Skiing
Hot weather bodes ill for East Coast resorts
NEWRY, Maine -- Skiers stripped down to shorts and bikini tops to keep cool Wednesday as they got in a few final sun-drenched, slushy runs, bidding what could be an early goodbye to a season that has disappointed all around.
Date: 03/21/2012 | Nation & World
Skiers can test their skills at local terrain parks
Looking to test your skills at a terrain park? Here are the offerings available at three local ski areas.Mount Baker
Date: 03/11/2012 | Sports
Terrain parks offer challenges for skiers, snowboarders
MOUNT BACHELOR -- I was determined to catch some air -- on the smallest jumps I could possibly find.A skier turned snowboarder, I learned to ski and ride before the whole terrain park evolution. So here I am in my 30s, but willing to try what is most definitely a younger man's game.
Date: 03/11/2012 | Sports
Avalanche in Austria buries son of Queen Beatrix
VIENNA, Austria — An avalanche buried and seriously injured the second son of Dutch Queen Beatrix while he skied off marked trails Friday in the westernmost corner of Austria and he was rushed to the intensive care unit of an Innsbruck hospital, officials said.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Nation & World
Rangers lead snowshoe and ski trips at Mt. Baker and Snoqualmie Pass
EVERETT -- New winter interpretive programs on the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest will take visitors cross-country skiing at the Snoqualmie Pass ski area and snowshoeing in the Mt. Baker area.
Date: 01/30/2012 | Local News
Highway reopens, freeing skiers marooned at resort
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN -- The Washington state Transportation Department says State Highway 410 to Crystal Mountain has reopened.That's good news for about 200 skiers, workers and others who had been marooned at the Crystal Mountain ski area since the highway suddenly closed Wednesday night.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Northwest
'Amazing, deep powder' draws crowds of skiers to Stevens Pass
STEVENS PASS -- A heavy snow storm may have kept people from work and school on Wednesday but thousands had no problems heading for the mountains.
Date: 01/18/2012 | Local News
Wastewater for artificial snow? Court hears Ariz. ski resort case
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court in San Francisco on Monday heard arguments in a case challenging the planned use of treated wastewater for snowmaking at a northern Arizona ski resort.
Date: 01/09/2012 | Nation & World
Get fit in the snow
Cross-country skiing: Soak up fresh air and a good workout
Date: 01/01/2012 | Life
Backcountry safety
A look at the dangers of winter in Washington state
Date: 12/25/2011 | Need to Know
Trek Mission Ridge by snowshoe
Mission Ridge, near Wenatchee, is offering guided twilight snowshoe treks on Saturdays, beginning Dec. 31 and continuing through February.
Date: 12/24/2011 | Life
Amazing clip reshapes opinion about the Internet
I've had a love-hate relationship with the Internet from the beginning.
Date: 12/17/2011 | Life
Woman begins solo ski trek across Antarctica
CARACAS, Venezuela -- A 33-year-old British adventurer set out on skis Friday to attempt a historic solo crossing of Antarctica.
Date: 11/25/2011 | Nation & World
Stevens Pass ski area sold, plans to open Saturday
Stevens Pass ski area will open today with a new owner in the third-earliest season in the past 25 years.
Date: 11/18/2011 | Business
Snowy winter a boon for Crystal
It might be too much to ask for a snowy winter like the last one that, on many deeply packed slopes, allowed for skiing and snowboarding into spring, and in some places, summer.
Date: 10/22/2011 | Life
State ski areas may expand recreation opportunities
BELLINGHAM -- Congress has approved more summer activities at ski areas on federal lands.The Bellingham Herald reported that the Ski Area Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act the cleared the Senate Tuesday will allow ski areas to be used for more than winter sports.
Date: 10/21/2011 | Northwest
Without volunteers, no searches or rescues
Sheriff's Sgt. Danny Wikstrom can't say enough about Snohomish County's search-and-rescue volunteers."These folks love the outdoors, they love people and they want to serve," Wikstrom said. "They live and breathe their motto, 'So others may live.'"
Date: 07/24/2011 | Need to Know
Stevens Pass volunteers get to work for their BBQ
Enjoy a free barbecue lunch at Stevens Pass, take in the scenery and maybe get a prize.Now that we have your attention, volunteers are needed to help remove trash from the slopes of the Stevens Pass ski area 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 12.
Date: 06/25/2011 | Life
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