Cover photo courtesy of University of Idaho For more than 50 years, the University of Idaho Outdoor Program’s Annual Outdoor Equipment Sale & Swap has helped kick off the winter recreation season on the Palouse. The event has become a community tradition, bringing together students, families, outdoor retailers, and recreation enthusiasts to buy and sell
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Mt. Spokane Ski Swap—Oct. 31-Nov. 1 | Spokane Fair & Expo Center The Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap returns for its 62nd year, bringing more than 24,000 new and used winter sports items to the Spokane Fair & Expo Center. Shoppers can browse alpine and Nordic skis, snowboards, boots, clothing, helmets, goggles, backcountry equipment
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A fall full of swaps, films and parties means you don’t have to wait for winter to start living like a skier. Cover photo courtesy of Mt Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park Before lifts start spinning, fall fills up with gear swaps, film nights, mountain parties and other gatherings that bring skiers and riders together. Here’s where to find your people while we wait for snow.
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By T. Ghezzi Growing up in Spokane and snowboarding in the early ’90s, there were very few female riders. The memoir “Snowboard Girl” by Shannon Dunn-Downing clearly took me back to my early years of snowboarding. It also brought to mind a local female rider my age, Casey Wiese, whose dedication and drive enabled her to carve out a place
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Cover photo courtesy of Silver Mountain Resort By Brad Northrup There is a special kind of malice baked into the names of advanced ski runs, and it’s not accidental. Somewhere in a fluorescent-lit office—or maybe a dimly-lit ski patrol shack—there is a person whose sole job is to look at a steep, icy, tree-choked death funnel and say, “Yes. Let’s call
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Cover photo courtesy of Mt Spokane Ski and Snowboard By T. Ghezzi The tow rope in the Mt. Spokane Terrain Park has been a game changer for both skiers and snowboarders. Not only has it provided a space to progress quickly, but it has also helped create a new cultural identity and atmosphere in the park.
Cover photo courtesy of Silver Mountain There are still plenty of ways to make the most of what’s turning out to be a snowy spring season—March powder dumps and soft spring turns, terrain park sessions, pond skims and the laid-back community vibe that defines our regional ski hills. Even better, spring is when next year’s season passes go on sale
By Amy McCaffree Cover photo courtesy of Silver Mountain Sunny spring conditions and frequent March and April storms often deliver some of the best days of the season, so don’t put your gear in storage just yet. End your season in celebratory fashion with a fun spring event or two and plenty of good mountain vibes. Find details and operation schedule updates online. 49° North Mountain Resort (Chewelah, Wash.) Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard
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Cover photo courtesy of David Zalewski For the second year in a row, 49 Degrees North Mountain Resort is partnering with three local elementary schools to offer fourth- and fifth-grade students the chance to learn to ski or snowboard. The program, Corey’s Run FIRST TRACKS Ski Academy, was established by David Zalewski, father to Corey, who passed away after being
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