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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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
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
The Great Spokane Coaster Hunt officially starts on Monday April 2nd. How it works. Using the latest in letterpress technology we have printed up 15 different coasters with the logo of a fantastic local business on the front and a code number on the back. All you need to do is find 6 of the
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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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Films: Think Thank’s, “Ransack Rebellion” and Capita’s, “Defenders of Awesome” Saturday, November 5th, 7pm at the Garland Theatre – $5 Spread the Shred is a local snowboard collective that is hosting its 3rd annual Snowboard Film Premier event to benefit SOSOutreach. SOS Outreach is a locally operating non-profit organization that gives local underprivileged kids the
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Itching to get up to the mountain? Dreaming of first tracks? Yeah, so are we. In between praying for powder and inventing a snow dance, check out these two ski and snowboard film premiers. Spread the Shred Video Premiers will take over the Garland Theatre for its second year on November 6th. Five bucks will
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It’s going to warm up this weekend. So what are you gonna do outdoors? May we suggest: Hawaiian Daze at 49° North Mountain Resort is this Saturday March 14, 2009. This event is centered around the infamous “Slush Cup” a 90 foot long, 14 foot wide, 4 foot deep pond, that Skiers, Riders, Sliders, Sledders
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“SO WHAT’S THIS COLD SMOKE POWDER FESTIVAL ANYWAY?” A dreadlocked, lip-ringed snowboarder chick blurted this question at me half way up the Summit Chair on day three of last year’s debut of the Cold Smoke Festival at Whitewater Resort. She had noticed my laminated media pass flapping in the wind, and I admitted that I
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