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• Downhill biking trail planned at Mount Spokane

  May 5, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C12 Mountain bikers are working with the state to create a downhill cycling route, probably within the downhill skiing concession area, at Mount Spokane State Park. The effort is being spearheaded … 5

• Ski season continues into April

  April 5, 2013 in City on Page A1 Spring skiers don’t need to put away the boards yet. Skiing is free at 49 Degrees North through Sunday; Schweitzer Mountain Resort has extended its season for another week; Stevens … 2

• Local trail groups unite

  March 17, 2013 in Outdoors on Page C13 The Inland Northwest Trails Coalition has rounded up a dozen local leaders involved in trails-related efforts for the annual “state of the trails” presentations starting at 6 p.m. Thursday at …

• Groups fighting plan for Mount Spokane ski area

  March 7, 2013 in City on Page A1 Environmentalists turned up the heat Wednesday in their legal challenge to the proposed expansion of the downhill ski area on Mount Spokane. The Lands Council argued in an appeal before … 27

• Christensen wears multiple hats in shadow of Mount Spokane

  February 3, 2013 in Business, Outdoors on Page E1 Next Sunday, hundreds of nordic skiers and spectators will converge on Mount Spokane State Park for the 35th annual Langlauf 10k Cross Country Ski Race – a highlight of the …

• Nordic scene shines at Mount Spokane

  December 16, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 The expanded cross-country trail system at Mount Spokane State Park is growing up to be one of the region’s top nordic venues. With an $80-a-season vehicle Sno-Park Pass, a car-load …

• Inland Northwest 2012-2013 nordic skiing events listed

  December 16, 2012 in Outdoors WINTER SPORTS — Nordic skiers have plenty of options for special events or competition in the Inland Northwest. The 35th annual Langlauf 10-kilmeter classic citizens race, set for Feb. 10 … 1

• New groomer gears up to tackle Mount Spokane’s nordic trail system

  November 25, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 Big, broad, sweeping changes are in store for cross-country skiers heading to Mount Spokane State Park this season. Existing nordic skiing trails have been widened to accommodate a new, more … 3

• Out & About: Permits in transition at Mount Spokane

  November 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTPAY – A Discover Pass is still needed for parking a vehicle in most areas of Mount Spokane State Park, but the requirement soon will transition to a Sno-Park permit. …

• State Parks plead for funds; Discover Pass sales leave shortfall

  November 11, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C13 As revenues continue short of projections, state parks leaders are telling Washington lawmakers they can’t do it alone. The Washington State Parks department plans to seek $27 million from the …

• Downhill mountain bikers challenge trail planning at Mount Spokane

  October 14, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Mount Spokane State Park staff and volunteers didn’t understand the gravity of the situation during recent years of planning and work to reroute multiuse trails. A niche of mountain bikers … 13

• Local trail angel: Cris Currie

  October 14, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C11 Cris Currie, 58, puts more than muscle into building trails at Mount Spokane. He donates his experience to planning trails, his leadership to getting consensus and his patience to plodding … 1

• Ski area expansion plan in final stage

  October 14, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 A decade-old effort to expand the downhill ski area to the “back side” of Mount Spokane is in its final proposal stage, sitting on the desk of the Washington State …

• Book Notes: Pictures tell mountain’s story

  August 12, 2012 in Features on Page D9 Mount Spokane is the star of a new pictorial history being released this month by Arcadia Publishing. “Mount Spokane,” written by Duane Becker, features dozens of photographs that trace the …

• Clocktower-to-Mount Spokane foot race draws range of entrants

  July 8, 2012 in City on Page B1 Sharon Carroll ventured out before sunrise Saturday morning to prove that her legs are still strong enough to conquer a mountain. “I’m turning 70 this December,” Carroll said after finishing …

• Ski patrol candidates make steep commitments

  February 12, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Tom Torvik relished the treatment he received for injuries on the ski slopes this winter. “I had broken bones in all locations, abdominal bleeding, concussions – the list goes on … 4

• Out & About: Parking pass requirements confusing at Mount Spokane

  December 4, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 OUTPAY – Washington’s new Discover Pass is not a substitute for Sno-Park Permits at Mount Spokane parking areas for snowshoeing, snowmobiling and nordic skiing – a rule that caused considerable … 2

• 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.

• Mount Spokane transitions to winter

  October 16, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 Mount Spokane State Park rangers will lock the gate on the road to the mountain’s summit tonight (Oct. 16). The upper road closing marks the beginning of the transition from …

• Out & About: Tickets to upcoming Reel Rock Film Festival free

  October 9, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 OUTDEAL – Some of the year’s top climbing short films are coming to Spokane in a film tour – Reel Rock VI – Oct. 20, starting at 7 p.m. at …

• Commission counters ski expansion proposal

  May 5, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A6 A proposal to expand Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park could end up as a compromise that allows a new chairlift and runs but protects areas of old growth forest … 5

• Proposed ski area expansion has plenty of opponents

  March 14, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park could get a definitive answer this spring on a long-standing effort to expand operations into pristine terrain on the mountain. The ski area wants … 20

• Bauer tops field of 230 in Langlauf nordic ski race

    February 14, 2011 in Outdoors on Page B1 Even though his mom put a damper on his pace, Brad Bauer of Seattle cruised to an easy victory by more than 2 minutes Sunday in the Langlauf 10-kilometer cross-country …

• Soldiers learn winter survival at Mount Spokane

  February 5, 2011 in News For soldiers with A Company of the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion of the Washington Army National Guard, learning to survive winter is just another day on the job.

• Skier safe after night on Mount Spokane

  December 13, 2010 in City on Page A8 A 66-year-old skier spent a cold and wet night on Mount Spokane but is all right after walking to a house Sunday morning. 1

• Out & About

  December 12, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 20th annual Eagle Watch set at Lake Coeur d’Alene OUTFIELD – At least seven dozen bald eagles were congregated in the Wolf Lodge Bay area of Lake Coeur d’Alene this …

• Three more ski resorts to open on Friday

  November 22, 2010 in City, Idaho, Outdoors Three more ski areas - Schweitzer, Mount Spokane and Silver Mountain - are planning to open on Friday.

• Paper company closes land to snowmobilers

  November 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 Snowmobiling is being prohibited this winter on Inland Empire Paper Company lands at Mount Spokane as well as on the rest of the 116,000 acres the company manages in northeastern … 14

• Despite death, Spokane to Sandpoint race will continue

  August 17, 2010 in City on Page A1 Organizers of a relay run from Spokane to Sandpoint say there was little they could have done to prevent an accident that killed a Greenacres woman over the weekend. The … 5

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