If skis are just cleverly disguised 2 x 4s, then snowboards must benches squashed by narcoleptic grizzlies. Cruise around on wood foot paddles with today's Groupon. For $37, you get a lift ticket and ski rental (up to a $73 value) at Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park.

Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park, a 1,425-acre winter wonderland that’s served skiiers since the 1930s, was voted "best place to ski and snowboard" in 2010 in the annual Best of Spokane. It has five double chairlifts, tree skiing, a mile-long terrain park, and 2,000 vertical feet of slopes of all difficulties; the trail map suggests 45 designated runs. From Wednesday to Saturday most weeks, the winter park offers night skiing from 4:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. There is also a tubing hill, full-service restaurant, and music in the lounge on the weekends.

Reviews

KREM's Best of Spokane awarded Mt. Spokane Ski & Snowboard Park "1st Place: Best Ski and Snowboard 2010"; three OnTheSnow reviewers give it an average of four stars.

• The staff rocks. Even the youngest workers are out to make sure you are having a good time and really know their stuff. The terrain is diverse which makes it incredibly family friendly on all levels. Grooming is well done. Nice lights at night. ¬– An OnTheSnow reviewer on January 29, 2009