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Looking for find affordable activities in the NW Rockies? You’ll find tips here, separated into popular categories.

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Looking for find affordable activities in the NW Rockies? You’ll find tips here, separated into popular categories.
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  • 49° North
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  • History
  • Lookout Pass
  • Press Release
  • Silver Mountain
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  • All
  • 49° North
  • Family & Kids
  • History
  • Lookout Pass
  • Press Release
  • Silver Mountain
Press Release
Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area
Lookout Pass Ski & Recreation Area OPENING DAY COMES EARLY 11/8/2024! Opening day for winter 2024-25 ...
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Ski Area COVID operation plans for 2020-21 season
Ski Area COVID operation plans for 2020-21 season: *Below are links to the ski areas and ...
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Rocky mountain range from a distance.
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Ski Well, Stay Well can help us get back to the slopes!
Ski the NW Rockies supports a thoughtful return to outdoor winter recreation. An advisory group of ...
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Signature Events at Silver Mountain
Mark your calendar and don’t miss your favorite Silver Mountain events. Be a part of the ...
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Slope and Glade Improvements
Silver Mountain has been focusing on significant slope maintenance and glade upgrades leading up to this ...
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New Family-Friendly Arcade In the Gondola Village
A new 5,000-square-foot family-friendly arcade is under construction in the Gondola Village, with an anticipated opening ...
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Featured Events this Season
Lookout Pass puts on some of the most creative events around, from the Cardboard Box Derby ...
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Snowsports School Programs for Kids and Adults
Lookout Pass takes pride in providing an affordable gateway for people to learn to ski and ...
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Facility Improvements Across the Mountain
Lookout Pass is celebrating 90 years this season with the added notoriety of being the oldest ...
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More Parking Added
With the number of powder days Lookout typically gets, the parking lot has been growing increasingly ...
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New Glades and Terrain and Glade Upgrades
Lookout Pass has been getting dialed for the likely quality season with a host of improvements. ...
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Gift Cards and Other Deals
Lookout has some great deals this season, including two-for-one lift tickets for just $75 on Thursdays ...
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49° North
Honoring Native American Culture
Together with members of the Kalispell and Spokane Tribes and other partners, 49° North will be ...
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49° North
Snowsports School: Programs for Everyone
First-time skiers or snowboarders of all ages, as well as experienced shredders looking to improve on ...
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49° North
What’s New for the 2024/25 Season
On the heels of adding the Northern Spirit Express high-speed quad in 2021, Eastern Washington’s largest ...
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Lift Ticket Deals
One of the easiest ways to save at 49° North is buying lift tickets in advance! ...
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Snow Tubing Winter Fun for All Ages
Mt. Spokane brings back popular ski area tubing hill Sliding down a snow-covered hill on a ...
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SKI SWAPS CANCELED IN SPOKANE & COEUR D’ALENE
Both Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol (MSSP) Ski Swap, in Spokane, and Winter Swap, in Coeur d’Alene, ...
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GEARING UP ON A BUDGET.
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GEARING UP ON A BUDGET
If you’re like my family, once you learned that regional ski swaps were canceled because of ...
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Two young skiiers high-fiving next to a chairlift.
Press Release
Ski NW Rockies Resorts Love 5th Graders!
2020-21 SEASON PASSPORTS WILL BE AVAILABLE LATE OCTOBER! Submit your application with the one-time $20 processing fee. ...
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Kim Carpenter with her family of skiers. // Photo courtesy Kim Carpenter
49° North
PASSHOLDER PROFILES: 49 DEGREES NORTH & LOOKOUT PASS
For Chuck Kriegh of Cheney, 49 Degrees North Mountain Resort has long been his home away ...
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It’s Time To Make Plans to: RIDE THE HIAWATHA
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It’s Time To Make Plans to: RIDE THE HIAWATHA
ROUTE OF THE HIAWATHA OPENS MAY 24-25-26 – PRESS RELEASE The Route of the Hiawatha – ...
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SKI LESSONS FOR GRANDMA
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SKI LESSONS FOR GRANDMA
By Tabitha Gregory I am learning to downhill ski in my sixth decade of life. Over ...
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Man skiing past frozen trees on the mountain.
Press Release
Press Release: Tree Well Safety
Tree Well Safety These series of storms with cold dry snow creates some amazing skiing and ...
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Dana, Kim, Craig, and Mike at Mt. Spokane, 1988, on Swede’s Folly run. // Photo courtesy of Kim Lukes
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ALL THE SEASON PASSES: SKI FAMILY PROFILE
Not one, not two, but three season ski passes belong to Kim Lukes, 64, which is ...
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4 TIPS TO KEEP KIDS HAPPY ON THE SLOPES
A few years ago I knew next to nothing about skiing with kids. But after three ...
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Mt Spokane History 1st Double
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History – Mt. Spokane Double Chair
The Riblet Aerial Tramway Company of Spokane, long-established as a provider of trams for mining operations, ...
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History – Mt. Spokane CCC
In 1939, with a federal grant of $58,000, work began on the Mount Spokane Lodge, which ...
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Two young female skiiers smiling.
Press Release
Tips for Dressing Smart, Saving Money, Winter Driving and More
Cold temperatures blanketing much of the country may intimidate some but it is a new year’s ...
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The Next American Ski Towns
Traditional ski towns are no longer affordable options for most skiers—these satellite ski communities are the ...
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