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• Off-grid ski lodge reclaims mined-out Montana mountains

  March 11, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 High-mountain hospitality seekers aren’t likely to stumble onto Altoona Ridge Lodge. It’s off the grid in mountains riddled with old mining claims. No billboards advertise the three compact chalets for … 1

• Sunday Locals: WSU great Puidokas selected for Pac-12 honor

  February 12, 2012 in Sports on Page C3 The late Steve Puidokas, a Washington State men’s basketball great who set five school records during his career between 1973-77, is one of 12 who will be inducted into the …

• Area skiers, snowboarders have plenty of reasons to smile

  November 27, 2011 in Outdoors, Travel on Page D10 Pacific Northwest skiers and snowboarders can look forward to a fun-filled winter. While it may not rival last year’s huge face-lifts – including the Crystal Mountain gondola, the reopening of …

• 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 …

• Newsmakers

  March 8, 2011 in Sports on Page B2 Fired Texas Tech has fired men’s basketball coach Pat Knight. School spokesman Blayne Beal said Monday that Knight will coach the Red Raiders at this week’s Big 12 tournament and …

• 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 …

• Slopes inspire fourth-grader’s storm names

  October 6, 2010 in City on Page A1 Christening Coeur d’Alene’s first winter storm of the year Abracadabra, after a black-diamond ski run at Schweitzer Mountain Resort, just might tempt Old Man Winter to make it a good … 1

• Hey, who knew?

  February 20, 2010 in Sports on Page C7 VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Shaun White might be better known as a skateboarder and Torah Bright might be surfing today if it weren’t for Sherman Poppen. Poppen is the man …

• Older, wiser, fearless

  February 11, 2010 in Sports on Page B1 We’ll know that the extreme sports daredevils will have changed the face of the Olympic Games for good when the motto gets amended to something like, “Swifter, higher, stronger … … 1

• Hang on

  December 20, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 He looked down at the obstacle. The massive jump stared up at him from a hundred yards away. He stood, motionless. Thinking of a plan, a way out, an exit.

• Out & About

  December 6, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 New gear trends on the slopes

• Out & About

  November 29, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 Salmon warning served in Seattle OUTCRY – Seattle diners who ordered salmon at more than a dozen restaurants last week got their meal with a message: a warning that the …

• U.S. snowboarder a blast from sport’s past

  November 27, 2009 in Sports on Page B4 COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. – The money goes where the medals are — one of those Darwinian truths that often undercuts the oft-told Olympic fairy tale about the journey being as …

• 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 …

• Ski free on Sunday

  May 13, 2009 in Outdoors Silver Mountain plans to reopen its chairlifts Sunday for skiing and snowboarding at no charge.

• Rail Jam brings thrills to Gonzaga

    April 3, 2009 in City on Page A1 Winter may have overstayed its welcome, but Thursday’s snowfall provided an appropriate setting for the Cricket Wireless Campus Rail Jam Tour on the Gonzaga University campus. The effect was mostly …

• New trends in gear have you covered from head to toe

  March 1, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C9 A jacket with embedded electronics, self-tinting goggles and customizable ski boots are among the products you’ll discover in this second installment on gear trends in skiing and snowboarding for the …

• Technology trends in gear for the slopes

  February 8, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C9 Here are four trends and a handful of corresponding new products — from high-tech skis to a snowboarding boot with a built-in heater — that are making the scene on …

• Ridin’ the rails

  March 27, 2007 in Sports on Page C1 Sleeping in restrooms at weather-besieged airports is one way snowboard athlete Valerie Reynolds’ life differs from that of most 16-year-olds. En route to an event in Toronto in early March, …