By Sam Lavigne When most of us think of fishing, we think of warm summer evenings with low wind and the promise of a beer next to a campfire after the sun sinks below the peaks. Once the snow begins to fall, most folks put away the rod and reel, but, with the right amount […]
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4 recommended components of snowshoeing gear, depending on where you’re going and how long you plan to be out.
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4 recommended components of snowshoeing gear, depending on where you’re going and how long you plan to be out.
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Recommendations and reviews of camping gear, outdoor apparel, footwear, bags, and more, for any holiday of gift-giving.
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Spokane-area small businesses — Rambleraven Gear Trader, Sports Creel, and Play It Again Sports — sell used gear for alpine winter sports.
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Mountain Equipment Dispersion Jacket The genius of the Dispersion Jacket isn’t a laundry list of superfluous features, but in the simple construction that combines hard and soft shell fabric in all the right places to make a superb, light-weight ski touring jacket that won’t let you down when the weather turns.With the mix of GORE-TEX
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Comfortable, breathable waterproof socks? Say what? I liked the idea and could immediately envision multiple outdoor recreation applications. But other than a pair of bulky, blister-tempting Gore-Tex socks I once owned, I had never heard of waterproof socks, especially nothing like the Bridgedale Stormsock. Aren’t waterproof boots enough to keep the feet warm and dry
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Slip these insulated, waterproof, low-cut shoes on anytime your winter errand run doesn’t require tromping through deep snow. The casual yet classic style means you can get away with wearing them to work at most Northwest offices, and the winter-optimized rubber keeps you from getting all slippy on that sidewalk slush as you dash to
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It’s not easy to find a boot that can be everything in the winter. Unless you wear this one. I demoed these boots (with a touch of feminine fluff at the top) in a few real life scenarios: hiking, shoveling snow, sledding, chasing after runaway sleds, and trudging through slush. The boot is relatively stiff
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Season pass? Check. New GORE-TEX jacket? Check. Winter tires for the Subie? Check. This year’s hottest ski gear? If you’re not feeling too confident about that last one, check out these gear picks from some of our region’s leading shops. ARC’TERYX Procline Ski Mountaineering Boot: $750 ($1,000 Carbon) New for the 2016 winter season, Arc’teryx
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