http://www.inlander.com/spokane/articles.sec-107-1-snowlander.html Winter is far from over, but the lack of snow in town makes it difficult to imagine that our mountain landscapes contain lethal potential. The region’s typically heavy, spring snowfall can quick]]> Lookout Pass on a predawn Monday morning appears to be deserted until you’re out of the car and hear the sounds of the snowcats and snowmobiles far up the hill as employees work around the clock]]> This point in the ski season is always a little bittersweet for me. I’m comfortable in my daily routine of “ski, eat, sleep and repeat.” But then I am quietly reminded that ski seaso]]> Seeing a mountain lit up at night takes me on a journey through different decades of my life. Like most things in life, we are influenced by our surroundings and upbringing. My first introduction to s]]> Five years ago David Marx was working at Schweitzer Mountain Resort and skiing as much as possible. The 49-year-old was a lifelong skier who preferred the backcountry. “I was always one wh]]> Skiing a 100 days* in one ski season is not for the faint of heart or the physically weak. Some may call it survival of the fittest while others may rely on luck to make it through. I’ve always ]]> Amazing. This is the only way to describe the first month of ski season. Who would have thought that after the season we had last year in the Inland Northwest, that we would be so fortunate again this]]> Even for those who know how the story ends, certain moments in the New York Times’ “Snow Fall” will tie your stomach in knots. There are the early moments of uneasiness, as some skie]]> Through the end of 2012, northeast Washington had pretty normal snowfall and North Idaho was slightly above normal, says meteorologist Jon Fox, of the National Weather Service. Temperatures stayed war]]> Scott Evans is a fanatical skier. He skis alpine and telemark and goes from mountain to mountain having his runs filmed by several different video production companies. But these days, the actu]]> Holly Weiler spends a lot of time up on Mount Spokane, regardless of season. In the winter, snowshoes joined to her boots, her favorite hiking loop starts near Selkirk Lodge, cuts through the snowboun]]> What happens in small lake communities when summer sizzles down and the ladies of the lake have hung up their bikinis? They merely wait for the snow and then hop on their snowmobiles, of course. ]]> A nyone who has been up to Schweitzer Mountain Resort knows that the ski area-turned-year-round tourist attraction isn’t exactly in Sandpoint. Rather, it requires 10 miles of switchback tr]]> A trip to Whitefish, Mont., can be likened to a Choose Your Own Adventure storybook, with each trip allowing for a different experience. I’ve skied several times at the mountain affectionately k]]> As the story goes, Norwegian miner Olaus Jeldness hosted Red Mountain’s first winter carnival in 1897, when he invited guests up to the mountain for a “tea party” and later sent them]]> We all do it: make resolutions that we have the best intentions of fulfilling. I have the usual resolutions, like the rest of the general public: eat healthier, exercise more, save more money and all ]]> It’s here! It’s here! It’s here! Ski season is finally here! While the season is still a little ways off from being in full swing, area ski resorts are bragging early snow and buildi]]> It may have always seemed a bit absurd, perhaps, for a window and door manufacturer to own a ski resort, water park and golf course. But for 16 years, Oregon-based window-and-doors company Jeld-]]> With a healthy amount of snowfall already this season, and favorable weather patterns in the forecast, many ski resorts are opening their slopes to skiers and boarders. We have the latest updates for ]]> We live in an era when if we want to learn to do something, we instinctively turn to Google or subscribe to a podcast. Learning to ski or snowboard is no different. While videos are plentiful on YouTu]]>