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+7 7 votes

The Five-Mile Final Exam

After four weeks of grueling mental preparation on winter survival gear, avalanche safety, and backcountry navigation, the partcipants of our Self-Sufficient Snowshoeing Class were put to the test. Did they find their way or become a Donner-Party-styled disaster?
+3 3 votes

Snowshoe Class - First Outing

After four weeks of grueling mental preparation on winter survival gear, avalanche safety, and backcountry navigation, the partcipants in our Self-Sufficient Snowshoeing Class were put to the test. Did they find their way or become a Donner-Party-styled disaster?
+21 23 votes

Saddle Rock 'Lake' - Where Is It?

Think you've seen it all at Saddle Rock? Have you found Saddle Rock Lake and Little Utah Canyon? Have you circumnavigated the entire parcel on trails? Randy Riggs opened my eyes to new possibilities in an old stomping ground.

 

+10 10 votes

Six Moons Over Twin Peaks

The hounds of Number 2 Canyon are crazed -- a silver-dollar moon floats in the night sky and it boils wolf blood veneered by domestication. The wolf within also possesses the minds of several mountain bikers who follow the moon up and over Twin Peaks.

+10 10 votes

Hog Loppet 2010

The 2009 Hog Loppet was a resounding success with 500 cross-country skiers in attendance. Vitek Siroky skied much of the route with his video camera glued to his eye. If you're doing the 2010 Loppet on February 27 (or simply want to know what the event is all about), take a look.
+15 15 votes

Stemilt Basin - The New-Year Tour

A New Year's Day circuit through the Stemilt Basin, the place where Mission Ridge was almost built 42 years ago, offers the best backcountry skiing of the year. Are we saying the skiing was 'killer' or stating the obvious (on the first day of the year how could the skiing be anything but the year's best)?

+8 8 votes

Foothill Flowers - Early Bloomers

It’s early April and only the earliest-blooming wildflowers (yellow bells, biscuitroots, sagebrush buttercups) are emerging in relatively sparse numbers. See what's out there now, and find out how far behind 'average' this year's bloom is.

+17 17 votes

Mission Peak Dawn Patrol

When time is short and family politics prescribe that you make a showing, a Dawn Patrol up Mission Peak provides the solution for having your skiing and a family too.

+59 59 votes

Ed Farrar - Condition, Rally, and Slideshow

Dr. Ed Farrar -- the cycling enthusiast and orthopedic surgeon -- was nearly fatally injured when struck by a car on October 22. Miraculously he has survived severe trauma but is paralyzed below T5. The 'Rally for Ed' saw 600 cyclists in attendance. See our slideshow and get updates about Ed's condition. Last updated: January 2 (Ed is back in Wenatchee!)
+1 1 vote

Podcast - Local Outdoor Report

KOHO Radio has been running a local Outdoor Report on the radio on Wednesday mornings (and sometimes on Saturdays) over the past year. These are relevant to what's happening in the outdoor world around the region...so we're experimenting with running these podcasts. Tell us what your think.