Snow Sport Report

Alpine skiing

Call in sick and go skiing. With this much snow, your boss will understand.

Kids with racing dreams? Spend Saturday skiing with Schweitzer’s racing team. Reservations: (208) 265-4919.

Mt. Bachelor in Oregon has been pummeled with snow. The numbers: 134 summit inches, 7 days-a-week operation, millions of powder-encrusted smiles.

Red Mountain and Whitewater in British Columbia go fulltime beginning today.

Nordic skiing

Thanks to park rangers and volunteers, trails at Mt. Spokane have been cleared of hundreds of fallen trees. Skiing is open. The Wild Moose Cup, a race featuring Canadian and U.S. national team members, begins Saturday (classic events) at 10 a.m. and Sunday (skating events) at 9 a.m. There are also divisions for junior, masters, and citizen racers. Info: 555-9354.

A women’s ski clinic runs today through Sunday at the Mazama Ranch House in Methow Valley. Info: (509) 996-2040

Plan ahead - Cross-Country Idaho is Jan. 11. Parking and skiing at 15 Park-and- Ski areas and six state parks will be free. Info: (208) 334-4180

Snowmobiling

Snowmobiling conditions are optimal with double the normal snowpack in the St. Joe Ranger District. Just stay on the trails and roads - rangers say riders who stray too far off marked routes could sink out of sight. Info on trails and logging closures: (208) 245-5417

Conditions at Salt Creek Sno-Park near Enterprise, Ore., in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest reportedly are great. Info: (503) 426-5546