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Chase the Spring Snow Festivals, Races and Pond Skims Across the Region 

By Amy McCaffree  Cover photo courtesy of Silver Mountain Sunny spring conditions and frequent March and April storms often deliver some of the best days of the season, so don’t put your gear in storage just yet. End your season in celebratory fashion with a fun spring event or two and plenty of good mountain vibes. Find details and operation schedule updates online.  49° North Mountain Resort (Chewelah, Wash.)  Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard […]

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Honoring a Mountain Legacy at 49 Degrees North 

Cover photo courtesy of David Zalewski For the second year in a row, 49 Degrees North Mountain Resort is partnering with three local elementary schools to offer fourth- and fifth-grade students the chance to learn to ski or snowboard. The program, Corey’s Run FIRST TRACKS Ski Academy, was established by David Zalewski, father to Corey, who passed away after being

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Raising Little Rippers: Tips for Getting Kids Started on Snow 

Cover photo courtesy of Bri Loveall Introducing kids to skiing or snowboarding starts long before their first chairlift ride. The best way to build excitement is simply to play in the snow together. Gentle snowball fights, building snow forts and snowmen, and sledding and tubing all help kids get comfortable outdoors in winter. These activities

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Mountain Maker: One Snowcat Operator’s Story 

Cover photo courtesy of Schweitzer Mountain When Schweitzer snowcat operator Sabrina started at Ski Santa Fe almost 30 years ago, she had no idea she was stepping into what would become her lifelong career. After working at the New Mexico resort in the rental shop and later as a lift-operator, Sabrina remembers seeing the big

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Snow Cat Operators: The Unsung Heroes of the Mountain Slopes 

By Bri Loveall   Cover photo courtesy of Bri Loveall One cold, snowy morning last winter, I woke hours before the mountains would transform into a kaleidoscope of pinks and blues, more commonly known as alpenglow, and made my way to the base of Lookout Pass to join the snowcat operators for a morning of work.  

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Ski Bum Advice: Don’t Mess With Gen X Skiers 

Cover photo courtesy of Shallan Knowles Full disclosure, my friends. I am a proud member of Gen X. For the younger folks out there, you might know us as the “latch-key kids” or the “forgotten” generation. We grew up on a healthy diet of sugar cereals and sarcasm, a complete lack of parental supervision, and

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How To Not Go Skiing in Nelson, BC 

Cover photo courtesy of Nelson Kootenay Lake Tourism What’s more tiring, skiing, or hearing about skiing? Your wife’s been bragging about her Kootenay winter vacations for years … and winter’s here again. She keeps reminding you, “Last year it snowed two feet the week I went to Whitewater Mountain Resort!” Enough already. Next she’ll be

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