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Snowrider’s Guide

Four ways to enjoy winter, as told by local athletes from four different disciplines

This winter season the Northwest is in line for an above-average snowfall, at least according to AccuWeather.com‘s “Expert Long-Range Forecaster” Paul Pastelok. That’s good news—if you believe in such things. As for us, well, we don’t trust a forecast that’s more than a couple days down the road, but we will take September’s record-breaking snows […]

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Troy Walch

Backcountry badass

Troy Walch, a 42-year-old ski tech at Crow's Feet Commons, is the backcountry equivalent of a James Bond-meets-MacGyver mashup: smooth, prepared, and can fix anything. Athlete: Troy Walch, backcountry skier How long have you been a backcountry skier? How'd you get started? I’ve been hiking to ski lines for about 20 years now. I first moved […]

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