Riding along with a Ski Groomer Snow date: Winter 2019. We have landed on the snowy lunar surface and are preparing our mission to create the perfect seamless corduroy. Excuse the “nerd out,” but I am climbing into Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park’s newest groomer, a PistenBully 400 EV. There are so many joysticks, […]
There is nothing like a hot beverage in your hand after a day of making turns at your favorite mountain, and a hot beverage with a whiskey, like a hot toddy, is even better. The toddy originated in Scotland and Ireland where it was traditionally consumed before retiring for the night in cold and wet
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My mission was to visit four mountain resorts in one week to get the inside scoop from the riders themselves. This deadline was partially self-imposed, thanks to meeting submission deadlines and fitting it in with my other winter gigs—one of which is teaching skiing and snowboarding at Mt. Spokane. But I like to set up
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Doug Dial, aka Coach (Mt. Spokane) Doug Dial was a recent transplant from California in 1977 when he first skied at Mt. Spokane. He’d relocated to the Inland Northwest, built a house in the nearby foothills, and was motivated to purchase a season pass. His first winter as a Spokanite was less than glamorous. “Yeah,
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For her warm-up run, Susan Armstrong shoots down Swift Creek and speeds toward Heaven. Her demeanor is relaxed and easy, but she’s fast. Her yellow coat and orange helmet glow like a tiny torch at the bottom of the run by the time I’ve made three turns through the hard-packed snow. I become very familiar
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Don’t start longing for the end of winter just yet. 20 percent of your best skiing and riding happens in this unruly month, and local resorts are gearing up with all kind of shenanigans to celebrate that perfect time of year when the sun starts to warm us AND we get to have fun on
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It’s common to take a few beginner ski or snowboard lessons and assume there’s nothing left to learn that you can’t gain through experience. However, lessons can be beneficial for all ability levels to help you take your ski or snowboard skills to the next level or to move forward when you’ve hit a plateau.
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Like most folks out there, I am locked up in a cubicle Monday through Friday in order to pay the bills, put food on the table, and keep myself and my better half geared up during ski season. Thankfully, I happen to work with some super nice people, many of whom share my love of
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Trevin Hansen loves to go fast. And he lives loud. So that narrows his activities. No movies or quiet concerts. He’s also not a fan of most team sports. Baseball was a bust at an early age; it was too slow. But Nordic skiing, kayaking, biking, hockey (fast and loud!)—now those are the sweet spots.
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