“I STARTED TELEMARK BECAUSE I was getting bored with alpine and just skiing inbounds. I guess I wanted more of an adventure,” says Mark Beattie, now a 30-year veteran of the sport. “I am apparently built for telemark—my knees feel better after a day of this kind of skiing rather than alpine [skiing],” he says. […]
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By Amy Silbernagel McvCaffree and Erika Prins WHETHER IT IS TO A SNOWY or sunny destination, for a week or just a weekend, February is a good month for getting away from the norm. There are two holidays—Valentine’s Day and the extended President’s Day weekend—and spring is just around the corner. Plus, this is a
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Here comes a time for many skiers, who have reached a certain point in their skiing abilities and experiences, when they yearn to expand the skiing experience. Maybe you’re tired of battling crowds, paying for lift tickets, the repetition of familiar runs, and skiing tracked-out snow. Maybe you’re searching for some solitude, a better workout,
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Winter is the perfect time to take in the town of Nelson, B.C., and the boundless outdoor offerings of the Selkirk Mountains. The Whitewater Ski and Winter Resort is 20 minutes south of Nelson, opening for the season in early December. The vertical drop and lift ticket prices are comparable to Schweitzer, but Whitewater has
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New record number of cyclists take part in education fundraiser Dodging one of the rainiest springs in memory, this year’s CHaFE 150 riders enjoyed brilliant blue skies as they cycled through Montana and Idaho for the fourth annual one-day event to benefit the early childhood education efforts in Bonner County. All told for the June
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Everyone knows there’s no such thing as free lunch, but if you live in the Inland Northwest there is such a thing as almost-free skiing if you’re a 5th-grader. The five ski resorts that make up Ski The Northwest Rockies offer the 5th Grade Ski Free Passport. The 5th Grade Passport was actually a major
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Development Of The City With the opening ceremonies just days away, Vancouver seems well positioned to declare the games a success: all of the competition venues have been built on schedule, most of them completed two years in advance, allowing ample time for practice and other events to serve as testing for the venues. Not
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Don’t miss this month’s cover story, “R U Ready To Rock?” in which Mira Copeland gives the rundown of the 2010 Winter Olympics venue in Vancouver and profiles participating athletes from the Northwest. She interviews former Schweitzer Alpine Racing School Will Brandenburg, who had just made the final cut for the Vancouver Olympics as we
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Cheesy name, cool program: Mountain Divas is a 4-week series of ski coaching sessions for intermediate to expert female skiers, led by the mountain’s top female instructors. The three-hour sessions are on Tuesday mornings, Jan 19 – Feb 9 and March 2 – 23. Cost is $135 for all four weeks or $45 per day.
January 14 – 17 Spend Martin Luther King weekend in downtown Sandpoint and at Schweitzer Mountain for the Sandpoint Winter Carnival. Below is a breakdown of the festivities. For more information, including ideas for where to stay, visit sandpointwintercarnival.com or call the Downtown Sandpoint Business Association at (208) 255-1876.
