The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
The Spokesman-Review Newspaper The Spokesman-Review
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883
Current Temperature
30°F
Current Conditions
Mist
View complete weather report

Color Scheme

Subscribe now

Outdoors blog

  1. Blogs
  2. Outdoors blog
  3. State Parks board approves expansion of Mt. Spokane ski area

State Parks board approves expansion of Mt. Spokane ski area

Brad McQuarrie, right, manager of Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park, stands at the edge of the patrolled runs at the ski area on Friday, March 11, 2011. The ski area would like to open the area behind him, which is a semi-open glade, as well as some runs that would need to be cut through some timbered stand in a proposed expansion. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)
Brad McQuarrie, right, manager of Mt. Spokane Ski and Snowboard Park, stands at the edge of the patrolled runs at the ski area on Friday, March 11, 2011. The ski area would like to open the area behind him, which is a semi-open glade, as well as some runs that would need to be cut through some timbered stand in a proposed expansion. (Jesse Tinsley / The Spokesman-Review)

PUBLIC LANDS -- A proposal to expand downhill skiing at Mount Spokane was approved by the Washington Parks Commission today during a meeting in Spokane.

The proposal has been years in the making.

By a 5-2 vote, commissioners approved the designation of the land for skiing, then in a separate vote approved the ski development plan.

See the full story from the meeting by reporter Becky Kramer.

Numerous stories and editorials have followed this proposal over the years.  Some of the most recent samples include:

Rich Landers
Rich Landers joined The Spokesman-Review in 1977. He is the Outdoors editor for the Sports Department writing and photographing stories about hiking, hunting, fishing, boating, conservation, nature and wildlife and related topics.

Follow Rich online:

Go to the full Outdoors page