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• Pass event will feature wife carrying

  January 14, 2012 in Idaho on Page A6 Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area will host the sixth annual Pacific Northwest Wife Carrying Contest at 1 p.m. Sunday during its winter carnival. Men sprint about 50 yards with …

• N. Idaho ski area hosts wife carrying contest

  January 13, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area will host the sixth annual Pacific Northwest Wife Carrying Contest at 1 p.m. Sunday during its winter carnival.

• Ski areas to open in time for the holidays

  November 19, 2011 in Idaho on Page A1 Lines were 10 deep at the ticket window and every chair was full as Lookout Pass opened for skiing and snowboarding Friday morning, maintaining its tradition of being first among …

• Congress endorses forest festivities

  October 22, 2011 in City on Page A1 WASHINGTON – Mountain bike trails and zip lines could open at more Northwest ski resorts if President Barack Obama signs a bill Congress passed this week. The Ski Area Recreational … 6

• Roundup: High hopes on the slopes

  October 16, 2011 in Business on Page E1 What’s new or hot at the region’s ski and snowboard resorts.

• Trailer flips on its side, causing delays at Lookout Pass

  June 5, 2011 in News Injured driver taken to Shoshone Medical Center

• Resorts closing books on powderful season

  April 7, 2011 in City on Page A1 The Inland Northwest’s five ski resorts will end regular operations Sunday, bidding farewell to a season that delivered above-average snowfall and increased business from skiers and snowboarders. “It’s been powder … 4

• ‘Powder day after powder day’

  April 6, 2011 in News, City The Inland Northwest’s five ski resorts will end regular operations Sunday, bidding farewell to a season that delivered above-average snowfall and increased business from skiers and snowboarders. “It’s been powder … 1

• Lookout Pass snowfall tops weekly chart ‘on the planet’

  March 3, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A5 Phil Edholm knew the ski area he runs on the Montana/Idaho border had received a lot of snow over the past week. On Monday alone, Lookout Pass was reporting more … 2

• I-90 at Lookout reopened, restricted to one lane

  January 21, 2011 in News, Idaho Idaho State Police have shut down eastbound Interstate 90 at Lookout pass because of bad road conditions.

• Ski resorts’ season off to booming start

  January 4, 2011 in Business on Page A5 Outstanding conditions have brought an avalanche of skiers to Inland Northwest resorts, operators reported Monday. An early opening for most ski areas got the season off to a strong start, … 1

• Keep watching as Lookout continues expansion

  November 19, 2010 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B4 Lookout Pass has tripled in size the past decade. But Phil Edholm, president and CEO of the ski area on the Idaho-Montana border 90 minutes east of Spokane, isn’t stopping …

• Lookout Pass Ski Area will open Friday

  November 18, 2010 in Idaho, Region Lookout Pass Ski Area will open Friday – the first ski area to announce an opening this season in the Inland Northwest. 3

• Lookout Pass Ski Area plans big expansion

  September 24, 2010 in City on Page A1 Lookout Pass Ski Area has submitted a $20 million expansion plan to the U.S. Forest Service that would more than quadruple its terrain over 20 years, adding eight new chairlifts, … 6

• Trio sees the USA in world record time

  June 20, 2010 in City on Page B1 Three men traversed the contiguous 48 states in 97 hours and 7 minutes: a time good enough to break the Guinness World Record. Their journey, which began Tuesday at Lookout …

• Trio plans to hit 48 states in 96 hours

  June 16, 2010 in City on Page A1 Three men drove west from Lookout Pass on Tuesday in an attempt to break their own world record. They left in a rented van provided by Enterprise, one of their … 1

• Deal-seeking skiers think ahead

  May 23, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C9 As Inland Northwest ski areas convert to mountain biking and summer operations, May is still prime time to think snow – and net deals on next year’s season passes. All …

• Skiers carve free at some NW resorts

  April 2, 2010 in City on Page A7 Lookout Pass Ski Area has offered the last four days of its ski season free to everyone who shows up. In a deal that started Thursday, Lookout, located on the … 1

• Agile ski resorts overcome El Niño

  March 28, 2010 in City on Page A1 Skiers and snowboarders traded the epic powder dumps of the past two years for sunshine this season as El Niño held court at area ski hills. With snowpack at 51 … 1

• Out & About

  February 21, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C14 Auctions offer impressive trips

• Affordable Ski & Stay Getaways

  January 25, 2010 in Awayfinder destinations Finding the money for a ski getaway this time of year can be challenging. But it’s a great time to go as usually the really good snow—the kind that makes …

• Lookout looks ahead to winter

  November 22, 2009 in Awayfinder destinations One of the oldest – and snowiest – ski areas in the Inland Northwest has been coming of age the last several years, yet retains plenty of the ambiance that’s …

• Ski resorts log early openings

  November 20, 2009 in Outdoors Lookout Pass and 49 Degrees North will be the only two area resorts open this weekend. 1

• Forecast calls for shades of gray

  November 20, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B7 Winter storms are steadily fattening up local ski slopes. 49 Degrees North will kick off its 2009-10 season Saturday, several weeks earlier than last year. Lookout Pass opened last Friday, …

• Weather gives Lookout edge

  November 13, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B7 While its Inland Northwest neighbors patiently wait for the next big storm, Lookout Pass Ski Area opens today. It’s the second-earliest opening for Lookout in 10 years. In 2005 Lookout …

• Slopes gain some new angles

    November 12, 2009 in City on Page A1 El Niño might be the forecast for this winter, but the weather system that frequently means warmer temperatures and less snowfall doesn’t have Inland Northwest ski and snowboard resorts running …

• Lookout Pass to open for skiing, snowboarding Friday

  November 10, 2009 in News, Idaho Lookout Pass will open Friday after receiving 15 inches of snow over the weekend.

• New chain-up law working on Lookout Pass

  December 19, 2008 in Idaho, Region A new law allowing Idaho to enforce mandatory chain-up requirements on commercial trucks on snowy North Idaho passes has made a big difference in the past week, officials say. The …