New Summer Camps at Mt. Spokane
Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park is hosting a youth Mountain Bike Skills Camp and Mountain Adventure Day Camp.
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41 Ways to Beat the Heat in the Northwest
Stay cool during a Northwest heat wave! Here are 41 ideas for recreation, adventure, and family activities.
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Meet Powder Matt: Border Closures Deliver Locals-only Shred Fest In the Kootenays
With the international border closed for non-essential travel, we asked self-proclaimed ski bum “Powder Matt,” from Kimberley, B.C., to share about the pandemic skiing life along B.C.’s Powder Highway.
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5 Ways For Kids To Play In the Snow
Ideas for outdoor winter fun in the snow — get kids accustomed to having fun in cold, wet conditions prepares them for learning to ski/snowboard next season.
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Local Holiday Gift Guide – 2020
By Derrick Knowles & Jon Jonckers 2020 has been a year we won’t ever forget, and local businesses need our support more than ever. Shopping at locally-owned stores helps keep jobs and money in our local communities, and local businesses will work harder to make sure you’re happy with your purchases. Wear a mask, use hand sanitizer, and use this
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Off the Bunny Hill: Schweitzer’s Blue Squares
Advancing beginners and beginner-intermediate skiers can improve their skills and grow their confidence on blue runs at Schweitzer Mountain Resort.
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Coldsmoke Powder Festival 2020
Head north to snowy British Columbia for the three-day Kootenay Coldsmoke Powder Festival at Whitewater Ski Area and in Nelson, BC, February 21-23, 2020! This annual event is a weekend celebration of everything backcountry for everyone from beginner to expert skiers or splitboarders. Take clinics in the epic Whitewater backcountry and experience in-bounds clinics all
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Mountain Safety – Avalanche Awareness
While there have always been news stories about avalanches, some incidents more sad and deadly than others, this Silver Mountain avalanche is a home heart-break story. Mountains will still be our happy place, and powder days will still bring us joy. But now we do so with the knowledge of this cautionary chapter in our regional history. We would be remiss to not learn lessons from our sorrow.
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The Fernie Factor
The first thing you’ll likely notice as you approach Fernie, BC, from the south on Highway 3, is the abrupt shift in weather. Just outside of town, the highway passes through a tunnel. It’s roughly here that the broad bottomlands of the Elk River jackknife into the triangular valley in which the city sits. Locals
3 Ways to Plan for Safe Winter Driving
Learn 3 key tips for winter driving, whether traveling to ski mountains or on a road-trip or just wanting to be safer in town.
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