Writing the book about snow safety
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
To say Liam FitzGerald spent his career battling avalanches is putting it lightly. His long career began in 1968, when he got a ski patrol …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
To say Liam FitzGerald spent his career battling avalanches is putting it lightly. His long career began in 1968, when he got a ski patrol …
By Kevin Davis
Reader Columnist
It sure feels like we’re in a slow, muddy slide into spring, doesn’t it? It won’t be long until the snow in the valley has …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
Schweitzer Mountain Resort is a different place before the opening bell. The early-rising snowplow drivers have been hard at work clearing the road for the …
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