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• Out & About: Snowmobiler leaves mark on Iditarod

  March 4, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 OUTDOG – Snowmobiler Bob Jones, 72, of Kettle Falls is in Alaska today for the start of the annual Iditarod sled dog race and to bag several personal milestones: • …

• Mount Spokane gets $300,000 for new nordic ski trail groomer

  February 19, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Washington’s Winter Recreation Advisory Committee has approved $300,000 to purchase a larger snowcat groomer to maintain the 30 kilometers of nordic trails at Mount Spokane State Park. George Momany, the …

• Nordic ski racing series starts Saturday

  January 15, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 Cross-country skiers can choose from at least seven organized racing events this season. Nordic competitors who don’t want to be one-timers can test their performance over the course of the …

• Nordic sports soar on gold-medal high

  March 7, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Bill Demong’s historic Winter Olympics gold medal stirred a buzz among recreational nordic skiing junkies throughout the country, especially in north-central Washington’s Methow Valley. Demong’s gold was the first for …

• Skiers rise above the fog

  February 7, 2010 in Outdoors Sunscreen and sunglasses were essential on a brilliant Sunday morning at Mount Spokane even though a thick layer of fog made things dreary in the Spokane Valley below.

• Cross-Country Ski Sun Valley, Idaho

  January 24, 2010 in Awayfinder destinations From the porch of the historic Galena Lodge, 22 miles north of Sun Valley, Idaho, cross-country skiers and athletic dogs prepare for a tour of some of Central Idaho’s 200 …

• Spokane teen a standout in lonesome sport

  January 25, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 No stranger to cold and darkness, Annie Pokorny has a headlamp ready as she powers through another winter sunset. The after-school workout is paced by bursts of steam from her …

• Freezing Reigns Hinderman, Rhinehart Overcome Mist To Win Langlauf Titles

  February 5, 1996 in Sports on Page C1 Scott Smallwood of Levenworth Winter Sports Club waxes his skis prior to racing at Mt. Spokane. Photo by Colin Mulvany/The Spokesman-Review