Skiing/Snowboarding

Signature Ski Runs: A Guide to Local Resort Must-Ski Trails

The four Ski the Northwest Rockies-affiliated ski resorts within 90 minutes of Spokane all possess their own character and champions: Silver Mountain Resort, with deep ...
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Evolution of a Mountain Sports Town: From Cross-country and Alpine Skiing to Snowshoeing and Fat Biking, Winthrop Caters to Active Winter Travelers

The Methow Valley, on the sunny east slope of the North Cascades, grew up in relative isolation—the paved North Cascades Highway was only completed in ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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“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 ...
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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 ...
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Mountain Fun: Plenty of Cool Events are Calling You Up to Your Favorite Ski Hill This Winter

It’s peak snow season in the Inland Northwest, and our ski areas have come up with even more incentives to get up to the mountain ...
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