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In a few weeks, relay teams will race from the snowy hills of Mount Baker Ski Area to the salty waters of Bellingham Bay. But organizers have to really watch the snow.

None of the thirteen Winter Olympians with ties to the Pacific Northwest is coming home from the Beijing Games with a medal. Still, many of the Northwest's elite skiers, skaters and sliders will leave Sunday's closing ceremony with feelings of accomplishment, or relief just to have made it through the ever-present COVID-19 testing gauntlet, not to mention the geopolitical tensions of competing on Chinese soil in 2022.

The presence of 13 skiers, skaters and sliders with ties to the Northwest should add intrigue to the 2022 Beijing Olympics, although the upcoming sports spectacle beset with extreme COVID precautions, a diplomatic boycott and scarce snowfall hardly needs more drama. Several late additions to the Team USA Olympic roster upped the regional representation at next month’s Winter Games to similar levels as in past editions.

A popular Pacific Northwest ski resort is moving to airline-style ticket pricing this season.The cost of lift tickets at Mt. Hood Meadows in Oregon will…

If you've been watching the Winter Olympics, you may have noticed athletes native to one country competing for a different country's team. In fact, there…

Fractured bones, busted knees and concussions are just a few of the job hazards for professional ski racers. Olympians Tommy Ford and Laurenne Ross of…

A historically strong El Niño is taking shape according to climatologists watching the Pacific Ocean. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…

Thanks to late-season snow that fell at many area Cascade ski areas will welcome skiers and snowboarders well past Easter.There will be end-of-season…

The avalanche center in Idaho's Sun Valley area is urging people to consider cancelling their plans in the backcountry.Snowmobiler George Gilbert Martin…

As snow continues to pound the region's ski resorts, plenty of skiers are expected to hit the slopes. But with the increased snowpack comes the risk of…