The Methow Valley, on the sunny east slope of the North Cascades, grew up in relative isolation—the paved North Cascades Highway was only completed in 1972—and seems to have developed its own pace of life. It could have been different. In the 1970s, the Aspen Ski Corporation came to the Methow to investigate an alpine […]
Jaime Rees handles her mountain bike like a professional downhill mountain bike racer. Because she is one. Penny Schwyn is a certified mountain bike coach who loves to ride in remote backcountry. When you meet them, you won’t see any swagger or braggadocio. But when they ride, their skills speak volumes. More importantly, these founders
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With the first flakes of the ski season already behind us, and plenty more likely to fall in the coming month, resorts around the greater Inland Northwest are gearing up for what should be another solid season of powder days and sunny groomers (with a few variable, overcast days to keep it real, of course).
Discover RED Mountain & Rossland, BC Cover photo courtesy of RED Mountain/ Iain Reid There are ski trips—and then there are ski experiences that stay with you long after the snow melts. Just two hours north of Spokane, tucked into the stunning Monashee Mountains and a mere breath from the U.S. border, RED Mountain offers
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Photo by Doug Marshall, courtesy of Visit Sandpoint When early summer arrives in Sandpoint, Idaho, the mountains come alive with more trails to ride than you can fit into your vacation schedule. Sandpoint has been quietly adding to its trail systems that are anchored by long-time classics by building some of the Northwest’s best new
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Photos courtesy of the Route of the Hiawatha Discover nature’s theme park this summer on the Route of the Hiawatha! Forget the roller coasters—this is a ride you’ll actually remember. Coast gently downhill through 15 miles of jaw-dropping scenery in the Bitterroot Mountains, crossing 7 sky-high trestles, and pedaling through 10 dark, historic tunnels, including
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The 2nd year tour makes a Spokane stop April 8 at the Bing Crosby Theater This year, Inland NW riders join the ranks of 22 other mountain bike destinations playing host to Outside Magazine’s RITUAL Mountain Bike Film Tour. The films will showcase epic adventures, legendary lines, stellar storytelling and interstellar athletes in its second
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Cover photo courtesy of Bri Loveall One brisk fall morning, my husband and I (along with two teenagers) headed north to Ione, Wash., to experience rail-biking. Also known as rail riding, this unique form of adventure travel gets guests out on a pedal-powered, open-air quad bike on deactivated railways. I’d seen advertisements for rail-biking tours
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Photos: RED Mountain Resort / Ashley Voykin The countdown is officially on: RED Mountain Resort in Rossland, B.C., two-and-a-half hours north of Spokane, is set to open its brand new lift-accessed bike park on June 21, 2025—and to build the stoke, they’ve just released Episode One of a stunning 2-part video mini-series, “Standing on the
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(Photos courtesy of 24 Hours of Riverside) The dirt, the dust, the adrenaline, and the sheer madness of pushing pedals through the night—it can only mean one thing: 24 Hours of Riverside is back! Spokane’s most legendary mountain bike event returns to Riverside State Park on Memorial Day weekend, May 24-25, 2025, bringing together solo
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