By Derrick Knowles Cover photo courtesy of Tele Colo Over the years skiing on telemark gear, I’ve encountered a few slogans from tele skiing’s zenith, some of them on faded stickers plastered to Subarus and others repeated by lifties with a Jeff Spicoli-esque cackle in the lift line as I approached: “Free your heel, ski […]
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There are few places in the Inland Northwest that pair wild mountain winter adventures and authentic small-town community and charm like the Republic, Washington, area in the northeast corner of the state. Only a 2.5-hour drive north from Spokane, the town itself is a place seemingly frozen in time (in the best of ways). With
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By Jean Arthur After a 25-kilometer xc ski on West Yellowstone’s Rendezvous Ski Trails in southwest Montana, we chill in the parking area under sunny skies, breezy 10-degree, blue-wax days. The sweat dries a bit, and most gals switch to other shirts and dry bras, standing between the Subarus and Tacomas. I don’t. I’ve discovered BRANWYN’s wool
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Mt. Spokane brings back popular ski area tubing hill Cover photo courtesy Shallan Knowles Sliding down a snow-covered hill on a tube is a winter sport that adults and kids of all ages will find fun, connecting and thrilling. Unlike sledding, where you and the kids have to trudge back up the hill after each
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By Kyle Merritt I have always taken pride in my fire making abilities, but never thought of myself as a “Solo Stove” guy. It seemed a little too confined for my penchant for fierce, sprawling blazes. However, we often camp places where a “Leave No Trace” ethic means no fire pits, and the Ranger Solo
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Gondola-accessed skiing and snowboarding in Kellogg, Idaho, with ski and stay options and the region’s largest indoor water park. Cover photo courtesy of Silver Mountain Resort Lifts: 7 Vertical: 2,200 Skiable Acres: 1,600 Number of Runs: 80 Night Skiing: 8 runs for skiing under the lights Family Amenities: Indoor water park and new village arcade
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The closest ski and snowboard resort to Spokane and the region’s only non-profit ski area. Cover photo courtesy of Mt. Spokane Lifts: 6 chairlifts, plus a surface lift and new terrain park handle tow Vertical: 2,000 feet Acres: 1,704 Number of Runs: 52 Night Skiing: 16 night skiing runs starting Dec. 18 (Wednesdays-Saturdays) Operating Schedule:
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Cover photo courtesy S. Michal Bennet Heather and Mark Nehlich have been familiar faces in the Coeur d’Alene area for a while, and when they opened the Oh Baby! Food Truck on October 3, 2022 with partner and Seattle restauranteur Stan Moshier, they had a lot of support. The big teal truck graced the Silver
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This Better Be Good I was reflecting on last season the other day, and the one word that came to mind was meh. As in mediocre. It was so meh that my powder boards only made it on the hill once, and that barely knocked the dust off the top sheets. But hey, that was
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Cover photo courtesy of 49 Degrees North Eastern Washington’s largest ski area with 7 lifts and 2,325 acres of terrain near Chewelah, Wash. Lifts: 7 Vertical: 1,851 Acres: 2,325 Summits: 2 Number of Runs: 90 Nordic Center: Included with day ticket or pass Operating Schedule: 7 days a week by Dec. 13 through mid-April (as
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