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• Backcountry Film Festival on Thursday at Gonzaga

  February 20, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Six films focused on human-powered outdoor pursuits will be featured in the Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival Thursday night at Gonzaga University. In its sixth year, the 2011 tour …

• Out & About: Sky-high skiers fly at Schweitzer

  February 20, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C12 Sky-high skiers fly at Schweitzer What: Yoke’s Outrageous Air Show aerial ski-jumping exhibition ( vimeo.com/12585195), plus fireworks, music

• SSRA Juniors prepare for Mt. Hood by speeding down Mount Spokane

  February 18, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Saturday morning at sunrise I watched from the sidelines of a speed training session at Mount Spokane. Teenagers in speed suits attacked the course. The wind resistance from their velocity …

• 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

• Vonn out of slalom, will head home after downhill

  February 12, 2011 in Sports on Page C4 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany – Lindsey Vonn put aside her competitive instincts and made the difficult decision of withdrawing from the slalom portion of the super-combined at the world championships on Friday …

• ‘Ski to Africa’ benefits needy Rwandans

  February 11, 2011 in Sports on Page B4 Rwanda, a country in central Africa, is still recovering from the genocide that happened there in 1994. In 100 days, about 850,000 people were murdered – 20 percent of the …

• Vonn claims rivalry doesn’t effect friendship with Riesch

  February 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 GARMISCH-PARTENKIRCHEN, Germany — Lindsey Vonn would like to set the record straight on her friendship and rivalry with Maria Riesch before their showdown at the world championships in Riesch’s hometown. …

• Injured Iraq war veteran Lowe adapts to new life on slopes

  February 4, 2011 in Sports on Page B1 On Mother’s Day 2005, 24-year-old Joey Lowe of Boise was in Iraq, buttoned up in a tank. Lowe, a U.S. Marine corporal, was the gunner on the crew of an …

• Lowe doesn’t let paralysis stop him

  February 3, 2011 in Outdoors, Sports Joey Lowe has not let his paralysis stop him from leading an active lifestyle, including skiing.

• Heat hand Cavs 21st straight loss

  February 1, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 NBA: Once again, LeBron James helped the Cleveland Cavaliers reach a milestone in the NBA standings. First to 40 wins one year.

• Arctic Oscillation keeps La Nina from working its snow magic

  January 28, 2011 in Sports on Page B6 It’s halftime at the 2010-2011 skiing and riding season. Winter is in the locker room, analyzing the first half and planning its second-half strategy. From the opening kickoff, winter’s star …

• Skiing in dangerous areas could get a fine

  January 24, 2011 in News OLYMPIA — Skiers who venture into closed, dangerous areas could be fined up to $1,000 under a proposal being considered by the state Senate. 5

• 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 …

• Telemarking beginners end up singing in the snow

  January 14, 2011 in Sports on Page B3 I hooked up with a couple of friends who ski telemark and hit 49 Degrees North Saturday. We were there during the mountain’s Winterfest weekend. The conditions weren’t ideal. Wet …

• Vonn hopes to see podium under the lights

  January 11, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 FLACHAU, Austria – Lindsey Vonn is hoping the lights will improve her slalom performance at a women’s World Cup event tonight. The three-time overall champion failed to finish her opening …

• Canadian backcountry skier completes huge uphill goal

  January 9, 2011 in Outdoors on Page C11 Canadian backcountry skier Greg Hill, 35, must feel like a million bucks after completing his goal – with a day to spare – of logging 2 million vertical ski-touring feet, …

• Schweitzer moves on without Ski NW Rockies

  January 7, 2011 in Sports on Page B8 The Ski NW Rockies Corporate Pass is a hot ticket. But this season the vouchers good for a sweet discount on passes at local hills aren’t good at Schweitzer. A …

• Exchange student dies after Montana skiing accident

  January 3, 2011 in City KALISPELL, Mont. (AP) — Flathead County officials say a 16-year-old German exchange student has died after a skiing accident in northwestern Montana. Sheriff Chuck Curry says Niclas Waeschle of Ulm, … 1

• 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, …

• Volunteers offer cautionary tale for skiers

  December 24, 2010 in Sports on Page B6 If you like to ski out of bounds, pay heed to a cautionary tale. A few weekends ago the Mount Spokane Ski Patrol was getting ready for its Christmas party. …

• Search-and-rescue volunteers give it their all

  December 23, 2010 in Outdoors, Sports If you like to ski out of bounds, pay heed to a cautionary tale.

• 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 …

• Silver Mountain celebrates 20 years

  December 16, 2010 in Outdoors, Sports 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 … 3

• 49 Degrees North ski patrol reaches its peak

  December 10, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Driving to a ski hill at sunrise on a cold, clear day, the sky turns from black to purple to orange to cyan blue. The blanket of snow on the …

• Cabin fever feels just right for backcountry skiers

  December 5, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C12 If you’re lucky enough to see them at all, they might look like simple shelters in the woods. But behind the scenic backdrop, the region’s backcountry lodges – the ones …

• Find all styles of remote shelter

  December 5, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C11 The Inland Northwest has a wide range of options to cure “cabin fever.” Solitude and vacancies are more likely midweek. Here’s a sampling.

• Ski expansion plan nears finish line

  December 3, 2010 in Sports on Page B4 Expanding Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park has been trapped in a painfully slow bureaucratic process. After 12 years of studies, public meetings and changes in that process, the suspense … 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 City, Outdoors 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 …

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