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Leave No Trace
During last summer’s huge increase in use of public lands, many of our favorite places took a beating from inconsiderate outdoor recreationists. Let’s do better ...
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10 Travel Planning Tips for Summer 2021
Use these 10 travel planning tips to help you make the most of your spring and summer adventures during the COVID-19 pandemic era.
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Ski Bum Advice: Stuff I Missed This Season
Out There's Ski Bum missed three significant components of his usual ski day experience during the 2020-21 COVID ski season.
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Spokane Ski Industry Icon Fred Nowland
There are very few true skiing icons in the Spokane area, but Fred Nowland is definitely one of them. A fixture of the ski industry ...
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Shredding the Kootenays In the COVID-Era
Pandemic Deep Thoughts by Powder Matt from the Canada's Kootenay Powder Highway in British Columbia.
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Hand-Me-Down Ski Books
The allure of books from the 70s and 80s that cover a range of skiing topics -- from ski racing, ski maintenance, and ski technique ...
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Meet Powder Matt: Border Closures Deliver Locals-only Shred Fest In the Kootenays
With the international border closed for non-essential travel, we asked self-proclaimed ski bum “Powder Matt," from Kimberley, B.C., to share about the pandemic skiing life ...
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Close Encounter with a Pileated Woodpecker
If you spend enough time in natural areas you will probably have a chance encounter with wildlife, where you share an intimate moment in the ...
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Tales from Bike Town
Everyday Cyclist columnist Justin Short explains what it might take for Spokane to become a wholehearted bike town that is safe, convenient, and easily navigable ...
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