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SheJumps Intro to Avalanche Safety Awareness Clinic – Spokane 2017 – Recap

Dec 17, 2017
4 min

SheJumps Intro to Avalanche Safety Awareness Clinic – Spokane 2017 – Recap

This year, the Inland Northwest region of SheJumps hosted its third annual Avalanche Awareness Clinic in Spokane, WA in partnership with Gonzaga Outdoors and Gonzaga University. SheJumps partnered with our local avalanche experts Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center (IPAC) and Idaho Panhandle Backcountry to provide an introduction to avalanche safety in the backcountry. Our event focuses on safety and awareness for those venturing into backcountry skiing, snowboarding, snowshoein

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SheJumps Get the Girls Out at Schweitzer Mountain 2017 – Recap

Mar 17, 2017
2 min

SheJumps Get the Girls Out at Schweitzer Mountain 2017 – Recap

What a great time to be a Girafficorn! 2017 marks the third year we’ve hosted our Get the Girls Out event at Schweitzer Mountain in Sandpoint, Idaho and every year the event has gotten better and better. This year is no exception. With nearly 100 people registered to have a great day on the mountain and 7” of blower pow overnight from Ullr, good vibes were at an all-time high! We started out our day with a little warm-up barre/yoga infusion class, taught by one of our SheJump

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SheJumps AIARE Level 1: S.O.L.E. Edition – Recap

Feb 2, 2017
3 min

SheJumps AIARE Level 1: S.O.L.E. Edition – Recap

Growing up in Texas did not afford much opportunity for experiencing the snow. It was foreign, unknown, and COLD!! I had extremely limited experience in the mountains. If you would have asked me then to consider exploring the backcountry on a splitboard with the danger of avalanches, I would have probably said I could never do that, you’re crazy! Ha. Well, as we all know… “Never say never!” Fast-forward some time and here I am in Washington state doing all the things I never

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SheJumps Into Avalanche Awareness Clinic Spokane: Know Before You Go 2016 – Recap

Nov 11, 2016
5 min

SheJumps Into Avalanche Awareness Clinic Spokane: Know Before You Go 2016 – Recap

On Thursday 11/3/16, Spokane SheJumps hosted its second annual Avalanche Awareness Clinic in partnership with Gonzaga Outdoors and Gonzaga University. SheJumps partnered up with local avalanche experts at IPAC (our local avalanche center) and Idaho Panhandle Backcountry, an organization that promotes local backcountry skiing and splitboarding. I always look forward to this clinic because it’s women-specific, it’s fun and educational, and avalanche safety is something close to

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SheJumps Mountain Bike Shuttle Ride at Schweitzer Mt. – Recap

Oct 20, 2016
4 min

SheJumps Mountain Bike Shuttle Ride at Schweitzer Mt. – Recap

On October 8th, 2016 SheJumps hosted its second annual lady’s mountain bike shuttle ride at Schweitzer Mountain in Sandpoint, Idaho. All I can say is that this year’s ride was night and day different from last year’s ride for two reasons: 1. We had even more ladies sign up this year (40) requiring a second shuttle vehicle and 2. Last year we had perfect, cool, crisp (DRY) fall riding weather and this year we rode in a downpour and got real muddy. But you know what? This year

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SheJumps Into Fly Fishing In Spokane – Recap

Aug 17, 2016
4 min

SheJumps Into Fly Fishing In Spokane – Recap

Last night (August 10th) Spokane SheJumps hosted its second annual collaboration with Spokane Women On The Fly (or SWOTF) to bring local ladies a two-hour introductory class in Fly Fishing. As we did last year, we intentionally kept this course on the smaller side with a cap of twelve women so that we could offer more one-on-one instruction with one instructor per every two students. This approach really helps students start perfecting their casts more quickly and everyone ge

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SheSends Spokane: Climbing Clinic – Recap

May 13, 2016
3 min

SheSends Spokane: Climbing Clinic – Recap

On Monday April 11th 2016, SheJumps hosted its first climbing event in Spokane at Wild Walls Gym downtown and we had a great turnout! Over 30 women signed up for our lady’s night of climbing and we took over the gym! The night offered three options for those who wanted to participate: discounted prices for a one-night pass to climb with free gear rental; discounted prices for those who wanted to attend the Vertical Intro class with a free climb after, free gear rental, and a

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Get The Girls Out at Schweitzer Mountain – Recap

Apr 11, 2016
3 min

Get The Girls Out at Schweitzer Mountain – Recap

On Sunday, February 21st we celebrated our second annual Get The Girls Out event at Schweitzer Mountain. We received over eight inches of fresh powder the day before followed by sunshine and blue bird skies to set the scene for a fun filled day on the mountain! It’s pretty safe to say that our event was a major success the second time around in 2016: snow was shredded, tutus and friends were made, money was raised for SheJumps with a killer raffle, and we had over 90 SheJumpe

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SheJumps Sneva MFG Ski Shop Tour – Recap

Mar 22, 2016
4 min

SheJumps Sneva MFG Ski Shop Tour – Recap

As an experienced female skier, I’m sad to report that although it is the year 2016, the women’s ski selection is still very much indicative of a male-dominated industry. True, companies will put out a model or two for women, but most skis are designed to appeal to men and if I hear “don’t worry, it comes in a shorter size” one more time, I’m going to scream. Especially at the price point we are talking. That isn’t to say that I’ve given up all hope. I haven’t. The good news

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SheJumps Edition: S.O.L.E. (Selkirk Outdoor Leadership & Education) AIARE 1 Course – Recap

Feb 18, 2016
3 min

SheJumps Edition: S.O.L.E. (Selkirk Outdoor Leadership & Education) AIARE 1 Course – Recap

Let me just say that I am ecstatic this particular event even happened this year. Backcountry safety is a growing personal passion of mine and attending several SAFE AS Clinics (1 day avalanche awareness classes taught by professional skiers) is what inspired me to become an Ambassador for SheJumps in the first place. Six months into this new volunteer position and I’ve already been fortunate enough to host 5 events in the eastern Washington/western Montana area; 2 of which w

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SheJumps Into Avalanche Awareness Clinic Spokane: Know Before You Go – Recap

Dec 2, 2015
3 min

SheJumps Into Avalanche Awareness Clinic Spokane: Know Before You Go – Recap

Winter is finally upon us and the SheJumpers and HeJumpers of eastern Washington are starting their ski season off right! On November 5th Spokane hosted its fourth SheJumps event: an Intro to Avalanche Awareness Clinic, taught by HeJumpers Kevin Davis of I.P.A.C. (Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center), with Larry Banks and Mike Brede of Panhandle Backcountry. The three hour class targeted newer backcountry travelers and also served as a refresher for the more expierenced backcoun

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SheJumps Wax & Wine Clinic: Ladies Night at the Creel – Recap

Oct 27, 2015
3 min

SheJumps Wax & Wine Clinic: Ladies Night at the Creel – Recap

It’s never too early to get excited for winter and what better way to do so than with friends. On October 14th we did just that and SheJumps hosted its third event in Spokane; a Wax and Wine Clinic at Spokane’s oldest ski shop, The Sports Creel. The Creel has been around for a long time for good reason: they are a local family owned business and three-generations deep of ski experience and customer service. Their reputation for integrity and community is far-reaching, with cu

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SheJumps Mountain Bike Shuttle Day at Schweitzer Mountain – Recap

Oct 21, 2015
2 min

SheJumps Mountain Bike Shuttle Day at Schweitzer Mountain – Recap

The crisp morning air carries the scent of moldering leaves with a nip in it unique to the season. The fall foliage on the mountain is a riot of color and the resort parking lot is full of chatter and the shifting of impatient feet. Thirty women anxiously wait to climb up in the saddle and start their day’s ride. The parking lot itself is loud with the rainbow hues and glitter of colorful tutus, leggings, and wigs and the bright sunshine reflecting off of glasses and full fac

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SheJumps Into Avalanche Awareness Clinic Spokane: Know Before You Go

Oct 17, 2015
3 min

SheJumps Into Avalanche Awareness Clinic Spokane: Know Before You Go

This introduction to avalanche safety clinic is a great course for beginners looking to become more knowledgeable and safe while touring in the backcountry as well as a great refresher course for the more experienced backcountry enthusiast looking to brush up on their knowledge before hitting the mountains this season. Whether you snow-shoe, cross-country ski, downhill ski, or rock a splitboard, this course is for you – no previous education is required! We can host up to 145

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SheJumps Spokane Intro to Fly Fishing Clinic – Recap

Sep 25, 2015
3 min

SheJumps Spokane Intro to Fly Fishing Clinic – Recap

Have you ever wanted to learn how to fly fish? Well the answer to that was a resounding “yes!” for the women of Spokane, WA. On a sunny and crisp Wednesday evening, eastern Washington hosted its first SheJumps event, an Intro to Fly Fishing Clinic. There were only 12 coveted spots available in this free class and ladies quickly “jumped in” and filled the class within 48 hours of registration going live! Washington SheJumps Ambassador, Anna Twohig partnered up with Heather Hod

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Wax Night at Alpine Haus in Spokane

Sep 29, 2014
1 min

Wax Night at Alpine Haus in Spokane

Join us on October 17th at 7pm at the Alpine Haus in Spokane for a lesson on how to wax your skis and get them ready for winter! It will be a fun night of getting to know other girls that ride in the Spokane area and getting stoked on winter!! All ladies will walk away with freshly waxed skis and boards and a goodie bag! Cost is $10 There will be a raffle for SJ swag and other goodies each ticket is $5 Contact Meaghann Gaffney for questions- mgaffney@shejumps.org #spokane #ra

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