Cover photo courtesy of Rise of Telemark Rise of Telemark Events (Various resorts in the Cascades): All season long. A few hours east of the greater Spokane area, tele skiers can participate in a variety of telemark events, including clinics, demos, and social gatherings sponsored by Rise of Telemark. Details at Riseoftele.com/pages/events Wenatchee Telemark Festival […]
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What does it take to become a ski patroller? Cover photo courtesy Bri Loveall Laughter echoed in the conference room as ski patrol candidates trickled in, scribbling names on tags and finding seats while swapping stories. At half past five, Brian Perry, a member of the Lookout Pass ski patrol, stood at the front of
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By Wil Wheaton If you are prone to heading out the door on varied outdoor adventures, from hiking to biking, the Moab 3 will make your footwear an afterthought on whatever you’re up to. For starters, this shoe has a waterproof membrane that breathes yet keeps all of the splashy puddles out. It’s also engineered
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By Derrick Knowles Cover photo courtesy of Tele Colo Over the years skiing on telemark gear, I’ve encountered a few slogans from tele skiing’s zenith, some of them on faded stickers plastered to Subarus and others repeated by lifties with a Jeff Spicoli-esque cackle in the lift line as I approached: “Free your heel, ski
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If you’re not up for sporting a pack on runs but still find yourself wishing you had a no-bounce place to secure your phone and other essentials, this sling might be for you. Ideal for neighborhood dog walks or daily runs, the Limitless Sling fits over either shoulder and has a removable strap that fits
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By Chris Maccini Cover photo courtesy TJ Sulzle The TJ Sulzle and Spokane’s Sports Creel Connection TJ Sulzle’s connection to the mountains of the Inland Northwest began before he was born. In 1963, when Schweitzer Mountain opened, his dad was head of the ski patrol. Sulzle grew up an avid skier, and each time he
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Rumpl makes some of the coolest, backcountry-worthy technical blankets, and the new Backcountry Puffy Blanket is next level. It’s super compressible for stashing easily in a backpack, panier or gear box, and only weighs 1.76 lbs., while packing a hell of a lot of warmth-giving insulation with its synthetic-down fill. The tough, waterproof-treated DWR Ripstop shell
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Cover photo courtesy Bri Loveall By Karie Lee Knoke During a recent course at Sacred Cedars Wilderness School, called Survival Sisterhood, I dove in deep about the concept of creating an ongoing community of women centered around the subject of survival. In the circle of women who attended the course, we discussed what ‘survival’ really
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The deities of snow and winter around the world go deeper than you might think. By Brad Northrup Cover photo courtesy Shallan Knowles Throughout the course of human history, civilizations from around the globe have worshipped the change of seasons, and, as such, created gods and goddesses to direct their prayer towards. For those of us
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