Snowshoeing has existed for a long time as a means for humans to get around in snow country, either out of necessity or for recreation, or occasionally both. The idea of snowshoeing for most people generally conjures up images of large wooden and leather snowshoes that are heavy, difficult to handle, and awkward to use. […]
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It’s time to dust off the skis and celebrate the fun and beauty of winter at the 9th Annual Winter Wildlands Alliance Backcountry Film Festival as it makes its Sandpoint appearance at the Panida Theater on Friday, November 22 (the festival is also hosted in Spokane later in the winter). The ten unique films included
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The Schweitzer Alpine Racing School (SARS) Annual Ski Swap is one of the region’s top winter sports equipment and clothing events featuring thousands of new and used winter sports items being sold by both individuals and regional sports vendors. It’s a great way to upgrade your old equipment and prepare for another incredible North Idaho
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A pedestrian died after being hit by a pick-up truck Thursday on busy, five-lane 5th Street in Sandpoint. Anthony J. Joerger worked with Sandpoint’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee. His death is the second 5th-Street pedestrian fatality in recent years. Although some measures were taken to make intersections safer after the 2006 fatality just a few blocks away,
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Why is Sandpoint beating us to this stuff?
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Well it’s a cheerful combination locally-based sustainable action and anticipation of a coming societal meltdown resulting from environmental destruction.
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If you’ve visited Sandpoint only during the summer, you don’t know what you’ve been missing. There’s a reason this town of nearly 7,000 souls on Lake Pend Oreille has received a swarm of national notice. Sunset magazine labeled it the number eight “dream town” in the west, calling it “a four season outdoorsy resort that’s
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We just received this info about an interesting author reading in Sandpoint on Thursday: In preparation for Pete Earley’s October 30th lecture, reading, and book signing at the Panida Theater on behalf of his book, CRAZY: A Father’s Search Through America’s Mental Health Madness, the Sandpoint Library—in conjunction with NAMI Far North and the Bonner
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By Amy McCaffree Cover photo courtesy of Silver Mountain Sunny spring conditions and frequent March and April storms often deliver some of the best days of the season, so don’t put your gear in storage just yet. End your season in celebratory fashion with a fun spring event or two and plenty of good mountain vibes. Find details and operation schedule updates online. 49° North Mountain Resort (Chewelah, Wash.) Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard
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By the time YouTube was born, Sandpoint-based “Ski Flakes” had been broadcasting its steep, deep, and irreverent take on mountain life to the Inland Northwest for more than a decade. By Barry Campbell Cover photo courtesy of Terry Cooper As the saying goes, it pays to be in the right place at the right time.
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