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Ski mountaineering race set at Brundage Dec. 16-17

The Northwest Passage Ski Mountaineering Race, Dec. 16-17, will require competitors to go uphill as well as down and through backcountry areas near McCall, Idaho. (Courtesy)
The Northwest Passage Ski Mountaineering Race, Dec. 16-17, will require competitors to go uphill as well as down and through backcountry areas near McCall, Idaho. (Courtesy)
By Rich Landers richl@spokesman.com(509) 459-5508

Backcountry skiing competition is garnering regional and international status with a world-caliber qualifying event in McCall, Idaho, next month and a shot at Olympic sanctioning in the future.

The Northwest Passage Ski Mountaineering Race , Dec. 16-17 at Brundage Mountain, will attract some of the top backcountry skiers in the nation, organizers say.

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