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Winter Sports

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2012

    Skate America Chooses Kent (of All Places) and the Financially Struggling ShoWare Center

    The list of things Kent has to be proud of just got a little longer. In addition to, well, gee, um, all that other stuff Kent has to hang its trucker hat on (none of which I can seem to remember at the moment), it was announced today that Kent's ShoWare Center has been chosen to host this year's Hil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2012

    Vancouver Debuts the Vegetarian Bone Luge

    A Vancouver bar has created a concoction to resolve the quandary currently facing vegan mixologists determined to stay ahead of trends, a fairly significant demographic in the Pacific Northwest. Uva Wine Bar, a fabulously hospitable bar with regular access to marrow bones, this week hosted a bone l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2012

    Bone Luge Mixes Liquor and High-End Meat

    Sucking liquor down a beef bone slide may be the next big thing in alcoholic fads, but the habit doesn't appear to have yet reached Seattle. TastingTable last Friday reported on the "bone luge," a Portland invention melding the city's love of offal and spirits. A Tumblr site explains the premise: " ... More >>

  • Diversions

    January 11, 2012

    Ask a Mexican!

    Sucking liquor down a beef bone slide may be the next big thing in alcoholic fads, but the habit doesn't appear to have yet reached Seattle. TastingTable last Friday reported on the "bone luge," a Portland invention melding the city's love of offal and spirits. A Tumblr site explains the premise: " ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 2, 2011

    ...Like There's No Tomorrow

    Sucking liquor down a beef bone slide may be the next big thing in alcoholic fads, but the habit doesn't appear to have yet reached Seattle. TastingTable last Friday reported on the "bone luge," a Portland invention melding the city's love of offal and spirits. A Tumblr site explains the premise: " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    State Of The Artist Release Free Collaborative Full-Length Slopes With L.A.'s Ski Team

    membersonly206.bandcamp.com​ Listen here. Ski Team is a rising L.A.-based production group who have worked with MCs from around the country like Hollywood Holt, Freddie Gibbs and U-N-I. Seattle's-own State Of The Artist has also worked with them on a number of occasions, and in Slopes, the two ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 3, 2010

    Wintervention

    membersonly206.bandcamp.com​ Listen here. Ski Team is a rising L.A.-based production group who have worked with MCs from around the country like Hollywood Holt, Freddie Gibbs and U-N-I. Seattle's-own State Of The Artist has also worked with them on a number of occasions, and in Slopes, the two ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 9, 2010

    Top 5 Surprising Chef Facts

    What do we really know about the chefs of restaurants we patronize? Usually, after reading an article or two, we learn where they grew up, went to school, where they buy their produce and what inspired them to start cooking in the first place. We dug a bit deeper and found some fun and intriguing de ... More >>

  • News

    February 24, 2010

    Icy Hot

    The Winter Olympics are on, which means big business for Granite Curling Club.

  • Blogs

    February 16, 2010

    Four Reasons Why Vancouver's Winter Olympics are the Worst Ever

    NBC fail-whale.​Vancouver's Winter Olympics got off to a bad start. And things have only gotten worse. A month before opening ceremonies, unseasonably warm weather forced the closure of ski slopes so that race officials could preserve what little snow was already on the ground. Since then, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 14, 2010

    What Happens When You Throw a Winter Olympics and Winter Forgets to Show Up?

    "Dude, where's my snow?"​Seattle is in the midst of an El Niño--read: very mild--winter. Coming on the heels of last year's Snowpocalypse, which froze the city into immobility, this is probably a welcome environment for most Seattleites. But what's warm for Seattle is sending chills down Vanc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    Cheap White Inventory

    For local skiers, March was one of the best months in memory. Crystal Mountain reports that, "We received 144 inches of snow; this is the most snow we've received in March in 15 years!" But snow is an asset not just for ski areas, but for the City of Seattle, too. And the city recently issued an od ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2009

    The Snow Paradox

    Ask any skier (myself included), and they'll tell you that March was one of the best months in memory. Crystal Mountain reports that, "We received 144 inches of snow; this is the most snow we've received in March in 15 years!" The ski area has extended its daily schedule through Sunday, April 19. Th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Interview With P.O.S.

    P.O.S., courtesy Jeff LugerP.O.S., or Stef Alexander, is an MC from the Twin Cities who just released his third full-length album on Rhymesayers yesterday. It's called Never Better, and within its sexy Technicolor packaging (complete with fun transparencies!) is more of the innovative, heavy product ... More >>

  • Film

    December 31, 2008

    PICK 20 Seconds of Joy: Yes, Parachute Jumping Is Dangerous

    P.O.S., courtesy Jeff LugerP.O.S., or Stef Alexander, is an MC from the Twin Cities who just released his third full-length album on Rhymesayers yesterday. It's called Never Better, and within its sexy Technicolor packaging (complete with fun transparencies!) is more of the innovative, heavy product ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 18, 2008

    Where to Go for West Seattle Snow

    If you live on the west side, have to work downtown, and want to know how fucked you are by this ongoing downpour of fresh powder (answer: very), the West Seattle Blog is providing updates every 10 minutes or so as to the traffic/bus situation in various parts of the peninsula. You sh ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 12, 2008

    Warren Miller: Children of Winter

    If you live on the west side, have to work downtown, and want to know how fucked you are by this ongoing downpour of fresh powder (answer: very), the West Seattle Blog is providing updates every 10 minutes or so as to the traffic/bus situation in various parts of the peninsula. You sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2008

    Weekend Review: The Pharmacy, Mr. Marmalade, Shiner Bock, and Crystal

    If you live on the west side, have to work downtown, and want to know how fucked you are by this ongoing downpour of fresh powder (answer: very), the West Seattle Blog is providing updates every 10 minutes or so as to the traffic/bus situation in various parts of the peninsula. You sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2008

    Should Film Critics Be Skiers?

    If you live on the west side, have to work downtown, and want to know how fucked you are by this ongoing downpour of fresh powder (answer: very), the West Seattle Blog is providing updates every 10 minutes or so as to the traffic/bus situation in various parts of the peninsula. You sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2008

    $13: The Taco Trail (A Photo Journal)

    If you live on the west side, have to work downtown, and want to know how fucked you are by this ongoing downpour of fresh powder (answer: very), the West Seattle Blog is providing updates every 10 minutes or so as to the traffic/bus situation in various parts of the peninsula. You sh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2008

    The Afternoon Edition: Safety and Getty Edition

    If you live on the west side, have to work downtown, and want to know how fucked you are by this ongoing downpour of fresh powder (answer: very), the West Seattle Blog is providing updates every 10 minutes or so as to the traffic/bus situation in various parts of the peninsula. You sh ... More >>

  • Film

    January 16, 2008

    Steep: Local Skier Makes Good!

    If you live on the west side, have to work downtown, and want to know how fucked you are by this ongoing downpour of fresh powder (answer: very), the West Seattle Blog is providing updates every 10 minutes or so as to the traffic/bus situation in various parts of the peninsula. You sh ... More >>

  • News

    November 14, 2007

    Local Ski Biz Bets It'll Beat Global Warming

    UW scientists predict brown mountainsides.

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Warren Miller: Think Global, Ski Local?

    This year's snow flick seems even more dissonant in our melting modern age.

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Telemarking, and Its Local Star, is Pining for Olympic Recognition

    Event is the poorer cousin to alpine racing.

  • News

    November 7, 2007

    Ludlow Won't Let Surgery Spoil an Olympics in Her Backyard

    Skier is the fastest female to come out of the Northwest in 20 years.

  • Diversions

    August 1, 2007

    Best Local Boardsmith: Blue Montgomery

    Skier is the fastest female to come out of the Northwest in 20 years.

  • News

    May 2, 2007

    Mountains Say Goodbye to Mom-and-Pop Ski Schools

    As Crystal and other resorts bring instruction in-house, independent schools lament a Northwest tradition's demise.

  • Arts

    May 10, 2006

    Carl Skoog

    As Crystal and other resorts bring instruction in-house, independent schools lament a Northwest tradition's demise.

  • Music

    August 24, 2005

    Laura Veirs

    As Crystal and other resorts bring instruction in-house, independent schools lament a Northwest tradition's demise.

  • News

    January 5, 2005

    The Republicans Blow It

    As Crystal and other resorts bring instruction in-house, independent schools lament a Northwest tradition's demise.

  • News

    December 29, 2004

    Still Praying for Snow

    All but two ski areas are open now, but the base is thin and the economic damage is done.

  • Music

    December 8, 2004

    Keeping It Moving

    English dance masters Swayzak come full circle with their fourth album.

  • Arts

    September 1, 2004

    One Take on 1 Reel

    The live-action stuff may be slow, pretentious, and laugh-free, but thankfully there are still the cartoons to provide some Bumber-relief.

  • News

    December 11, 2002

    Jackass on a Jet Ski

    Of all the species, why can't this one be driven to extinction?

  • News

    November 20, 2002

    Adventure Deluxe

    How to enjoy the great outdoors with a warm bed, nice meals, and a dry roof over your head. (The aromatherapy will run you a little extra.)

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Fear and Loathing at the Olympics

    A final look at 14 days in Salt Lake.

  • News

    February 27, 2002

    Photo of the Week

    A final look at 14 days in Salt Lake.

  • News

    February 20, 2002

    Fear and Loathing at the Olympics

    Amidst the Mormons, the snowboarders, and the scandals, what's it really like to be in Salt Lake?

  • Arts

    December 12, 2001

    Under an avalanche

    Amidst the Mormons, the snowboarders, and the scandals, what's it really like to be in Salt Lake?

  • News

    November 21, 2001

    Fame riders

    Local snowboard grrrls turn from slaloms to spotlights.

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    Out of bounds, dude!

    Are backcountry snowboarders in over their heads?

  • News

    November 17, 1999

    A clean white space

    Can't stand those lift lines? There's an alternative.

  • Film

    October 27, 1999

    Fifty

    Can't stand those lift lines? There's an alternative.

  • Arts

    October 20, 1999

    Indoor freeze

    Bob Fosse and Sky Cries Mary meet on ice.

  • News

    December 16, 1998

    Snowboarding saves

    Community service, job training . . . and snowboarding?

  • News

    December 16, 1998

    Ten Best Pacific Northwest Ski Areas

    Areas that have Web sites are linked, and will open in a new window when clicked.

  • News

    December 16, 1998

    The Interview Ross Rebagliati's publicist doesn't want you to read

    Areas that have Web sites are linked, and will open in a new window when clicked.

  • News

    December 16, 1998

    How to Ski Rainier

    No crowds, no lift tickets, and miles of untracked snow.

  • News

    February 25, 1998

    Cherry Pop

    A Silver Lining

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