Snow Sports

Local Skier Makes It to the Big Time

Warren Miller is considered by many to be the highest stage in the world for snow-sport athletes to showcase their talents. Every fall, masses of ...
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Summer Skiing on Washington’s Volcanoes

Washington’s volcanoes offer a wide variety of ski mountaineering options, from expert death defying descents to leisurely ski descents for the intermediate skier. Two mountains ...
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Winter’s Not Over Yet: Road Trip Through the Kootenay Vortex

Snowboard, check. Boots, check. Goggles, check. Passport, check. In mid-March, I loaded my rig and headed north from Spokane to Canada. After a few short ...
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Skiing Uphill at Mt. Spokane Just Got Easier (and Safer)

Interest in uphill travel routes where skiers can skin or hike up resort mountains continues to climb at ski areas throughout North America. In the ...
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Deep Powder and Spring Corn: Ski it All at Silver

Sometimes a person gets lucky. The storm clouds obscure the sky on a day the lifts are not running, and a foot of fresh powder ...
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Shredding Lookout's legendary powder. Photo courtesy: Lookout Pass Ski and Recreation Area

Reports of Snowboarding’s Demise Highly Exaggerated: Lookout Pass Riding Community Continues to Thrive

In the March 2014 issue of “Outside Magazine,” writer and “Mountain Magazine” Editorial Director Marc Peruzzi describes the slow decline of the sport of snowboarding. ...
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Ski Bum Advice: Mountain Etiquette

Now that the snow gods have smiled upon us, chances are the local resorts will soon be swamped with hoards of skier and riders, if ...
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Wax On, Wax Off: Lessons from the Backcountry

If there’s one thing I learned cat skiing, it’s this: before you head out, make sure your wax job is fresh and appropriate for the ...
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Fat Bikes, Fat Smiles. Photo: Alan Lemire.

Fat Bike Love

“It’s a balmy 11 degrees Fahrenheit down in the valley,” Brian tells me over the phone. I’ve been on the mountain skiing in wind chills ...
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