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Mount Spokane nordic trails clogged with blowdowns

Vern Brock was among a couple dozen volunteers working to begin clearing hundreds of windstorm blowdowns off the cross-country skiing trails at Mount Spokane State Park on Nov. 21, 2015. (Barb Brock)
Vern Brock was among a couple dozen volunteers working to begin clearing hundreds of windstorm blowdowns off the cross-country skiing trails at Mount Spokane State Park on Nov. 21, 2015. (Barb Brock)

TRAILS -- Many of the region's trails are littered with blowdown trees after the Nov. 17 wind storm, and the most desperate situation is at Mount Spokane, where the 60 kilometers of cross-country ski trails are virtually clogged with timber.

Volunteers organized by the Spokane Nordic Ski Association were on the trails Saturday, busy with chainsaws and even a front loader. But much more needs to be done before a state park groomer could take advantage of any snow that might be coming.

Stay tuned for another volunteer opportunity coming up soon.

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

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