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2025–26 Winter Gear Preview: Local Shop Favorites Across the Inland Northwest

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This season’s local-shop picks By Brad Naccarato The first snowflakes of the 2025-26 season have already started accumulating at area resorts. Stoke is high, and the general feeling is that this could be another stellar year in the mountains. If you’ve made the decision to finally upgrade your ride or style, local shops stock some […]

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Affordable Family Ski Programs in the Inland Northwest: EZ Ski and 5th Grade Free Passport

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Cover photo courtesy of Mt Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park Ski the NW Rockies programs make family skiing more affordable. These programs sponsored by Ski the NW Rockies resorts in Washington and Idaho will change the way your family thinks about winter. Spend time outdoors together and save money with free skiing or snowboarding for

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Merrell SpeedArc Matis Mid Hiking Boot

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I admit I did a double-take when I pulled these SpeedArc Matis hiking boots out of the box. They are definitely a more modern, techy-looking boot than I’m used to, but it was the four holes through the midsole that caught my attention. I immediately envisioned the holes picking up rocks or invasive plant seeds.

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Having the right gear up on the mountain can make all the difference. Photo: Amy Silbernagel McCaffree

Where to Find Gear on a Budget

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Gearing up for a season of skiing or snowboarding doesn’t have to drain your wallet. From ski swaps to used gear shops, season lease programs, and rentals, there are plenty of options around the Inland Northwest to get the gear you need on a budget. Ski and Outdoor Gear Swaps: One of the best ways

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Dial-up the Pre-Season Stoke

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Can’t wait for winter? A fall full of swaps, ski films and parties means you don’t have to. Long before lifts start spinning, fall fills up with gear swaps, film nights, parties and other gatherings that bring skiers, riders and those who dream of endless winter together to prepare for the season ahead. Ski, Snowboard

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Loving a Place to Death: How Overcrowding is Transforming Glacier National Park

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By Jean Arthur Cover photo courtesy of Jean Arthur Sunrise promises a sparkling midsummer morning at 6,644 feet elevation at the summit of Going-to-the-Sun Road at Logan Pass. A dozen vehicles snug into parking spots on an August morning as hikers lace boots for early starts on Glacier National Park’s famous Highline Trail. My family

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The Day Mount St. Helens Reopened

Leave a Comment / Climbing, Get Out There, Hiking / By Ammi Midstokke

By Ammi Midstokke Cover photo courtesy of Chris Ashenbrener On the morning of May 18, 1980, Chris Ashenbrener was pouring concrete on the edge of Lake Pend Oreille, far from his stomping grounds in the Cascade Range. Hours after he began, the sky began snowing ash. Ashenbrener retreated to his tent and watched as confused

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Protecting Spokane’s Wild Heart: The Dishman Hills

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Cover photo courtesy of Dishman Hills Conservation On a quiet morning, a child walks hand in hand with her grandfather along a trail in the Dishman Hills. The air is alive with birdsong, the scent of pine and the crunch of the trail beneath their boots. They pause as a doe steps into the clearing,

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Protecting the Great Burn Together

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For more than 50 years, the Great Burn Conservation Alliance (GBCA) has worked to safeguard the wild character of the Northern Bitterroot Mountains along the Idaho–Montana border. This landscape—known as the Great Burn—spans nearly 2 million acres of roadless, wildlands filled with old-growth cedar, alpine ridges and clean, cool streams. GBCA’s mission is simple but

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2025 Mt. Spokane Ski Swap Set for Oct. 25-26

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Photos courtesy of the Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap Get ready—October 25–26, 2025 marks the return of the Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol Ski Swap at the Spokane Fair & Expo Center, a beloved annual tradition now in its 61st year. With more than 24,000 new and used items changing hands last year, shoppers will

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