Skiing/Snowboarding

Find Awesome in the Kootenays: Pack Your Boards and Head North for Real Mountain Adventure

For all its bona fides as a mountain town, Rossland, British Columbia, rolls up its sidewalks early. So it came to be that, following a ...

Aaron Theisen January 25, 2017

Avalanche Education Resources

The Northwest Avalanche Center is a collaboration between the U.S. Forest Service Northwest Avalanche Center and the non-profit Northwest Avalanche Center. It provides mountain weather ...

Out There Outdoors January 25, 2017

Schweitzer Opens New Sky House Summit Lodge

A new 9,000-square-foot lodge on the summit of Schweitzer Mountain with a restaurant, full-service bar, café, and space for private events and outdoor seating opened ...

Out There Outdoors January 24, 2017

Explore the Winter Wilds Safely—Be Avalanche Aware

I rolled into the foyer of an outfitter that had inundated Facebook with advertisements about a $5 Avalanche Awareness event. The atmosphere was that of ...

Summer Hess January 24, 2017

“Hok Festival” Demo Day Offers Chance to Try Out Altai Skis Snowshoe/Ski Hybrid (January 28)

For the 2nd year in a row, the Sitzmark Ski Area near the small community of Havillah in northeast Okanogan County will host a day ...

Out There Outdoors January 23, 2017

Lars Johannson mining white gold at Silver Mountain Resort. Photo: Willy Bartlett

Silver Mountain Resort Changes Hands

Silver Mountain Resort recently announced that ownership of the North Idaho resort is changing hands. The new owners from the Seattle area are extremely excited ...

Out There Outdoors January 21, 2017