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The Adventure Guys

The inside story on outside recreation

Monday, May 5th, 2008

The Way Monday's Should Be

Posted by Craig Hill @ 09:23:36 pm

Sometimes everything breaks just right and your calendar looks like this on Cinco de Mayo:

9 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. - Ski at Alpental to get interviews for ski story.

Noon to 12:45 p.m. - Staff meeting at the Tribune (Man, even on the good days.)

1:15 to 3 p.m. - Meet Kevin Sullivan of Puyallup and Brian Henderson of DuPont at Banner Forest to test ride a new mountain bike for future story.

3:30-6 p.m. - In the office to finish the aforementioned skiing story for tomorrow's paper. (Ok, so the day didn't end on the most exciting note.)

Categories: Craig Hill, Cycling, Skiing/Snowboarding, Ski All Year 2008

Successful Olympia fund-raiser

Posted by Jeff Mayor @ 12:43:10 pm

Joe Hyer, co-owner of The Alpine Experience in Olympia, sent an e-mail today to report that Friday’s fourth annual Outdoor Life Auction raised a record $25,500.

The previous fundraising record was set last year at $22,000. This year’s goal was $25,000, Hyer said.

Proceeds from the event go directly to local parks departments and to support youth outdoor programs throughout Thurston County!

“The 2007 funds helped put more than 300 kids into the outdoors over the past year –- and these dollars help ensure we’ll be able to do even more in the coming year,” Hyer wrote.

Categories: Jeffrey P. Mayor, Adventure Guys

Alpental will stay open one more week

Posted by Craig Hill @ 07:19:09 am

Alpental will stay open one more weekend, resort spokeswoman Holly Lippert confirmed this morning.

The Snoqualmie Pass ski area originally planned to close for the season today, however greater than normal snow accumulations is allowing the resort to stay open for another week.

The Summit at Snoqualmie resort will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on May 12 and 13.

The Summit received 591 inches of snow this season. It averages 444 inches of snow per season.

Lift tickets are $5 at Alpental today.

Categories: Craig Hill, Skiing/Snowboarding • 2 comments

The Adventure Guys

We admit it. We've got great jobs. How many people get told by their bosses to go out and play? We write about those experiences each Thursday in The News Tribune’s Adventure section. But there's always more to the story. Here, Craig Hill and Jeffrey P. Mayor will share the inside stories on their adventures - including their misadventures - plus post news and answer your questions.

CRAIG HILL

Craig Hill is The News Tribune’s injury-prone Adventure writer. After eight years covering college football and basketball, he started writing about adventure sports in 2004. He writes about everything from mountaineering and cycling to skiing and camping. You can reach him at craig.hill@thenewstribune.com

JEFFREY P. MAYOR

Jeffrey P. Mayor has been The News Tribune’s Adventure editor since 2003, and oversees our weekly Adventure section. His coverage focuses on fishing, hunting, Mount Rainier and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife. You can reach him at jeff.mayor@thenewstribune.com