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And the snow keeps falling. April or not, Mt. Bachelor still has a lot of winter in store, but that doesn’t mean the spring party isn’t happening. It just means...
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 $10 dollars.   You can make a difference by joining the effort to help the thousands whose lives were swallowed up on March 11 in Japan. It’s been a few weeks, so...
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Like snow, surfing, and drinks?
Double feature time. Friday, March 4 (tomorrow), the Newport, Oregon Surfrider Chapter is showing:  and
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The Oregon legislature is debating Senate Bill 536, which would outlaw the use of plastic bags at retail store check-outs (read more from oregonlive.com).
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 Here's a little taste of Bend Winterfest 2011's skier rail jam. Once again Jim Sanco was kind enough to let us crosspost his vids. Big shout-out to Mt.
It's winter. People like parties. That's the logic behind the Bend Winterfest, and I think it's solid. Friday through Sunday (the 18th through 20th if you like dates) the...
After a Christmas Break in tropical jungles and the rest of my time in the overcast skies and rain of Oregon’s Willamette Valley (a year and a half left at OSU), my winter...
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Keep your Saturday open on January 15th.
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The first snow of the year is falling in Corvallis at NW Surf & Snow HQ. In honor of the occasion, we've dropped what we're doing (homework and interview transcription)...
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Surfing, singer-songwriter Mishka will be playing the WOW Hall in Eugene, OR tomorrow October 19 at 8 p.m. (get tickets). Growing up sailing the Caribbean on a boat that his...
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AFTER WORK:
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A friend shared this video with me (thanks, Matt), and though it's not about the Northwest, I think it has the perfect vibe to fit in with the low-key, do-it-because-you-love-it...
The Gathering
Rounding out this summer's surf contests, The Gathering longboard contest will take place September 11 and 12 at South Beach State Park in Newport, Oregon.
Oregon Open Ocean Classic
The Oregon Open Ocean Classic is happening August 28. The OOOC is a 7.5 mile stand-up paddleboard race from Beverly Beach State Park south to Nye Beach in Newport, Oregon.
NW Surf & Snow user Michael got the ball rolling for user-submitted photos/videos. He dropped this vid of Brian Berg stylin' at Mt. Bachelor into our inbox the other day (via...
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The Pacific Northwest: genuine people, postcard sunsets, and green waves. Mix in a little flannel, some fish tacos,  two North Shore legends,  green waves, and the...
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Surf, sun and local  brews. The 12th annual Cape Kiwanda Longboard Contest is coming up August 7 and 8. Entry (form) is $40 and restricted to longboards 9' and longer. A T-...