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Sustaining Success: Year Two for the Methow’s Ski to the Sun Marathon and Relay
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Sustaining Success: Year Two for the Methow’s Ski to the Sun Marathon and Relay

Jason AlbertJanuary 29, 2020

All things aligned: a gauzy low fog burned off into bluebird skies and the snow skied crisp along a 42-kilometer gem during the Methow Valley’s inaugural Ski to the Sun Marathon and Relay. Last year, we ran a piece exploring how the Ski to the Sun Marathon organizers were rebooting their marquee ski race. The valley’s signature race had for years been a two-day pursuit. An attractive format to many, but it eventually stagnated with...

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A New Start For the Methow Valley in its Quest for a Signature Race
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A New Start For the Methow Valley in its Quest for a Signature Race

Jason AlbertOctober 23, 2018

Washington’s Methow Valley is the literal end of the road in winter. There’s one way in from the south.  There’s route 20, a sinuous side spur plunging down from Omak in the Okanogan Highlands to the Methow’s eastern edge. Otherwise, travel by car terminates just beyond Mazama — the small town nestled in the valley’s north.    The Methow’s charm remains its solitude and mellowed pace. Despite the wifi and cell service, there’s the real...

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U.S. Thanksgiving Camp Guide: Where The (Skiable) White Stuff Is
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U.S. Thanksgiving Camp Guide: Where The (Skiable) White Stuff Is

FasterSkierNovember 22, 2016

Natural snow is where it’s at, unless there’s none to be found. In high-elevation places like West Yellowstone, Mont., (roughly 6,600 feet above sea level) and Crested Butte (nearly 9,000 feet), November skiing is http://www.skirunbikemt.com/yellowstone-ski-festival.html When: Tuesday, Nov. 22 – Saturday, Nov. 26, 2016 How many years running: Over 30 years. “It started with Drew Barney, Torbjorn Karlsen and Dick Hunt More details | clinics and held a FIS race on Nov. 2. Temperatures are reliably cold, and any snow that falls...

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