Snow Sports

Secret Stashes: Local Resorts Offer Plenty of Stealth Powder Runs If You Know Where to Look

We’re all trying to get the best bang for our buck, and when you ski or board, that means trying to get some freshies in ...

Out There Outdoors February 3, 2016

Nelson, B.C. & Ainsworth Hot Springs Road Trip

Skiing and snowboarding may not be for everyone, but who wouldn’t love to sink shoulder deep in mineral-rich hot springs water with an amazing lake ...

Derrick Knowles January 31, 2016

Mountain Sledding: Finding Places to Slide on Snow

Sledding – the ancient activity of sitting on your butt and getting over the snow far more efficiently than most wheeled vehicles. Today, unless you ...

S. Michal Bennett January 31, 2016

Find Epic, Deep-Winter Powder at Chatter Creek Cat Skiing

Deep in the Canadian Rockies sits Chatter Creek, a cat skiing and heliskiing lodge with such an impressive landscape and remoteness that arriving is like ...

Out There Outdoors January 30, 2016

Altai Skis Demo and Instruction at Sitzmark Ski Area in North Central WA (Feb. 6)

Altai Skis, the guys that make the ski/snowshoe hybrid the “Hok” as well as other snow sliding gear, is having a demo and ski day at Sitzmark ...

Out There Outdoors January 30, 2016

Photo of skier pulling child in snow tube.

Explore the Methow Valley’s Snowshoeing Trails and Vast Backcountry

Just as winter snows shutter many of the region’s outdoor recreation destinations, the Methow Valley, a multi-sport Mecca on the dry side of the Cascades, ...

Aaron Theisen January 29, 2016

Celebrate Winter at the Rossland Winter Carnival

I’m standing in a snowdrift on Spokane Street in downtown Rossland, British Columbia. As is typical of streets in old mining towns in the mountains, ...

Aaron Theisen January 26, 2016

January Is Learn to Ski/Snowboard Month!

Local resorts are offering too-good-to-pass-up deals on lessons, rentals and lift tickets for adults and kids who want to learn to ski or snowboard during ...

Out There Outdoors January 26, 2016

Winterfest Offers a Chance to Make Friends, Learn Something New, and Eat Donuts

Picture snow. That snow is polka dotted with cross-country skiers laughing as they make their way across white clearings and curving trails to a warming ...

Crystal Atamian January 26, 2016