Cross Country Skiing at White Pass

Published: Feb. 1, 2013 at 5:04 a.m. PSTUpdated: Feb. 1, 2013 at 2:03 a.m. PST
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  • Dick Kendall, 82, the original designer of the trails at White Pass Nordic Center cruises on the around Leech Lake, Friday morning, January 11, 2013.  Kendall is a ski instructor at the Nordic Center. (JANET JENSEN)
    Dick Kendall, 82, the original designer of the trails at White Pass Nordic Center cruises on the around Leech Lake, Friday morning, January 11, 2013. Kendall is a ski instructor at the Nordic Center. (JANET JENSEN)
  • Robbie Kendall, foreground, skis with her husband Dick Kendall at White Pass Nordic Center, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
    Robbie Kendall, foreground, skis with her husband Dick Kendall at White Pass Nordic Center, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
  • Ken Newkirk cross country skis the groomed trails at White Pass Nordic Center, Friday morning, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
    Ken Newkirk cross country skis the groomed trails at White Pass Nordic Center, Friday morning, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
  • A skier descend a hill at White Pass Nordic Center, Friday morning, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
    A skier descend a hill at White Pass Nordic Center, Friday morning, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
  • Robbie Kendall skis in the groomed tracks at White Pass Nordic Center, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
    Robbie Kendall skis in the groomed tracks at White Pass Nordic Center, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
  • Besides cross country trails, the White Pass Nordic Center also offers snow shoeing trails, which Sharon Potter takes around Leech Lake, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
    Besides cross country trails, the White Pass Nordic Center also offers snow shoeing trails, which Sharon Potter takes around Leech Lake, January 11, 2013. (JANET JENSEN)
  • The yurt at White Pass Nordic Center offers cross country skiers a warm place to have lunch, use the restroom and hang out.  It is also the center's ticket booth, rental shop, and a lesson meeting area. (JANET JENSEN)
    The yurt at White Pass Nordic Center offers cross country skiers a warm place to have lunch, use the restroom and hang out. It is also the center's ticket booth, rental shop, and a lesson meeting area. (JANET JENSEN)
  • Rich Brooks, director of the Nordic Center at White Pass skate skis, Friday, January 11, 2013.  The Nordic Center offers a fully maintained cross-country trail system for groomed track skiing, skate skiing and snow shoeing. (JANET JENSEN)
    Rich Brooks, director of the Nordic Center at White Pass skate skis, Friday, January 11, 2013. The Nordic Center offers a fully maintained cross-country trail system for groomed track skiing, skate skiing and snow shoeing. (JANET JENSEN)
  • Dick Kendall, 82, the original designer of the trails at White Pass Nordic Center is a ski instructor at the Nordic Center. (JANET JENSEN)
    Dick Kendall, 82, the original designer of the trails at White Pass Nordic Center is a ski instructor at the Nordic Center. (JANET JENSEN)
  • David Bjorkman of Yakima returns to the Nordic Center, background left, after cross country skiing at White Pass, Friday, January 11, 2013.  The Nordic Center offers a fully maintained cross-country trail system for groomed track skiing, skate skiing and snow shoeing. (JANET JENSEN)
    David Bjorkman of Yakima returns to the Nordic Center, background left, after cross country skiing at White Pass, Friday, January 11, 2013. The Nordic Center offers a fully maintained cross-country trail system for groomed track skiing, skate skiing and snow shoeing. (JANET JENSEN)

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