Flatwater beckons you to break its glassy surface with swimming strokes or kayak bows and paddles. Check out these 13 lake destinations for their great paddling and swimming waters.
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Why Not on the Spokane? Another spring has sprung and summer heat is on its way. Kayaks and rafts are coming out of garages, tubes are being checked for leaks, and bindings are inspected on wakeboards and water skis. The warm part of the year is here! You may be one of those people
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I quit my job last February. Specifically, I quit one because I had found another. It was just time to move on. In any event, I had a few days to myself in between the old and the new, and thought I would treat myself to a mid-week day at 49 Degrees North, which, when
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Let me be your concierge for a Northeast Washington hiking weekend this summer that includes hiking Thirteen Mile Trail, an overnight car-camping stay at Swan Lake and a visit to the frontier-like town of Republic, Wash. You will make lifelong memories. Swan Lake Campground From Republic, drive Route 21 south for approximately seven miles to
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I remember the first time I saw a fat bike at a bike shop in Spokane about two and a half years ago. I asked about it and was told it was great for riding on sand at a beach. I looked at the price: $1,700. I picked it up and felt how heavy it
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Opening Day Here at Last! The snow is falling and we are opening! Chairlifts 1, 3, and 5 will begin running at 9:00 am this Friday Nov. 23, 2012, conditions permitting. The storm that arrived Sunday night and lasted through this morning left us with well over one foot of heavy wet snow. Prior to
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Greetings everyone- We have our first skiff of snow up at the mountain this morning! Looks to be about a 1/4 inch everywhere. Check out the pictures on our facebook page…or take a look at our webcams at ski49n.com It is currently 27 degrees at the lodge with bluebird skies but it looks like more
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Here’s a link to a Spokane Business Journal article talking about expansion plans at 49 Degrees North in Chewelah. For skiers the prospect of another new lift is good news, but the number attached to the potential real estate development (which the article reports may now be delayed because of the economy) really caught our
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Latest news for Ski the NW Rockies Association resorts–Mt. Spokane, 49 Degrees North, Silver Mountain, & Lookout Pass–for Jan.-Feb. 2022.
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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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