100 Best Cross-Country Ski Trails in Washington
Authors and expert cross-country skiers Vicky Spring and Tom Kirkendall have carefully selected the best 100 cross-country ski trails in the state. The authors offer advice on technique, equipment, camping areas, sno-parks and huts, and outdoor safety. Trail descriptions include types of uses, surface descriptions, difficulty ratings, mileage and skiing time, elevation gain, best time to go, and map suggestions. The access to each trail is described in detail, as are the trails themselves.\...
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Authors and expert cross-country skiers Vicky Spring and Tom Kirkendall have carefully selected the best 100 cross-country ski trails in the state. The authors offer advice on technique, equipment, camping areas, sno-parks and huts, and outdoor safety. Trail descriptions include types of uses, surface descriptions, difficulty ratings, mileage and skiing time, elevation gain, best time to go, and map suggestions. The access to each trail is described in detail, as are the trails themselves. From an easy three-mile tour on Hurricane Hill in the Olympics to Echo Valley, a difficult five-mile trail near Chelan, to terrific overnighters, there's something for everyone in this book.
Introduction11North Cascades: West Side Region271.Heliotrope Ridge282.North Fork Nooksack303.Salmon Ridge Sno-Park324.Artist Point and Coleman Pinnacle345.Herman Saddle376.Park Butte397.Kennedy Hot Springs418.Schweitzer Creek Loop439.Deer Creek Road4610.Big Four and Coal Lake4811.Miller River5012.Skyline Ridge52North Cascades: East Side Region5513.Smith Brook and Lake Valhalla5614.Stevens Pass Cross-Country5915.Lanham Lake and Jim Hill6116.Chiwaukum Mountains (Scottish Lakes)6417.Lake Wenatchee State Park6718.Chiwawa Sno-Park7019.Little Wenatchee River Road7220.Leavenworth7421.Icicle Creek Road7622.Van Creek Loop7823.Tronson Meadow Loops8024.Wenatchee Ridge8225.Haney Meadow8426.Pipe Creek Sno-Park8627.Old Blewett Pass Highway8928.Iron Creek9229.Stehekin Valley Trails9430.Stehekin River Road9631.Echo Valley9832.The Outback10033.Echo Ridge10234.Loup Loup--South Summit Sno-Park10535.Loup Loup Ski Area--Bear Mountain10736.Methow Valley Community Trail11037.Sun Mountain11338.Pipestone Canyon11539.Blue Buck Mountain11740.Rendezvous Pass Hut11941.Heifer Hut12242.Buck Lake12443.Fawn Hut and Beyond12644.Goat Mountain Road12845.Mazama and Wilson Ranch13046.Early Winters--Base Camp133The Inland Region13747.Highlands Sno-Park13848.Sherman Pass Sno-Park14049.Boulder Deer Creek Summit Sno-Park14250.Upper Wolf Trail System14551.Geophysical Sno-Park14752.Mount Spokane State Park14953.Spokane's Sno-Parks15154.Fields Spring State Park1531-90 Corridor: Central Cascades Region15755.Salmon La Sac Sno-Park15856.Lake Easton Sno-Park16157.Cabin Creek Nordic Ski Area16358.Amabilis Mountain16559.Stampede Pass16760.That Dam Loop17061.Kendall--Knobs, Lakes, and Loops17262.The Iron Horse Trail17563.Mount Catherine Loop17864.Summit Nordic Center181South Cascade and Olympic Regions18565.Suntop Mountain Sno-Park18666.Grand Park18967.Corral Pass19168.Silver Creek Ski Route19369.Chinook Pass and Naches Peak19670.Mowich Lake19871.DNR Road 92 Sno-Park (Copper Creek Hut)20072.Road 1 Sno-Park (Snow Bowl and High Huts)20273.Copper Pass20574.Reflection Lakes20775.Tatoosh Range20976.Mazama Ridge21177.Glacier Vista and Camp Muir21478.Burley Mountain Lookout21679.Horseshoe Lake21880.White Road Sno-Park22081.White Pass--Pacific Crest Trail22282.White Pass Cross-Country Touring Center22483.Round Mountain Road22684.North Fork Tieton River22885.Lost Lake23186.Pleasant Valley Loop23387.Big Tree Loop23588.Pine Side Loops23789.Gotchen Creek24090.Atkisson Sno-Park: Ice Cave/Natural Bridges/Peterson Ridge24291.McClellan Meadows Loop24692.Hardtime Loop24893.Cougar Sno-Park25094.Marble Mountain25395.June Lake Loop25596.Sasquatch Loops25797.Lahar Viewpoint26098.Mount St. Helens26299.Obstruction Point265100.Hurricane Hill267Appendixes269Appendix AHandy List of Addresses and Suggested Reading269Appendix BTours Organized by Ski Area272Appendix CTrail Comparison Chart276Index283
