Skiing/Snowboarding

Photo by Gary Peterson.

Epic Lookout Powder Days

Lookout Pass, the ski area that spans both sides of the Idaho and Montana border in the Bitterroots Range, is known for major annual snowfall, ...
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Photo by Judd McCaffree.

Powder Magazine Lists Spokane as an Emerging Ski Town

The December 2017 issue of “Powder Magazine” recently reported that five ski resorts are “all within 70 miles [of Spokane] and the average season pass ...
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Photo courtesy of Rebecca White.

Linebacker in the Lift Line at Mt. Spokane

A folded-up newspaper on top of a blue lunch bag in Mount Spokane’s patrol lodge lets me know that Tom MacLeod is already skiing first ...
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Illustration by Nicole Bronson.

Avoid Winter Sports Injuries with These Tips

We went straight to the doctor and asked how to avoid common winter sports injuries to help you up your odds of not getting hurt ...
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Photo by Aaron Theisen.

Skiing Powder

Does this sound familiar? It snowed all week, with storm after storm pounding the local mountains and dumping well over a foot of fresh snow. ...
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Photo courtesy of Altai Skis

Altai Skis Hok and Ski Festival

They had such a great time at last year’s festival, they decided to repeat it. This year’s Altai Skis event is on Saturday, January 20 ...
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Photo courtesy of Silver Mountain Resort.

It’s a Good Month to Be a Ski Newbie

Local Resorts Make It Easy to Learn to Ski or Snowboard     January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, and local resorts are ...
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Photo: Aaron Theisen

First Tracks: Never Too Old

Taking ski or snowboard lessons as an intermediate-level skier isn’t all that common, even though any chairlift ride will give you a bird’s-eye view of ...
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Photo: Peter G. Williams

Backcountry Film Festival

The Backcountry Film Festival is produced each year by Winter Wildlands Alliance as a celebration of the human-powered winter experience, and a gathering place for ...
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