MEET 14-YEAR-OLD JESSE LEWIS: “They call me ‘little Bode’ because I either get on the podium or fall trying to get there,” he says. “Last year I didn’t get to do much racing because in my first race I crashed and sprained my ankle, so I’m hoping this year I can get back in the […]
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THE CHAINBREAKER BIKE BOOK: A ROUGH GUIDE TO BICYCLE MAINTENANCE Shelley Lynn Jackson and Ethan Clark Microcosm Publishing, 2008, 256 pages DESPITE BEING WRITTEN FOR bicyclists wanting to develop the independence repairing one’s bicycle provides, particularly those longing for the simpler life the utilitarian bicycle offers, The Chainbreaker Bike Book: A Rough Guide to Bicycle
UNTIL I STARTED COMMUTING by bike, I was a recreational mountain biker. When I decided to commute to work about 7 years ago, I was totally clueless about the essential gear that makes commuting and practical cycling much easier. This short list of cycling stuff is the gift guide that I wished I would’ve read
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AT LAST THE TIME HAS COME for winter recreation; and in Spokane, there are plenty of venues to choose from. But before dusting off your Alpine skis or sleds, why not try Nordic skiing (Cross County) at Mt. Spokane? Located 25 miles northeast of Spokane, the park maintains 13,919 acres within the Selkirk Mountains. A
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BEYONCE I Am…Sasha Fierce (Columbia) Pop’s foremost hit-making juggernaut takes a turn for the decidedly goofy with I Am…Sasha Fierce, a sort-of concept album spread out over two discs (despite containing a single disc’s worth of running time), with one half dedicated to by-the-numbers Beyonce balladry and the other filled with more “aggressive” material meant
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LAST YEAR SKI SWAPS in the region saw anomalous success. The Schweitzer Alpine Racing School (SARS) Ski Swap had an estimated 30% increase in sales. Swaps at Mount Spokane and 49 Degrees North also set earning records. In this year’s teetering economy, event organizers were not sure what to expect. “We weren’t sure what was
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GREG HILL’S SHORT FILM on backcountry skiing, “The Unbearable Lightness of Skiing” was included in this year’s Banff Mountain Film Festival. We caught up with the Revelstoke, B.C. native and interviewed him by cell phone in mid-November. He was at 6000 feet, skiing in the mountains when we spoke to him and reported the snow
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