Downhill skiers in the Spokane area have five resorts that offer about 9,000 skiable acres along with thousands more in the backcountry. But even with this abundance of great skiing, our local resorts aren’t what most skiers would consider world class. So, what’s a skier hoping for world class to do? One answer is to […]
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The Boulder-based Warren Miller Entertainment is releasing its 67th annual feature film. Here, There, & Everywhere brings the mountain to you as it follows the world’s most accomplished skiers and snowboarders across the globe from the U.S. and Canadian Rockies to Greenland and the Swiss Alps as they find untracked powder and adventure. Narrated by
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Upon arrival, you first inhale deeply, as your eyes absorb the panoramic view – blue water reflecting sun rays, green trees, brown and gray rocks under your feet, or maybe sand, and perhaps distant mountain peaks. You exhale and then you feel it: burdens lifting, stress dissipating. And whatever encumbering metaphorical baggage you had been
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After a few years of planning and construction, the Lazy Lizard mountain bike trail was completed in the summer of 2015. Backcountry Trail Experts constructed the majority of the trail supplemented by Fernie trail volunteers and the Island Lake Trail and Glading teams. The trail is designed for various ability levels including novice and young
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Outdoor Groups Spokane Bicycle Club This is a recreational club offering multiple scheduled group rides each week, March – November. Their rides are designed to accommodate all skill levels. This is a membership organization that costs $15 individual $20 family. Evergreen East Mountain Bike Alliance This is a non-profit for people who love to bike that costs $35/year
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Mount Shasta is one of those irresistible peaks that beckon from highways and airplanes, and I finally had the chance to climb it last May. The conditions were much like John Muir described them in his 1877 Harper’s Magazine account of his adventure on this massive icon in the northern California landscape: “The crisp icy
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It seems as though Whitewater Ski Resort’s 40th Anniversary is not the only anniversary celebration happening at the resort this year. This February 19-21, 2016 marks the 10th Annual Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest. The largest event on the resorts event calendar, this weekend celebrates the Kootenay’s passion for powder with something for everyone to enjoy.
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Whitewater Ski Resort’s Coldsmoke Powder Festival Is Always a Trip to Remember I make it within five blocks and 20 minutes of the opening social event at Coldsmoke Powder Fest in Nelson, British Columbia, and I realize I’m getting a migraine. To the point that I can’t see. Did I mention this particular event I’m
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We’re all trying to get the best bang for our buck, and when you ski or board, that means trying to get some freshies in the days after a storm. We are lucky living in the Inland Northwest with so many resorts all within a short drive. Taking last season out of the mix, each
Altai Skis, the guys that make the ski/snowshoe hybrid the “Hok” as well as other snow sliding gear, is having a demo and ski day at Sitzmark Ski Area, probably the smallest most retro ski area in Washington and maybe the whole Northwest. The area is close to the Altai Skis world headquarters near the Canadian border in Curlew,
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