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Finding Awesome Skiing and Snowboarding is a B.C. Border Crossing Away

Get Out There, Skiing/Snowboarding / By Derrick Knowles

Out There’s first B.C. Ski & Winter Travel Guide pulls together info on southeast British Columbia’s incredible collection of ski and snowboard resorts, Nordic and fat bike trails, hot springs, backcountry touring areas, and creative events within a half day’s drive of Spokane and North Idaho. With all of these amazing outdoor recreation opportunities so […]

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The outside of the Fitness Fanatics trailer at Selkirk Lodge on Mount Spokane.

Rent Nordic Gear on Mount Spokane with Fitness Fanatics

Get Out There, Skiing/Snowboarding / By Lisa Laughlin

What better way to cut out travel time than to rent gear in the place you intend to use it? Fitness Fanatics had a similar idea a few years ago when they set up a satellite operation at the Selkirk Lodge on Mount Spokane, making it easy to rent gear on the mountain. If you’ve

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Skiing with Your Dog: Give Skijoring a Try with These Tips for Beginners

Get Out There, Skiing/Snowboarding, Snow Sports / By Holly Weiler

My four-legged friends have always been my best training partners for athletic pursuits. I have never had a dog bow out of a planned activity at the last minute due to bad weather or vague personal reasons, and on several occasions my dogs have prevented me from skipping a training day. Who can say no

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Cross-Country Skiing: A Beginner’s Tale

Get Out There, Skiing/Snowboarding, Snow Sports / By Nick Thomas

Since high school I had been a snowboarder, but until recently, I had never skied. Snowboarding just came easily, and my friends were ditching their skis for boards. Mostly, I liked that my legs couldn’t go in opposite directions. But after 20 years of boarding, I was a little bored. So when my wife asked

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Photo of skier pulling child in snow tube.

Evolution of a Mountain Sports Town: From Cross-country and Alpine Skiing to Snowshoeing and Fat Biking, Winthrop Caters to Active Winter Travelers

Biking, Destinations, Get Out There, Skiing/Snowboarding, Snow Sports, Travel / By Aaron Theisen

The Methow Valley, on the sunny east slope of the North Cascades, grew up in relative isolation—the paved North Cascades Highway was only completed in 1972—and seems to have developed its own pace of life. It could have been different. In the 1970s, the Aspen Ski Corporation came to the Methow to investigate an alpine

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Family Skiing Doesn’t Have to Break the Bank

Columns, Get Out There, Outdoor Family, Skiing/Snowboarding, Snow Sports / By Amy McCaffree

Dollars add up quickly when taking multiple, always-growing children to the mountain year after year to go alpine skiing or snowboarding. While it’s not as cheap as some other outdoor activities, there are ways to save money and rein in costs. With strategic and careful planning, including taking advantage of the below opportunities, families can

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Spokane Nordic Ski Coach George Bryant Named PNSA Coach of the Year

Events, News, Skiing/Snowboarding, Snow Sports / By Out There Outdoors

Spokane Nordic Ski Association ski team coach George Bryant was recently selected as the Pacific Northwest Ski Association Nordic Coach of the Year. For nearly a decade Bryant has worked with teenage skiers and their families to take their Nordic skiing to a higher level. Coach Bryant works with Spokane area team members all year

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Off the Beaten Path—The Fourth of July Pass Nordic Ski & Snowshoe Trail System

Get Out There, Skiing/Snowboarding, Snow Sports / By Out There Outdoors

It’s SNOWING! Has the extended dry summer and autumn weather left you longing to hear those words ring out early one morning so you can finally don your skis and favorite parka? Not sure what to do when it finally happens? Try an adventure to North Idaho’s Fourth of July Pass and enjoy the Nordic

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The Skiing Life: It’s a Family Affair

Get Out There, Skiing/Snowboarding, Snow Sports / By Amy McCaffree

49 Degrees North Ski Resort Owner John Eminger and His Family Have Made Skiing Their Shared Passion “The thing about skiing as a family activity is you wake up early and you play hard together all day long. And you get home late, and the kids fall asleep in the car. I don’t care if

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Record Contingent of Local Nordic Racers to Represent at 2015 Junior Nationals

Get Out There, Skiing/Snowboarding, Snow Sports / By Out There Outdoors

Spokane Nordic will be sending the largest number of teen racers ever to the 2015 USSA Cross-Country Ski Junior National Championships in March. Ian McCarthy, Brett Ford, Daniel Korus, Andrew Potyk and Lauren Potyk are the five teens from Spokane who qualified for the Pacific Northwest Ski Association Junior National team. The announcement of the

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