A true weekend warrior, 11-year-old Vance Lazarus gets up with his dad at 5:30 a.m. on winter mornings. This early wake up call is the weekend routine for the local Silver Mountain snowboarder. They need to leave their hometown of Coeur D’ Alene to open the Mountain Café, which his dad Matt Lazarus owns. […]
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Race and Play at Silveroxx Sept 21-23 This 3-day Mountain Bike festival is an awesome event for savvy bikers and spectators alike. If you’re interested in riding, you can register here, but there will be several free and family-friendly events to join, including a ride for the kids. Events will include a night ride, ladies’
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While Schweitzer Mountain Resort is primarily known as a winter playground, the mountain also offers plenty of summer recreation. Ski trails transform into opportunities for downhill mountain biking, cross-country biking, or hiking with a view. “Searching out those elusive huckleberries while taking in the views of Lake Pend Oreille is a perfect way to pass
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Maloja, pronounced “mah-low-yah,” is a high performance biking and outdoor sports apparel brand named for a sleepy village and the steep slopes of the high Swiss valley Engadin. The brand specializes in stylish yet functional active wear for biking, running, and hiking. The DomenicaM All Mountain ½ jersey ($109) is light, quick drying, and stretchy, with
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When it comes to mountain bike parks, more is more. Unlike their ski-season counterparts, where the vagaries of winter weather guarantee the mountain is never the same two days in a row, mountain bike park operators have to build in the variety—quite literally. “Our summer season pass holders have typically used their pass about double
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 What’s New with Spokane Area Mountain Bike Trails Mountain biking in the greater Spokane area is phenomenal, and it’s one of the main reasons I moved to this area from Central Washington. We are seriously spoiled to that point I can ride from my house to the Saltese Uplands trailhead and be on single track
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Wednesday Night Mountain Bike Races at Riverside State Park Begin (May 2-end of June) Meet at the old airstrip in the 7 Mile area of Riverside State Park Wednesday nights beginning May 2 and continuing every Wednesday through the end of June. There will be a different course each week suitable for all experience levels.
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I find myself passing through Colville on my way to nearby recreational access points several times each month. It’s a great place to stop for a quick snack or a cup of coffee on my way to elsewhere, but until recently it lacked a good close-to-town soft-surface hiking or biking trail. Despite housing the headquarters
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Ride Riverside on May 26-27 in the 19th-annual 24 Hour Mountain Bike Race For the uninitiated, riding a mountain bike for 24 hours sounds like what you’d do in an attempt to survive the apocalypse. For the participants of the 24 Hours Round the Clock race, it’s just what they do. “Still Crazy After All
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Avoid Biking Muddy Trails to Preserve Them As spring makes its hesitant debut in the inland Northwest, it can be tempting to push the season and go for a ride on your favorite trails: you have fond memories of autumn rides there, and things seem warm enough to make a go with a light jacket
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