If you haven’t even squeezed those skinny, dusty tires yet this spring, your excuses will soon expire. May is Bike Everywhere Month in Spokane, and there are events sure to inspire even the most committed couch potatoes to abandon their cars, improve their health, and reconnect with all the reasons we love to ride. “May […]
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Looking for a new trail to hike, ride, or run? Try one of these new or newish Inland Northwest trails. Evergreen East’s Short Draw at Saltese Uplands near Liberty Lake, Wash., creates options for either shorter loops or longer figure eights as it bisects the center of the conservation area. WTA completed work on the
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Wild Skills Junior Ski Patrol with SheJumps! at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, March 3. Girls ages 8-17 (intermediate to expert skiers/snowboarders) can learn mountain safety and first aid from ski patrollers. Marchigras at Silver Mountain Resort, March 9—night skiing and tubing session (5-7 p.m.). 5th Grade Passport Family Weekend at 49 Degrees North, March 10. KREM
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Terrain parks have evolved since the early 90’s. They are now at nearly every resort, and some communities even set them up in local parks come winter. The four Ski the Northwest Rockies association resorts here in the Inland Northwest have beginner parks to hone your skills on lower elements before hucking yourself off of
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Skiers vs. snowboarders. One plank vs. two. Sticks vs. boards. It is a conflict as old as time; well, it’s at least as old as the early 80s when snowboarding started gaining popularity. This new way of riding or surfing the mountain was foreign to many skiers and resorts. In its early days of the
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If you’re tired of cold weather and can’t wait for spring, check out the Spokane Great Outdoors and Bike Expo at the Spokane Convention Center on Feb 23 & 24. This event will bring over 60 exhibitors (full list here), including many local bike and gear shops, zipline companies, travel destinations, the Stonerose Interpretive Center and
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Gear Rentals: Fitness Fanatics (rent in store or on site at Mt. Spokane’s Selkirk Lodge); Mountain Gear; REI Spokane; 49 Degrees North Nordic Center; Vertical Earth (Coeur d’Alene). Lessons: Find lessons for all ages with one of these programs—Spokane Nordic Ski Association, Spokane Parks & Recreation, 49 Degrees North Nordic Center, Sandpoint Nordic Club.
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In the depths of winter our Spokane County Parks can provide a nature fix without requiring difficult drives or complicated parking permits. These local parks just keep getting better, too. The Glenrose addition to the Dishman Hills Conservancy is a fairly new park, acquired in 2012. Over the relatively few intervening years, the Dishman Hills
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Holidays can be a hectic time of year; time with family becomes a crazed rush to get from one event to another, or you find all that sitting around has everyone a little edgy. Making time to get outside can help relieve some of the holiday stress. Snowshoeing, or simply hiking if there isn’t enough
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Spend less time shopping and more time on our local trails and mountains. Our annual list features unique and outdoors-inspired gift ideas from locally-owned shops and businesses, including gifts for fellow outdoor enthusiasts as well as less outdoorsy friends and family members on your list. Use this list beyond the holidays for birthday, wedding, and
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