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• Reifer’s full life always leads him to the slopes

  April 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B6 Lookout Pass Ski Area has celebrated its 75th season. That’s about as many ski seasons as Hans Reifer has seen in his eventful lifetime. I joined him on his 102nd …

• Getting injured in the Pasea could lead to a race against time on the back side of Mt. Spokane

  March 18, 2011 in Sports on Page B7 A critical issue with the proposed expansion at Mount Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park is safety. About 800 acres of undeveloped state park land on the northwest side of the …

• Public workshop a key milestone in Mount Spokane expansion plan

  March 11, 2011 in Outdoors, Sports on Page B7 The long, arduous process of expansion at Mount Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park is reaching another critical milestone. A public comment period on Mount Spokane 2000’s final proposal began Feb. … 3

• Young skiers kept their focus despite challenging conditions

  January 21, 2011 in Sports on Page B7 Most people in their right mind didn’t go skiing last Sunday. An atmospheric river flowing from the tropics flooded the region with moisture. Ski areas were pounded with rain. Mount …

• Lost Mt. Spokane skier tells his tale

  December 31, 2010 in Sports on Page B5 The search for a lost skier on Mt. Spokane in the middle of a stormy winter night was covered in this column last week. The guy everyone was looking for, …

• Silver Mountain can thank Ross for 20-year anniversary

  December 17, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Silver Mountain’s legacy goes back to 1885, when Noah Kellogg’s donkey wandered off and discovered the Bunker Hill Mine. Ever since, Kellogg natives wisecrack that their town was founded by …