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Women’s Souper Bowl: stomping good time at Mount Spokane

From left, Kristina Kripaitis, Jamie Jordan and Melody Jamieson add a splash of color to the snow shower on the trails at Mount Spokane during the 10th annual Women
From left, Kristina Kripaitis, Jamie Jordan and Melody Jamieson add a splash of color to the snow shower on the trails at Mount Spokane during the 10th annual Women's Souper Bowl snowshoe trek on Feb. 1, 2015. (Rich Landers)

WINTERSPORTS -- Long before the big football game, a team of 300 ladies flocked to Mount Spokane today backed by a "12th man" support group handing out snowshoes, skis, food and prizes.

The 10th annual Women's Souper Bowl Snowshoe and X-Country Ski Day kicked off Super Sunday with good companionship and sometimes gaggles of giggles as groups trekking around the state park nordic trails put together poker hands for prizes before being served a soup-er lunch.

In 10 years, the event has raised more than $100,000 for the Women's and Children's Free Restaurant.

And as far as I could tell, they were having a blast doing the job.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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