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• 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 …

• Environmental group sues over ski area expansion

  June 18, 2011 in Idaho on Page B1 An environmental group is challenging the Washington State Park and Recreation Commission’s decision to reclassify part of Mount Spokane State Park’s undeveloped terrain as suitable for a ski area expansion. …

• Suit filed protesting Mt. Spokane expansion

  June 17, 2011 in City An environmental group is challenging the Washington State Park and Recreation Commission’s decision to reclassify part of Mount Spokane State Park’s undeveloped terrain as suitable for a ski area expansion. 7

• Mt. Spokane allowed to add runs

  May 20, 2011 in City, Idaho on Page A1 Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park will be allowed to expand into pristine terrain on the mountain’s northwest face. The Washington state Parks and Recreation Commission voted 4-0 Thursday to … 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• Early snows bolster ski resorts’ hopes for busy season

  November 28, 2010 in City on Page A1 So far, it looks like La Niña is delivering as promised. Ski resort operators across the Inland Northwest started cheering as early as last spring when forecasters began predicting the … 3

• Area ski resorts like what they’ve seen so far

  November 27, 2010 in Outdoors, City So far, it looks like La Niña is delivering as promised. Ski resort operators across the Inland Northwest started cheering as early as last spring when forecasters began predicting the …

• 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

• Mt. Spokane kicks off another season with improvements

  November 27, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B4 Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park kicks off its 79th season as the city’s designated winter playground today. In all those decades, perhaps none have been more significant than the …

• 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 …

• No business like snow business

  December 26, 2008 in Sports on Page C1 Most ski areas these days, emulating the business model of mega-resorts, are on a quest for real estate money. Developers will never make millions at Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard …