Snow Sports

Explore the Winter Wilds Safely—Be Avalanche Aware

I rolled into the foyer of an outfitter that had inundated Facebook with advertisements about a $5 Avalanche Awareness event. The atmosphere was that of ...

Summer Hess January 24, 2017

Four Northwest Yurts for Winter Adventuring

The yurt, an often portable, round tent that has been used as a home in Central Asia for at least 3,000 years, is slowly becoming ...

S. Michal Bennett January 22, 2017

Lars Johannson mining white gold at Silver Mountain Resort. Photo: Willy Bartlett

Silver Mountain Resort Changes Hands

Silver Mountain Resort recently announced that ownership of the North Idaho resort is changing hands. The new owners from the Seattle area are extremely excited ...

Out There Outdoors January 21, 2017

Person snowshoeing standing next to a CCC cabin at Mount Spokane State Park.

Five Favorite Inland NW Snowshoe Hikes

It’s no wonder that snowshoeing is the fastest growing winter sport. As one snowshoe joke puts it, anyone can learn how to do it in ...

Holly Weiler January 21, 2017

Rolling a Fatty: One More Way to Love Winter

As a bike aficionado, I’m not exactly hard to convince that I need another bike. Apparently owning a bike for every type of cycling in ...

Ammi Midstokke January 17, 2017

Northwest Snow/Fat Bike Events

Northwest Fat Bike Meetup, Methow Valley (January 14-15) A weekend of informal group rides (Pearrygin Lake State Park Saturday and the Methow Trails system Sunday), ...

Out There Outdoors January 16, 2017