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• Alaska bound: Iditarod Trail source love-hate relationship with snowmobiles

  April 29, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 After snowmobiling 1,414 miles along the Iditarod Trail, Bob Jones said life is especially sweet back home in Kettle Falls. “I’m a free man,” he said. “I sold my snowmobiles … 1

• Out & About: States differ on lifting wild fish

  March 25, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTPICTURE – Wild steelhead caught in Eastern Washington must be unhooked and released without being removed from the water, according to state fishing regulations. Capturing a photo memory of the …

• Out & About: Newport instructor tops in hunter education

  March 18, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C14 OUTSTANDING – Greg Koehn of Newport has been awarded Washington’s top honor for service in 2011 among the state’s 950 certified hunter education instructors.

• 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: • …

• Public land decisions run into roadblocks

  February 26, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C12 Wilderness boundaries are a mere fraction of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest draft management plan – and the headaches associated with getting it approved. Ten years in the making, the …

• 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 …

• Getting lost can cost – and taxpayers get hit

  February 1, 2012 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A1 The first call came from snowmobilers near the old mining town of Murray, Idaho. Dusk had set in, and the caller was worried about a man who had gotten separated … 11

• New forest plan may restrict backcountry snowmobile use

  January 29, 2012 in Outdoors, Region on Page B2 WENATCHEE – Rob Mullins remembers the days when he could load up his snowmobile, ride for a few miles up any one of a dozen groomed snowmobile trails, park the …

• Snowmobilers flock to Montana’s Rich Ranch every winter

  January 15, 2012 in Features, Outdoors, Travel on Page D8 Snowmobiling has a way of giving you a rush. Driving down a snow-covered road or trail at 40 mph on the back of a snowmobile feels like you are living …

• Paper company closes land to snowmobilers

  November 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 Snowmobiling is being prohibited this winter on Inland Empire Paper Company lands at Mount Spokane as well as on the rest of the 116,000 acres the company manages in northeastern … 14

• Great Burn Wilderness remains subject of debate

  August 21, 2010 in Outdoors, Idaho on Page A1 The 1910 fires – and significant wildfires that followed into the 1930s – had a devastating hand in bestowing rugged portions of the Bitterroot Mountains with new life.

• Field reports: Wallowa anglers net record kokanee

  April 11, 2010 in Outdoors on Page C9 FISHING – Northeastern Oregon’s Wallowa Lake is producing state-record kokanee of saltwater proportions. Wan Teece of Enterprise, Ore., caught a 26.25-inch long kokanee weighing 8.23 pounds on March 24.

• Snowmobiling in Northern Idaho

  January 26, 2010 in Awayfinder destinations If snowmobiling is in your future, it really doesn’t get much better than being a sled head in Idaho. Statewide, Idaho offers an incredible 7,200 plus miles of snowmobile trails. … 1

• Snowmobiling in Northern Idaho

  January 25, 2010 in Awayfinder destinations If snowmobiling is in your future, it really doesn’t get much better than being a sled head in Idaho. Statewide, Idaho offers an incredible 7,200 plus miles of snowmobile trails. …

• Experience winter in Elkford, B.C.

  January 24, 2010 in Awayfinder destinations on Page F5 The month of January is traditionally a time for change and a fresh start. How about adding a new category to your personal “best of” list: “Best Place for Undiscovered …

• Snowmobilers dig into pockets to save parks

  October 11, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C15 Snowmobilers in the Yakima area are reaching into their own wallets to help a state agency make up for a budget shortfall – not because they want to. The alternative …

• Outback snowmobiling curbs sought

  May 3, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C9 A heli-ski operator is calling on British Columbia to enact controls over backcountry snowmobilers, saying the large number of deaths this season has hurt the province’s reputation as a safe …

• Colbert man killed in avalanche

  March 1, 2009 in News, Idaho Rescuers believe a Colbert man killed in an avalanche Friday afternoon while snowmobiling with his teenage stepson lost his way or was disoriented when he rode off a nearly vertical … 1

• Out & About

  March 1, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C10 OUTROAR

• Snowmobilers face denied access

  February 12, 2009 in Outdoors on Page B1 Strike two has been called against snowmobilers in northern Pend Oreille County. For the second consecutive year, a few renegades have forced a season closure of Harvey Creek Road 1935, …

• Out & About

  February 1, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C12 OUTLAW

• Snowmobilers get avalanche of tips

  January 18, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 FOURTH OF JULY PASS, Idaho – Ninety-two percent of people caught in avalanches will survive if they’re dug out of the snow within 15 minutes. So time was critical Saturday …

• In brief: St. Helens restricts snowmobilers

  January 18, 2009 in Outdoors on Page C11 Gifford Pinchot National Forest officials have established a non-motorized wedge on the south side of Mount St. Helens, bordered by the Monitor Ridge and Worm Flows climbing routes. Climbers and …

• Body of eighth B.C. snowmobiler found

  December 30, 2008 in Nation/World FERNIE, British Columbia — The eighth and final body was found today from a group of snowmobilers buried by weekend avalanches in western Canada’s backcountry, police said.

• Police: 7 bodies recovered in B.C. avalanches

  December 29, 2008 in Nation/World FERNIE, British Columbia — Search teams recovered the bodies of seven snowmobilers Monday, a day after they were swept away by avalanches in western Canada’s backcountry, police said. An eighth …

• Avalanche danger rises in West

  December 25, 2008 in City on Page B4 JACKSON, Wyo. – Avalanche centers around the Rockies warned that backcountry conditions were hazardous and likely to become even more dangerous with approaching storms. As centers in Colorado, Montana, Utah …