Northwest Travel Dispatch
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The Ski with an Olympian program turns former medal chasers into ski guides who lead groups that can skip lift lines, including at the mountain’s two new chairlifts. whistlerblackcomb.com[1]
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For the first time in decades, the 97-year-old Lake Crescent Lodge will be open in winter, offering lodging through January 1 and a Dickens-themed Christmas bash. olympicnationalparks.com[2]
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The Bavarian hamlet hosts the brand-new Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival January 10 and 11, a mosh-for-warmth version of last summer’s immersive Timber! blog.artisthomebooking.com[3]
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REI funded a grant to create the Tapteal Water Trail, the region’s first water trail—35 miles of the Yakima River for paddlers who want livelier waters than those of the rolling Columbia. tapteal.org[4]
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The largest holiday light show ever (on water) uses 1.5 million twinklers and tops the Coeur d’Alene Resort with a 3,000-pound wreath. cdaresort.com[5]
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Tony Hawk: Rad Science explains science through the lens of extreme sports, opening February 1 at OMSI. omsi.edu[6]
This article originally appeared in the December 2013 issue of Seattle Met.
References
- ^ whistlerblackcomb.com (www.whistlerblackcomb.com)
- ^ olympicnationalparks.com (www.olympicnationalparks.com)
- ^ blog.artisthomebooking.com (blog.artisthomebooking.com)
- ^ tapteal.org (www.tapteal.org)
- ^ cdaresort.com (www.cdaresort.com)
- ^ omsi.edu (www.omsi.edu)
