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Sarah Shaffer
Executive Director
Sarah is fortunate to have her dream job as the Executive Director for Wenatchee Outdoors. Her interests include people, nature, wildlife and getting her sweat on outside. Alpine rock climbing, mountain biking and skate skiing are her outdoor passions. Sarah enjoys gardening, baking and home remodel projects. She is the mother of one, which keeps her busy and happy on a daily basis. Activities she would like to pursue that would be new to her are kayaking and backcountry skiing.

Stevens Pass-Nordic Area

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  December 7, 2011. Stevens Pass Nordic is open on weekends now. Ed Callahan, a ski instructor at the Nordic Center, emailed to tell us the Nordic Center opened this past Saturday (December 3) with 28 K of groomed trails.... Read More...

Tronsen Meadows Trail

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Photo: Early morning light over the Blewett Pass surroundings (taken near Tronsen Head). ATTRACTIONS. The Tronsen Meadow Non-Motorized Winter Recreation Area, located just north of Blewett Pass, is a fabulous resource for skiers, snowshoers, and sledders. This is not a... Read More...

Latest Campfire Restrictions

Things to know
Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Restricts Fires on Eastern Washington Lands OLYMPIA – The arrival of hot, dry weather has prompted the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) to restrict fires and other activities beginning July 1, 2016 on... Read More...

Point 7160+

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Point 7160+ has an excellent view of the Enchantments, lying directly south of Snow Lakes. Maps:  View our topo map below or consult USGS Blewett quad. Note: use ‘Print Preview’ before printing to properly scale this map to a full... Read More...

Point 1881

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This curious high point is best enjoyed in the spring when the wildflowers are blooming. April and May are best, but a few smaller varieties are already blooming in March. The terrain drops in all directions from the summit, but... Read More...

Miller Peak-Shaser Directissima

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She gave her gifts of cold snow early, but with several weeks of Chinooks, rain, inversions, and high-pressure systems, La Nina has given us the warm shoulder of late. She’s been winter’s equivalent of an Indian giver. Friends tempt me... Read More...

Merritt Lake & Peak 6,125′

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ATTRACTIONS: Good early-season trip that climbs quickly to snow level. The trail climbs quickly and efficiently and the views are excellent. The skiing up top is mellow in pitch and the forest is fairly open, making this a nice tour... Read More...

McCausland, Mt.

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The events you are about to read are true; the names have been changed to protect the stupid… Perhaps the forgotten skins were a sign. After all, without skins a ski tour designed for climbing is toast, dead, kaput. So there was... Read More...

Mastiff Mountain via Merritt Lake

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Editor’s note: This information was originally posted 4/15/08. Attractions: This ski or snowshoe ascent of Mount Mastiff  (el: 6,741’) climbs through beautiful old-growth forests below Merritt Lake that are an interesting mix of Eastside and Westside tree species. Eventually you cut... Read More...

Lyman Lake Tour

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Photo: Lower Lyman Lake view. Words and photos by John Plotz  As I stand locked into my skis, hovering on the brink of a steep slope of powder and cliffs, I am struck by how big the country is back... Read More...

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