WINTERSPORTS -- "Summer is definitely gone now," says Cris Currie after exploring Mount Spokane State Park on cross-country skis today. "There is good skiing and snowshoeing up the summit road in the CCC area. Snow depth is about 6 to 8 inches with more on…
WINTERSPORTS -- Chair lifts will open Saturday morning at 49 Degrees North, the first regional ski resort to announce the start of the 2016-17 ski and snowboard season. Lift 1, Lift 3 and Lift 5 will run from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. Opening Day...
PADDLING – “My Sea-kayak Adventures with the Girls,” will be presented at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 28, for the Spokane Canoe & Kayak Club at Mountain Gear Corporate Headquarters, 6021 E. Mansfield Ave. in Spokane Valley. The free slide program will be presented by...
THREATENED SPECIES – Federal officials are proposing one of the largest ever projects to remove juniper trees to protect habitat for imperiled sage grouse and might also benefit cattle ranchers. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Monday announced it’s taking public comments through Jan.…
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