WINTERSPORTS -- Sunday was Janye McLaughlin's first chance to ski this season at Mount Spokane State Park, and the cross-country skiing trails seemed to say, "Welcome back!" After coaching skiing class sessions for Spokane Nordic most of the day, "the highlight was during my return...
WINTERSPORTS – Signup is underway for the club-sponsored youth cross-country ski program that runs for eight winter weekends at Mount Spokane State Park. Families who become members of Spokane Nordic, the club that supports the cross-country trail system on the mountain, can register children in...
TRAILS – Another segment of the Ferry County Rail Trail was smooth-surfaced last month bringing the improved sections along Curlew Lake and the Kettle River north of Curlew to 12.5 miles. The latest project completes surfacing on more than half of the 25-mile non-motorized rail...
Some of the most passionate and dedicated backcountry skiers in the nation are expected to flock to the McCall area for a world-class mountaineering event at Brundage Mountain this December. The McCall Winter Sports Club and the USSMA (United States Ski Mountaineering Association) are teaming...
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