able to make out the racing association logo on the back of their ubiquitous team jackets. Who are these kids, slaloming around ski school snow snakes and dipping into trail-lining trees? More often than not,
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