Dump! Area ski resorts welcome the storm
WINTER SPORTS -- After a long drought, Mt. Spokane and 49 Degrees North are reporting 6-7 inches of new snow in the past 24 hours! More to come.
Outdoors blog archive for Jan. 8, 2014
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 8, 2014
Silver Mountain revives good ol' days of Jackass: tickets $12
WINTER SPORTS -- In a half-century flashback to the prices charged by the former Jackass ski area, Silver Mountain Resort will offer $12 lift tickets on Friday, Jan. 10. Silver Mountain's "Jackass Day", celebrates the resort's 45th anniversary with discounts and events on and off…
Photographers suspected of endangering wolves with bait 1
WILDLIFE WATCHING -- Wildlife photographers have a code of ethics, which apparently was ignored in the case of someone trying to get a photo of wolves in Canada Photographers suspected of baiting wolves in Alberta national park A Banff National Park warden who discovered wolves…
Avalanche report: danger not apparent to victims
WINTER SPORTS -- The avalanche that killed a snowmobiler riding in the Gallatin Mountains on New Year’s Day – the first Montana avalanche death in more than a year – was somewhat of an anomaly, according to an expert that spoke with the Billings Gazette.…
Study launched on northeast Wash. moose 5
WILDLIFE -- State Fish and Wildlife biologists put GPS tracking collars on 28 northeastern Washington moose in December for a long-term study on the largest member of the deer family. Other states, including Minnesota and Montana, have launched studies to understand why moose are declining…
Elk management on Idaho commission agenda
WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT -- The Idaho Fish and Game Commission will consider the state Fish and Game Department's revised elk management plan when it meets Jan. 15-16 at Fish and Game headquarters in Boise. A public hearing will begin at 7 p.m. January 15, in the…
Rich Landers writes and photographs stories and columns for a wide range of outdoors coverage, including Outdoors feature sections on Sunday and Thursday.