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Riverside State Park and the Foundation That Helps It Thrive

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Riverside State Park, Washington’s second-largest state park, makes outdoor adventures available to a wide range of visitors in the park’s nearly 10,000 acres of natural areas along the Spokane and Little Spokane rivers. With trailheads and facilities close to downtown Spokane, the park offers camping, hiking, mountain biking, running, bird-watching, swimming, fishing, ORV riding and […]

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Lands of Exploration

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By Holly Weiler Cover photo courtesy of Holly Weiler At the end of sixth grade, all of my middle school’s fall coaches made the classroom rounds, collecting sign-ups for the fall sports that would begin in September when school resumed. The cross-country coach seemed nice, and I had already tried cross-country skiing by borrowing my

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Find Snowy Adventures and Community in Republic, WA this Winter

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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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EXPLORE THESE WINTER DESTINATIONS IN SOUTHEAST BRITISH COLUMBIA

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Cover photo courtesy of Big White Ski Resort One of the greatest things about living in the Inland Northwest for many winter enthusiasts is the close proximity to the border with Canada and British Columbia mountain towns, ski resorts, backcountry terrain, hot springs, and friendly people. The currency exchange rate continues to save Americans around

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Spring Deals, Updates, and Other Happenings

Leave a Comment / Skiing/Snowboarding, Sponsored / By Amy McCaffree

Sponsored by Ski the Northwest Rockies Association Cover photo Courtesy Mt Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park Enjoy the New Day Lodge at Lookout Pass Lookout Pass increased its indoor seating availability by 43% with the late-December opening of its new Day Lodge—a 50’x96’ Sprung structure overlooking the Peak 1 Quad, with views of the Idaho

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Couscous on the Go

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By Crystal Atamian For winter outdoor activities, our favorite on-the-trail recipe is couscous. We use it as a warm, healthy lunch when we are snowshoeing, cross-country skiing or snowboarding. All you need is a Hydroflask (or insulated thermos) full of boiling water and a pre-mixed couscous meal in a heat-tolerant container or Tupperware. Finding a

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Republic, Washington Winterfest 2024

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Photo: Winterfest in Republic, Wash. Photo courtesy of the RRVCB. Winterfest in Republic, Wash., happens this year on Friday night January 12 and Saturday the 13th 2024. Don’t miss this family- and leashed-dog-friendly community celebration with creative and fun events and competitions planned all in one of the Northwest’s coolest mountain towns. Spend the weekend exploring

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Skinny Ski Central

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Cruise Miles of Nordic trails minutes from downtown at Mt. Spokane Cross-Country Ski Park The center of the universe when it comes to cross-country skiing (also known as Nordic skiing) in the Inland NW is at the Mt. Spokane Cross-Country Ski Park at Mount Spokane State Park. The park, in fact, is one of the

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The Snow Play Gateway

Leave a Comment / Get Out There, Outdoor Family, Skiing/Snowboarding, Snow Sports / By Derrick Knowles

We took our son up to Mt. Spokane to ski for the first time when he was a month shy of his 2nd birthday. It was darling to watch him all bundled up sliding down the hill for the first time, but also a little terrifying when he took off down the hill away from

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Basecamp Kelowna

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Enjoy winter adventures with urban amenities in the heart of B.C.’s wine country Located in the arid Okanagan wine country of southcentral B.C., the city of Kelowna is an urban and cultural hub in a super scenic location right on the shores of massive Okanagan Lake. Surrounded by vineyards, farms and plenty of mountains, the

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