I like to think that I am always ready to go skiing; or, at least I have proven adept over the years at convincing myself that I am. My ski bag is always packed, I know where my skis and poles are, and I can usually locate my base layers within two hours once the
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City Ride is grassroots collaboration of two self-proclaimed kooky snowboard buddies, involved in two different Spokane nonprofits. Friends Shane Thompson and Nick Sackman started City Ride to bring inner-city, under-resourced, and at-risk youth to the mountains to experience snowboarding and skiing in their own backyard. The City Ride mission is simple: create life-changing experiences that
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Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park, Mead, Wash. Spokane’s closest resort has seen its fair share of growing over the last few decades, but a surprising part of that growth has been in how the mountain is used. Mt. Spokane’s Brenda McQuarrie says that folks are using the mountain more diversely now, with interest in
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There are many ways to get your family up on the mountain skiing or snowboarding in style without breaking the bank. Here are some tips to get the equipment and apparel you need on a budget. Staying Warm & Dry with the Right Clothing A mix of layers that keep kids warm and dry while
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“It’s basically a hike with a purpose.” That’s how disc golfer Steven Lambert describes the sport, and he couldn’t have chosen a better metaphor to convince me to give disc golf a try. (As opposed to using, say, a “ball golf” metaphor. More on that later). Our small group meets at High Bridge Park, a
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In recent years, a growing contingent of people in the Inland Northwest have embraced snow sports besides downhill skiing – particularly snowshoeing and Nordic (cross-country) skiing. And while we live within easy reach of one of the premier Nordic ski areas in the Northwest, the Mt. Spokane Cross-Country Ski Park, it can be challenging to
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Coeur d’Alene plays host to the combined ski swap efforts of the Lookout Pass and Silver Mountain volunteer ski patrols on Saturday, November 1 at the Kootenai County Fairgrounds from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 16th annual Winter Swap is an excellent place to pick up new and used ski gear and clothing for
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Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap: Friday, October 24-26, Spokane County Fair & Expo Center For 50 years now, the Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap, the region’s largest winter sports equipment and clothing sales event, has been helping skiers find the best deals on new and used ski gear and clothing. The swap has
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I admit, I chose extended snoring instead of skiing on those plentiful single digit, freezing arse colds this season, but that still left plenty of frosty lift-served and backcountry days sporting my Extravert gloves to give them a satisfactory whirl and eventual two warm thumbs up. I’ve worn through several different pairs of OR gloves
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Whether you’re a ski-bum or a middle-aged shredder, improve your street cred on the hill with these 26 ski lingo terms.
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