By Eric Deady Cover photo courtesy of Eric Deady Winter has landed upon us, and it is time once again to dust off the fat bike. For those of us who enjoy the idea of traveling through the landscape during winter on a bike, or for those who may be considering fat biking for the […]
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INLAND NW FAT BIKE TRAIL SYSTEMS There’s no need to trade bike shoes for slippers once the snow starts falling. With wide, balloon-like tires and modern trail bike features, fat bikes make short work of long winters. And with the abundance of regional trail systems groomed for wide wheels, even the most winter-averse among us
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Fatty Flurry Fest and Fatsquatch fat-biking events to take place in North Idaho this winter as long as pandemic safety guidelines allow it.
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Spokane, Wash. Each year we’re seeing more fat bikes plowing through the snow on trails here in the Inland Northwest, a trend that has also led to more trail grooming throughout the region. From Spokane to Sandpoint, there will be miles of packed trails to roll your over-sized, under-inflated bike tires on this winter if
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On a ski trip to Kimberley Alpine Resort a few years back, we were rewarded for our white-knuckled, late-night driving efforts with a bluebird powder day. After a couple more days of easy hunting for mid-week powder stashes, we put away the skis and rented fat bikes for a change of pace and scenery on
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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
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).
I remember the first time I saw a fat bike at a bike shop in Spokane about two and a half years ago. I asked about it and was told it was great for riding on sand at a beach. I looked at the price: $1,700. I picked it up and felt how heavy it
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Cover photo courtesy of 49 Degrees North The incredible Nordic Center at 49 Degrees North offers groomed trails for classic and skate Nordic skiing and trails for snowshoers and fat bikes, as well as rental gear and lessons. The center is open this season Friday-Sunday and holidays from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., and trails are
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Ride or rent a fat bike and explore the 20k of groomed trails in Rossland, B.C. Cover Photo by Troy Nebeker Courtesy of Tourism Rossland Just 2.5 hours north of Spokane, Rossland, B.C., known as the mountain biking capital of Canada, has been growing the network of groomed fat bike trails year after year. This
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