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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 skiing in Bitterroots is nice combination of hot and cold

  December 18, 2011 in Features, Idaho, Travel on Page D10 POWELL, Idaho — After a day on cross-country skis in the Bitterroot Range along the Idaho-Montana border, the dinner of spaghetti with elk meat was just the thing. We had …

• 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 …

• Sunday Locals: Boyce second-team All-American

  May 1, 2011 in Sports on Page C3 Kris Boyce, a senior from Fruitvale, B.C., led three Eastern Washington players recognized when the American College Hockey Association passed out postseason awards. Boyce, a forward who was second on …

• 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 …

• Skiers take a shot at biathlon

  February 13, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Biathlon ranks among the most frustrating sports on the planet, which is exactly why it’s fun. The idea is that you do a sport, nordic ski racing, which requires living … 1

• Get a load of this, nordic ski racers

  January 16, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C14 You don’t have to leave North America to participate in one of the longest, toughest nordic skiing events on the planet, but it might help to brush up on your …

• 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 …

• 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.

• Olympic bid pays off with wealth of memories

  January 19, 2010 in Sports, Outdoors on Page B1 He shelved a possible medical career to invest six years toward making the U.S. Ski Team for the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. But Marshall Greene’s cross-country skiing journey to the … 2

• Methow Valley Mecca for all breeds of nordic skiers

  January 10, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 The Methow River Valley’s premier cross-country trail system has the diversity to attract skiers ranging from shufflers to members of the U.S. National Team. Take your pick of routes on …

• Here’s the skinny

  December 6, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 A parent-driven youth nordic program that’s been teaching kids the lifelong enjoyment of cross-country skiing is gearing up for its 28th year at Mount Spokane. Registration is open for youths …

• Tips for hooking kids on skinny skiing

  December 6, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 •Snow suits are fine for toddlers, who spend much of their time rolling in the snow, but older kids need layers they can shed to avoid overheating. •Kids will learn …

• Nordic skiers make tracks at Mount Spokane

  November 22, 2009 in Outdoors With more than a foot of snow, some skiers aren’t waiting for perfect grooming.

• Cascades ski event is first class

  March 22, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 Neither wind nor blowing snow last weekend could stay 55 skiing “mail carriers” from their appointed rounds – from snow line on the west slope of the Oregon Cascades to …

• Langlauf one for the aged

  February 9, 2009 in Sports on Page B1 With the region’s top teenage nordic skiers sequestered at a regional competition in the Methow Valley on Sunday, skiers in their 40s and 50s dominated the 31st annual Langlauf cross-country …

• Snowshoers, nordic skiers face spotty trail grooming

  December 25, 2008 in Outdoors, City on Page A1 A dearth of parking and deep snow with no substance have left some issues to work out for cross-country skiers and snowshoers in the Inland Northwest. Trail groomers at areas …