Skiing/Snowboarding
WWII Veteran Still Skis at 90+
For eight years, 93-year-old Sylvester VanOort has packed his truck, left South Dakota behind, and driven “straight down I-90” to Kellogg, Idaho, to ski Silver ...
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How to Ski in Mixed Conditions
March is always a mixed bag of weather on the mountain. This can be especially challenging for skiers to negotiate when Mother Nature dumps a ...
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Spring Skiing
Where Did Everybody Go? If I could only ski one month of the year, it would be March. The crowds thin, the weather improves, and ...
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Adaptive Ski & Snowboard Program at Mt. Spokane
Set back from the scrum of the ski school corral at the base of Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park sits a tiny chalet—a diminutive ...
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Spring Ski Road Trip: Head North of the Border to Big White
Just Over Four Hours from Spokane, Big White Ski Resort Lives up to Its Name If you are going to pony up the cash for ...
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Backcountry Safety: Study Looks at Skier and Snowboarder Tree Well Incidents
College of the Rockies Students Developing Best Practices Guidelines for Tree Well Incidents As a skier or snowboarder, is there anything better than carving through ...
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Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Fest
Powder Fest Brings Passion of Powder for the 12th Consecutive Year at Whitewater Ski Resort, Feb 23-25 Whitewater Ski Resort has always been known for ...
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Priest Lake Snowshoe Softball Tournament
Every January since 1985, when he was 19 years old, Jeff Barrington traveled from his home in north Spokane to Priest Lake where he straps ...
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The Dog Days of Winter
As I approached the starting line, I quickly realized this race was unlike any I’d ever been to before. The competition was fierce. The conditions ...
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