Sponsored by Ski the Northwest Rockies Association Lookout Pass Lesson Highlight: Lookout Pass Free Ski SchoolLookout Pass has been offering its Free Ski School for over 80 years. Available for kids ages 6-17, the lessons range from beginner to advanced. While the lessons are free and include lift access during the lessons, rental equipment and […]
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Sponsored by Ski the Northwest Rockies Association Resorts around Spokane and North Idaho make it easy to learn to ski or snowboard with lesson and rental packages, discount deals, and beginner-friendly terrain. Here are the best of the best local beginner runs to check out this winter! 49 DEGREES NORTH (Chewelah, Wash.) Surface Lift: Gold
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Sponsored by Silverstar Mountain Resort. Anyone who has found themselves floating through our fine BC-interior powder, whooping it up with their kids on our playful terrain, racking up laps on our backside glades, chasing a friend down our double black chutes or railing super smooth berms in our bike park knows that progression is fueled
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Tis’ the season of giving, and if finding the perfect gift brings you the delight that it brings to our family, we are kin. Before you start shopping, we have a few thoughts on the art of gift giving and why you should keep it local. If you’re in a rush, skip to the gift
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The first snowflakes have landed. Now make the most of the days before the lifts start running! By Whil Wheaton For many of us, skiing and snowboarding—whether it’s riding lifts, backcountry, or Nordic trails—is a way of life. Savor and prepare for the days leading up to your first skiing moments of the season by
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By Tabitha Gregory Beginning this fall, a collaboration between Gonzaga’s Center for Climate, Society and the Environment and the university’s Center for Lifelong Learning will offer an online Climate Certificate Program. This program is among the first of its kind in the U.S. and seeks to arm community members—professionals and volunteers—with a way to build
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The Inland Northwest is home to hundreds of lakes within an hour’s drive in any direction. When the temperatures start to rise, it’s time to get out on the lake! Pick something in the list below you might enjoy, then find the corresponding number for details on which lakes make the best fit for your
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Before we had Red Bull sponsorship and Title Nine, before women wore pants or even had the vote, Gertrude Bell was riding camels through Arabia and giving T.H. Lawrence pointers. And when she wasn’t doing that, she was schlepping frozen ropes up the Alps. In her underwear (because she put a skirt back on as
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On April 15, 2018, I hit a wall. Literally and figuratively. Let’s rewind and talk about who I was at that point. My name is Logan Siegford and I was 18 years old—finally free from my parents’ watch and going 200 miles an hour. I was always on the move. Frequently, I dirt biked in
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Expand your outdoor education and skills know-how this June with Wednesdays in the Woods. Organized by Riverside State Park Foundation in collaboration with Washington State Parks, this popular program continues its momentum after last summer’s post-pandemic return. The 2023 list of free, family-friendly evening events include similar topics and speakers as in past years; however,
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