What’s Happening at Your Local Ski Hill
Overview of the latest news and happenings at Ski the NW Rockies Association resorts: Mt. Spokane, Lookout Pass, Silver Mountain, and 49 Degrees North.
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Benefits of Socially-Distanced Skiing
Ski Bum Advice for the COVID-era and the benefits of social-distancing and masking protocols for the ski mountain.
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Local Youth Ski Racing Programs
Is ski racing a good fit for your child? If they already have basic ski skills and can get their skis off and on, ride the lift, and go to the bathroom by themselves and show an interest in taking their skiing to the next level by learning new skills, it just might be. Kids
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Ski Programs for Kids & Families this Winter
Ski Programs for Kids & Families this Winter Local ski mountain staff are stoked for winter and to welcome guests including young skiers and riders and their parents back to the slopes. Sadly, what caused our season to abruptly end last spring has created new challenges this winter. Particularly in the Inland Northwest, where interstate
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Ski Lessons for Grandma
By Tabitha Gregory I am learning to downhill ski in my sixth decade of life. Over the years, I’ve made a number of failed attempts to learn. Once on Japan’s icy slopes, thrice on Alyeska Resort’s torturously steep runs, and finally in the ungroomed backcountry of Thompson Pass, Alaska. Those experiences scared me out of
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Get Schooled Outdoors: Programs Offer Hands-On Learning for Careers Outside
Rock climbing, mountaineering, and ski touring for college credit? Yup! There are classes for these and more in the Mountain Adventure Skills Training (MAST) program at College of the Rockies, in Fernie, British Columbia. This nine-month program teaches students how to become an adventure tourism professional and offers certification in swiftwater rescue, wilderness first responder,
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January is Learn To Ski Month
Riding the chairlift for the first time as an adult arouses feelings of excitement and dread, kind of like the first day of middle school. You’re psyched to be there, but you’re afraid of looking stupid. And it doesn’t help that everyone around you seems to have been born knowing how to do this. Although
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Winter Survival Strategies: Learning from Wildlife
Unlike some species of wildlife that must hibernate to survive, we can get outside, eat good food with friends, and stay active.
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Ski Idaho Youth Passport Program
Ski Idaho has a low-cost 5th and 6th grade Peak Season Passport program to help create lifelong skiers and snowboarders.
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Learning to Move Through Dance
On the days that I hike, wearing light shoes that I can sense the ground through, I feel myself move differently than I used to. My legs are springs, and they cushion my dance uphill and downhill. I keep my body relaxed to conserve energy, and still I go, shot from the cannons of my
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