Snow Sports

Regardless of all the new media attention, people have been puffing on lifts and in the woods at resorts here for as long as skiers and snowboarders have been ducking ropes and searching for untracked lines.

Marijuana in the Mountains: How Are Washington Ski Resorts Handling Legalization?

Off the record, a handful of ski patrollers I spoke with admit that they’ve noticed an increase in that “funny smell you occasionally notice” on ...

Jon Jonckers March 17, 2015

Season passes -- What tax returns were made for.

Spring Season Pass Deals Are Extra Sweet This Year

There’s no doubt you can save a ton of money on skiing and snowboarding by buying a season pass, especially if you take advantage of ...

Derrick Knowles March 16, 2015

On the Mountain: It’s Still Winter Somewhere

By Brad Naccarato and Derrick Knowles There really is no way to sugar coat it – it hasn’t exactly been a wonderful ski and snowboard ...

Out There Outdoors March 14, 2015

Record Contingent of Local Nordic Racers to Represent at 2015 Junior Nationals

Spokane Nordic will be sending the largest number of teen racers ever to the 2015 USSA Cross-Country Ski Junior National Championships in March. Ian McCarthy, ...

Out There Outdoors March 10, 2015

Lemonade Loppet Fun Run/Snowshoe at Mount Spokane (March 1, 2015)

What do you do when Mother Nature pulls the plug on the season’s snow pack right before one of the region’s most popular Nordic events? ...

Out There Outdoors February 21, 2015

Looking for Winter Fun in the Canadian Rockies? Fernie’s Got You Covered

Need proof that Canadians not only love dressing up in wacky costumes more than most Americans but also come up with wickedly fun and creative ...

Out There Outdoors February 10, 2015

Fireworks light up the sky above the Village at Schweitzer ski mountain.

6 Reasons Not to Miss the Sandpoint Winter Carnival (Feb. 13-23)

Ski Joring. Not the gentler kind with dogs. No, these daredevil skiers with serious cojones get pulled around at break-neck speeds over jumps by a ...

Out There Outdoors February 10, 2015

Pack Your Skis and Find Winter Up North at the Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival (February 20-22)

I rolled over into a cloud of pillows so cozy and warm, I thought there was no other place I’d rather be. Then I remembered ...

Ammi Midstokke February 10, 2015

Peak Video Productions heli skiing shoot. Photo courtesy Kyle Hamilton

The Making of a Ski Media Mogul

It’s 9 a.m. in the Monashee Mountains just above the town of Rossland B.C., and a northerly storm system has dropped a foot of fresh ...

Brad Naccarato January 30, 2015