Twisp

What happens when the country mouse visits the city mouse? We all know the story, the country mouse overeats on the lavish spread of food, feeling sick, and is furthermore terrified by the alley cats, only to happily return home to the safety of his simpleton life, taking comfort in the security of home. So, […]

I am in the process of having to re-introduce myself to many of my old friends. You see, the identity I’ve been driving for the past seven years has been updated and no one on the road seems to recognize my new sleek, black look. I drive by the familiar makes and models I’ve passed […]

Powder graced the slopes at the Loup Loup Ski Bowl over the weekend for what might be the last epic dump of the season. Big thanks to Leaf Seaburg, who organized the Slopestyle competition where able-bodied shredders showed their best stuff on the jumps and rails in the terrain park. Noah Ashford, in his usually […]

From time immemorial, or at least a half century, downhill skiers have delighted in a tradition whose origin remains shrouded in mystery and speculation. On chairlifts across the continent, the “panty tree” or “bead tree” adorns the slopes and amuses the onlookers as they gracefully fly by overhead. For those who are not downhill skiers, […]

Super Bowl weekend is always jam-packed, filling every venue with local events ranging from winter sports to arts and fundraisers. Here’s a recap of the weekend and a snapshot of what’s to come as winter winds down and we watch the brown patches grow on the foothills. After last year’s dismal snowpack at the Loup […]

It’s easy to curse it this year, as the piles have become akin to alien moonscapes of hardened boulders. Breaking fences, caving roofs, and letting the pesky deer step over 6-foot fences as if they are a mere logs, harbors some resentment. But, the ephemeral quality of the snow requires constant interaction to fully appreciate […]

Are your Christmas decorations still up? If so, don’t fret. For many traditions around the world, the season doesn’t end until the feast of the Epiphany and the celebrations that follow. The holiday marks the day the three kings, or magi, visited baby Jesus, bringing gifts and declaring him God. The Epiphany is typically celebrated […]

Night life on Glover Street can expect to be a bit livelier with the grand opening of 1908 BBQ and Bourbon, a full-scale restaurant and bar that opened Jan. 19. Located in the former Gibson’s Mercantile building, built in 1908, the repurposed building blends the old and the new in showcasing the original architecture, hand-crafted […]

While we all anxiously await Thursday as the first day since New Year’s Day when we might see the sun again this year, the rain and snow continue to wreak havoc around the valley, causing damage. Reports of low-elevation avalanches are filling social media posts, and roof slides keep people shoveling their way out of […]

Feeling buried? With roofs caving in and trees collapsing throughout the valley, snow management during this January thaw is more than a precaution, it’s a requisite safety measure. Fourteen years ago, a man in Mazama died under the collapse of a shed. Let’s not forget how tragic and unexpected that kind of accident can be […]