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Hog Loppet 201

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Hog Loppet 201 by Andy Dappen For decades the Hog Loppet was a locally famous Nordic ski event. On a Saturday in late February some 400 Nordic skiers rode the lifts up the Mission Ridge Ski Area then struck off... Read More...

Factoring Fun on Mt. Adams

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Factoring Fun on Mt. Adams by Andy Dappen “Have you heard about ‘Fun-Factor Ratings’?” he asks.It’s 7 a.m. and Mike Rolfs and I have just started the 7,000 vertical foot climb up the south side of Mt. Adams, Washington’s second... Read More...

Rediscovering Skiing

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Rediscovering Skiing By Brian Holt This story was originally published on 1/30/15. In September I moved to Wenatchee from the Southeast. Growing up in South Carolina, there was little opportunity to go skiing. Every year, however, my dad took my... Read More...

Flexibility

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Flexibility by Andy Dappen “What are you thinking about for the weekend?”  It’s a question my wife frequently asks early in the week.  “I was thinking about skiing Rock Mountain one day, and doing something with you the other.” She... Read More...

The Spaces Between

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by Ray Birks “Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down Letting the days go by, water flowing underground Into the blue again after the money’s gone Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground” Once in a... Read More...

Motherload

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For all you mothers out there, or you parents that are feeling the overload of 2020/2021 and this pandemic life we are living, this video is for you. It struck a chord with some of our staff members, feeling the... Read More...

Skiing Silver Star Mountain

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Words by Tom Janisch, Photos by Coron Polley Silver Star Mountain, near Washington Pass west of Mazama Washington, harbors northeast-facing glaciers and snowfields offering fine skiing and snowshoeing. Justifiably, it’s one of the more popular spring skiing areas in the... Read More...

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