▁sports ▁and ▁recre ational ▁activities ▁for ▁any ▁season . ▁There ▁are ▁several ▁facilities ▁including ▁the ▁W R AC ▁tennis ▁club , ▁an ▁Olympic ▁size ▁sw imming ▁pool , ▁an ▁ice ▁ar ena , ▁several ▁ 1 8 - hole ▁and ▁ 9 - hole ▁golf ▁courses , ▁a ▁ 9 - hole ▁disc ▁golf ▁course , ▁and ▁count less ▁baseball ▁diam onds ▁and ▁s occer ▁fields ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁two ▁sk ate board ▁par ks . ▁There ▁are ▁lots ▁of ▁places ▁to ▁hi ke , ▁fish ▁and ▁h unt ▁for ▁both ▁birds ▁and ▁larger ▁game . ▁Bo ating ▁and ▁water ▁recre ation ▁are ▁also ▁quite ▁common . ▁Many ▁k ay ak , ▁wind sur f ▁and ▁water - ski ▁on ▁the ▁Columbia . ▁White water ▁ra ft ing ▁and ▁inner - t ub ing ▁is ▁frequent ▁on ▁the ▁W en atch ee ▁River . ▁In ▁the ▁winter , ▁the ▁mountains ▁near ▁W en atch ee ▁provide ▁great ▁snow m ob iling , ▁s led ding ▁at ▁S qu il ch uck ▁State ▁Park , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁ski ing ▁and ▁snow board ing ▁at ▁Mission ▁R idge ▁( 3 0 ▁minutes ▁drive ) ▁and ▁Stevens ▁Pass ▁( 1 ▁hour ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁drive ). ▁ ▁Nord ic ▁ski ing ▁is ▁available ▁at ▁the ▁Stevens ▁Pass ▁Nord ic ▁Center , ▁Le aven worth ▁( 2 5 ▁minute ▁drive ), ▁and ▁the ▁M eth ow ▁Valley ▁( 1 ▁hour ▁and ▁ 4 5 ▁minute ▁drive ). ▁ ▁The ▁city ▁also ▁offers ▁a ▁large ▁system ▁of