This weekly column features news stories and event announcements from around the American Redoubt region. (Idaho, Montana, eastern Oregon, eastern Washington, and Wyoming.) Much of the region is also more commonly known as The Inland Northwest. We also mention companies located in the American Redoubt region that are of interest to preppers and survivalists. Today, a round-up on winter sports in the American Redoubt.
Idaho
Funky Towns & Awesome Skiing – Northern Idaho Ski Resorts.
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Southern Idaho Skiing & Snowboarding Road Trip. Here is a quote:
“SKI Magazine ranked Sun Valley the #1 resort for the 2020 season and if you have ever skied here you know why. It isn’t the 2,434 ski able acres and 3,400 vertical feet, “What seems to capture the hearts of most visitors right off the bat is the authentic Western town of Ketchum that anchors the ski resort” said SKI Magazine. Sun Valley has a rich and storied history, but also looks forward with recent investments and innovations including a terrain expansion this season of over 380 acres of expert terrain, featuring chutes, glades and bowls, called Sunrise, and new high-speed quad chairlift named Broadway. Sun Valley has terrain for everyone from the beginner slopes over on Dollar to the leg burners on Baldy as well as plenty off mountain activities to keep everyone entertained no matter how long your stay.”
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In McCall: 2025 Bring Back Biathlon.
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Video: Idaho’s Impossible Rainforest. JWR’s Comments: Though the commentator oversimplifies much of the history of the region, he does make some valid points. He also glosses over the fact that the B.C. government plans to kill moose, mountain lions, and bears, ostensibly to save caribou.
Montana
Montana Ski Areas and Resorts.
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Central & Eastern Oregon
Exploring the Lesser Known Ski Areas in Eastern Oregon.
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Six Snowy Trails in Eastern Oregon.
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Central & Eastern Washington
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Winthrop, Washington has 120 miles of nordic ski trails. An excerpt:
“With over 120 miles of groomed, interconnected cross country ski trails, surrounded by more than a million acres of wilderness and forest lands, the Methow Valley is a winter wonderland like no other.
Methow Trails operates the nation’s largest cross-country ski area of 120 miles of trails where Kids 17 and under ski free everyday on the cross-country ski trail system. The Loup Loup Ski Bowl operates another 23 kilometers of Nordic trails located across the parking lot from the alpine ski area.”
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Stevens Pass Nordic Center and Snow Play.
Wyoming
Top Rated Wyoming Ski Resorts.
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Casper Mountain Biathlon Club (CMBC).
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Cross-Country Skiing & Snowshoeing in Wyoming.
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