Snow Sport Report

Alpine skiing/snowboarding

Lookout is offering two weekly special-rate days for women and “boomers” (skiers who are 40 and older). Excluding the two weeks surrounding Christmas, women can buy $10 lift tickets on Thursdays, and Boomers can buy $10 tickets on Fridays.

Lookout also offers a weekly free ski school for kids ages 5-18. School is in session every Saturday with beginners classes at 10 a.m. Info - (208)-777-1392.

Mount Spokane, which will open its season Saturday, has received over 10 inches of new snow this week. On opening day, chairs 2, 3, and 5 will be open 9 a.m.4 p.m.

Nordic skiing

The Mount Spokane SnoPark trails, which have more than 2 feet of snow, are groomed Thursdays through Mondays.

Other SnoPark areas reporting good early-season trail conditions are the Sherman Pass area west of Colville and the Boulder Deer Creek north of Kettle Falls.

The nordic trails in Methow Valley received a great deal of new snow this week and there has been some grooming done in the Sun Mountain area. The North Cascades highway is closed and skiing is also available in the mountain area. For more information, telephone 1-888-4-METHOW.

Snowmobiling

Old Mission State Park in Shoshone county, Methow Valley, and the Okanogan trail areas are reporting that their snowmobiling trails have not been groomed but they should be ready to go in 10-12 days, depending on the snowfall.