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Winterfest Offers a Chance to Make Friends, Learn Something New, and Eat Donuts

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Picture snow. That snow is polka dotted with cross-country skiers laughing as they make their way across white clearings and curving trails to a warming hut for free cider and soup. Picture kids frantically racing to the finish line for a donut. Envision booths, vendors, prizes, and scavenger hunts. Picture yourself swooshing down quiet trails […]

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Fat Bike Gear: What to Wear to Stay Warm and Dry

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With the growing popularity of fat biking on snow-covered trails, more people are confronted with the question of what to wear to keep warm without overheating and getting drenched in sweat. John Drumm, store manager and resident fat bike expert at Fitness Fanatics in Spokane Valley has some thoughtful fat biking gear advice based on

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Kristi and Owen taking a snuggle break. Photo: Aaron Theisen

Snowshoeing with Children: Tips for Keeping Warm and Having Fun

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It’s common in Nordic countries for parents to put their toddlers, swaddled in a pram, outside for their noontime nap, even in the chill of winter. The thinking goes that exposure to cold outside air can stave off wintertime colds, in addition to getting little ones accustomed to wintertime temps. Even if parents here aren’t

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A Brief History of Skinny Skis: The Evolution of Cross-Country Ski Gear

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Like most outdoor fitness activities, there is a dizzying array of gear available for both the classic and skate styles of Nordic (cross-country) skiing. Waxable or no-wax skis. At least three unique binding and boot systems. Poles that range in price from $20 to $1,000. This volume of options isn’t remarkable in our day of

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Fat tire rentals are available at Whitewater Ski Resort in Nelson, B.C. for riders to explore the five kilometers of new multi-use trails in the Nordic center.

A Whole Lot of New at Regional Resorts: Better Runs, Expansion Plans, Terrain Park Additions, Night Vision, Web Cam, Mountain Hosts, Cheap Cat Skiing, Fat Biking, and More!

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With the first flakes of the ski season already behind us, and plenty more likely to fall in the coming month, resorts around the greater Inland Northwest are gearing up for what should be another solid season of powder days and sunny groomers (with a few variable, overcast days to keep it real, of course).

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OTM Editor Derrick Knowles doing what he loves most, hiking.

Going Skiing

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In junior high, all my cool friends were skiers, and it took until 9th grade until I could join them up on the mountain. Our family did a lot of cross-country skiing, which I loved for the chance to revel in quiet, snow-covered nature, but come Mondays, I listened longingly to my buddies talk about

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