Okay, I admit that this title is probably a bit over the top, but sometimes thinking back 15 years or so ago, it feels that way. Fresh off recovery from a series of snowboarding-related knee injuries, I conferred with our family orthopedic surgeon (apparently bad knees are genetic) about my snowboarding career. “One more injury,” […]
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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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Your Guide to Indoor Fun and Fitness for the Fall Shoulder Season Resist the urge to hibernate during the colder, grayer “shoulder season.” Perhaps easier said than done. After all, it’s often too ______ (fill-in-the-blank with current nasty weather condition) for ________ (whatever you most like to do outside). And there’s not enough snow in
The 49th Annual Mount Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap is the region’s largest winter sports equipment and clothing sales event, featuring thousands of new and used winter sports items sold by both individuals and area sporting goods stores. Equipment, clothing, and accessories for all winter sports are available, including nordic & alpine skiing, and snowboarding.
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Floating the Spokane River during the hottest days of summer has long been a favored pastime for generations of locals—blow up the big, fat tubes, load up the cooler and the car and go. This process got much easier—no more figuring out tube transport and a shuttle system—thanks to Jon Wilmot and his company, FLOW
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Amy McCaffree Amy (Silbernagel) McCaffree enjoys paddling, camping, biking, hiking, alpine skiing, and gardening. She is the Out There Kids columnist and has been writing for OTO since 2006. Amy has a MFA in Creative Writing from Eastern Washington University and lives in Spokane with her husband and their two children. View Articles Connect Carol
Humans were NEVER meant to Hibernate January is national “Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month!” For Washington and Idaho locals, January is a great time to try a new winter activity or get back on the mountain. All four of Ski the NW Rockies’ resorts (49 Degrees North, Lookout Pass, Mt. Spokane and Silver Mountain)
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Floating down Ecuador’s Pindo River in a cheap inflatable raft with his brothers when he was seven years old was Ryan Kerrigan’s first rafting experience. They all survived—the rapids were no greater than class II. Now, at age 32, Ryan is a professional whitewater raft guide and executive director of Peak 7 Adventures—a local non-profit
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SOME VACATIONS FEEL SO busy and exhausting that once you return home you need another vacation just to rejuvenate. Staying at a resort—and focusing your recreation and other activities around that focal point—is one way to ensure a relaxing getaway. Located outside of Leavenworth along Icicle Creek is Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort, whose namesake peak
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This is the time of year when we’re getting out there with family and friends to enjoy the cold weather, and hopefully the white stuff that makes the cold just a bit more tolerable. Given this, how should we get our kids ready for playing in the cold? Let’s talk about how to weatherize those
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