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Outdoors blog archive for March 23, 2016

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016


Seattle-area mountain biker Mire Levy rides a rugged, rocky portion of the Kettle Crest Trail toward Sherman Peak south of Sherman Pass.
 (Tim Banning)

Keep bikes out of wilderness, conservation groups say 13 

PUBLIC LANDS -- Mountain biking groups lobbying Congress to amend the Wilderness Act and allow bikes into designated wilderness areas have triggered a reaction from wilderness advocates. This week, 116 conservation organizations, including The Lands Council in Spokane, asked Congress to oppose attempts to weaken...

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A skier carves through new snow on March 23, 2016 at Silver Mountain Resort. (Alison Boggs / The Spokesman-Review)

Ski areas freshened with new snow

WINTERSPORTS -- Spring has arrived, and so has the fresh layers of snow skiers and riders expect in the mountains during March. Check out your favorite ski area; you may be pleasantly surprised. S-R staffer Alison Boggs "called in well" today so she could ride...

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