Every January, resorts around North America celebrate Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month by offering excellent deals on lessons, rentals and lift tickets for adults and kids who want to break out of the winter boredom and learn to ski or snowboard at a local ski hill. If you’re a veteran skier or rider or […]
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Why I Ski: Lars Johansson, Silver Mountain Resort “I love being outside, being in the cold, the solitude, the sounds of the mountains.” Lars Johansson It’s rare to find Lars Johansson without a grin radiating through his bushy beard. It is obvious he enjoys people and the great outdoors. He spends a lot of time
Cool, creative outdoor oriented gifts are sure to make certain people on your holiday shopping list smile (tip: you can also leave these pages open with items circled for your significant other or send a copy home to your parents). These gift ideas from local retailers and local outdoor gear companies right here in the
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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).
The Grind, one of the largest open ski and snowboard rail jams on the West Coast that attracts hundreds of spectators and up to 90 competitors, is held in an unlikely location – behind the library on the Eastern Washington University campus in Cheney, a small college town surrounded by rolling Palouse wheat fields and
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Skiing and snowboarding doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, and with a few cost-saving tricks like cashing in on readily available discounted passes, ticket packs, and other mid-week ski deals, you can easily ski more this season, at a number of different resorts, for way less than the regular price you’d pay
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Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap: Friday, October 24-26, Spokane County Fair & Expo Center For 50 years now, the Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap, the region’s largest winter sports equipment and clothing sales event, has been helping skiers find the best deals on new and used ski gear and clothing. The swap has
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At almost 8,000 feet above sea level, the trek to Machu Pichu is difficult even for the fittest of tourists. But in 2013, a special group of hikers carried a wheelchair for 10 hours along the ancient Incan Trail. As they prevailed despite equipment malfunctions, treacherous terrain, and altitude sickness, Steve Gleason and his crew
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Whether you’re a ski-bum or a middle-aged shredder, improve your street cred on the hill with these 26 ski lingo terms.
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Ned Ryerson (aka Tele Ned) is known throughout North America for his unbridled enthusiasm for telemark skiing and teaching the turn to new generations of skiers. Ned is a former telemark ski racer, Level III PSIA instructor, and Colorado Rocky Mountain School Telemark Team coach who has been teaching telemark skiing in Aspen and throughout
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