Blog | Wenatchee Outdoors

Improbable Turns-Skiing the Foothills

January 14, 2022

Although this is an older article, the conditions for the Wenatchee Valley Foothills may be nearing the conditions mentioned within the post. Please consider avalanche conditions before you go...You can't be ... Read More...

49 Degrees North-Understanding Erben

January 12, 2022

Guidebook

49 Degrees North – Understanding Erben by Andy Dappen He was my friend, but all of us who liked Erben admitted he was odd, peculiar, a strange agent. When Erben talked to you, he either stared at your shoes ... Read More...

Should I try classic skiing or skate skiing?

January 10, 2022

Gear, Things to know, Uncategorized, What's Happening

Should I try classic skiing or skate skiing? By Robert Arnold Employee of Arlberg Sports Robert (pictured) breaks it down for us on the different Nordic ski options. Nordic skiing offers one of the ... Read More...

6 Unexpected Ways Birds Are Important for the Environment

January 7, 2022

Things to know, What's Happening

Editors Note: We recently read an article on the national Audubon website about the six ways in which birds are important to the environment and to people. One of the ways in which birds directly help people is... Read More...

Hok Giddiness

January 5, 2022

Adventure, Gear

Hok Giddiness by Sarah Shaffer Mark holding his Tiak and trying out the new Hok Skis. This last week my family and I got a couple of short test days to try out our new Hok skis made by Altai Skis. Her... Read More...

Teaching Others to Succeed at Skiing

January 3, 2022

Things to know

Article written by Les Eddy Les demonstrating the Wedelen "Shortswing" turn. All black and white photos used in this article were taken in the 1950s-1960s at White Pass by Ken Whitmire. Beginnings In... Read More...

Repair Resources & Repair Supplies

December 31, 2021

Gear, Things to know

WenOut spearheaded a session at Pybus University on Jan 23, 2018 covering some of the basics of repairing outdoor gear. The session was part instruction and part workshop -- we had experts and sewing machines ... Read More...

Big Snow

December 29, 2021

Adventure, Guidebook

by Tom Janisch “Big Snow is well named, for its expansive, rounded summit area and gentle northern slopes keep a white cover much of the summer…It is an excellent ski tour from Lake Dorothy. The summit... Read More...

Ski Maintenance 202

December 27, 2021

Gear, Things to know

This post is an oldie but a goodie. Originally published by WenOut Staff on 12/29/2011. Our low-snow start to winter has some of us tweaking our equipment more than normal. Improving the condition of our bas... Read More...

Gearing Up for Snowshoeing

December 24, 2021

Gear, Things to know

Gearing Up for Snowshoeing : Hardware and Accessoriesby Andy Dappen Defining snowshoeing for you Snowshoeing above Clara Lake near Mission Peak. There’s a continuum in how snowshoes may be used from wal... Read More...

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