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By Jeff Thompson Reader Contributor Have you been out enjoying this new snow we’ve been getting? We have! And we at the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center thought it’d be the perfect time to talk...
Category: Sports and Outdoors
Free nordic ski day at Schweitzer roundabout
By Vicki Longhini Reader Contributor What do you get when you combine snow, a groomed trail, free cross country ski equipment and free cross country ski lessons? Sound too good to be true? It...
Sky House: a warm place at the top of the world
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Gorgeous vistas, rugged trails and access to the best skiing for miles: the Schweitzer Mountain summit is already famous for these qualities. Amenities like a fully stocked bar, sewer...
Kaniksu Land Trust launches ‘Pine Street Woods’ campaign
By Reader Staff For a town that is surrounded by outlying national forests and public lands, Sandpoint has only a few undeveloped natural areas that are close by and available to city residents without...
Students soaring with aviation program
By Jim Ramsey Reader Contributor “There will be an extraordinary demand for airline pilots and technicians in the next decade.” – the Boeing Co. Students in the North Idaho High School Aerospace...
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By Kevin Davis Reader Columnist Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of bi-monthly articles dealing with snow and avalanche safety in North Idaho. A revolving crew of writers within the Idaho...
Schweitzer season begins Friday
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Powder hounds, rejoice: Schweitzer Mountain Resort slopes are open for business starting this Friday. Schweitzer Marketing Manager Dig Chrismer is excited for the start of a strong early season,...
S.O.L.E. hits the big screen in Backcountry Film Festival
By Cameron Rasmusson Reader Staff Selkirk Outdoor Leadership and Education has long been a partner with the Backcountry Film Festival. But never before has it been the star of the show. This year, the...
Memorial Field bleachers progress
By Cort Gifford Reader Contributor In the face of springlike weather in November, work on the replacement bleachers at Barlow War Memorial Field continues, free of the added challenge of fighting snow. So far....
Collection of personal wilderness tales from Montana released
By Reader Staff Blue Creek Press of Heron, Mont., announced this week the publication of “Voices in the Wilderness: A Collection of Wild Essays,” a collaboration of Friends of Scotchman Peaks Wilderness and Montana...
