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Meany Lodge offers rope tows, skiing like in the days of yore

Most of Washington’s first rope tows saw popular ski areas take shape before the glove shredding lifts were replaced with comfy chairlifts. But at Meany Lodge, it’s as if time stood still.
Fat biking: When fat can be good

Anything this obscenely fat is bound to draw stares, especially in the Methow Valley, where it sometimes seems as though everything from the people (ultra active) to the skis (Nordic) are skinny.
The wonders of Whistler

This season, Whistler Blackcomb started a new service designed for skiers and snowboarders trying to get the most out of their visit. The program, called Wonder Routes, offers six self-guided themed tours for skiers of all skill levels.
Cross-country skiing experiencing a Nordic renaissance

Technically speaking, the White Pass Nordic Center isn’t a club for Dick Kendall and his friends. It just seems that way.
Ligety captures World Cup giant slalom title

Ted Ligety of the United States clinched the World Cup giant slalom title Friday in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, after the race was canceled because of poor weather, adding to the world championships gold medal he won last month.
Snow Report for February 25

Crystal Mountain added six new cabins to the Mount Rainier Gondola this week. The gondola now has the capacity to move 650 people per hour up the mountain.
Women's super-combi up for grabs at worlds

Top skiers Lindsey Vonn and Maria Riesch were doubtful to compete in the super-combined today, leaving the title up for grabs at the world championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Groggy Vonn skis to seventh-place finish

Elisabeth Goergl of Austria won the super-G in the opening race of the world championships on Tuesday in Germany, and American star Lindsey Vonn started despite a concussion and finished seventh.
Vonn day-to-day after training concussion

Three-time World Cup champion Lindsey Vonn sustained a concussion when she crashed during practice this week, but she insists she will compete in the world championships next week in Germany.
Snow Report for January 7

The long-awaited reopening of Summit East will not happen Saturday as previously hoped, a Summit at Snoqualmie spokesman said this week.