Guidebook

Horselake Road Typically, for a few weeks a year when a low snow level has settled in over the Wenatchee Valley, Horselake Road makes for an accessible and surprisingly nice Nordic skiing outing for Wenatchee residents. A one mile drive... Read More...

Suppose you ski to a fork in the road and the Guardian of the intersection is either the Devil or God. If the Devil always lies while God always tell the truth, what one question** can you ask that guarantees... Read More...

Photo: Mt. Daniel area taken from a camp at Peggy’s Pond Attractions. Sitting respectively at just under 7,900 and 7,500 feet, Mt. Daniel and Mt. Hinman are by no means the tallest peaks in the area. Yet located 14 miles... Read More...

ATTRACTIONS: Snowed-over road with fine views down into the Icicle River and of the peaks along Icicle Ridge. SKILL. 1 (beginner on heavy backcountry gear) or 2 (intermediate on light Nordic gear). DISTANCE: Six-mile roundtrip to Eightmile Trailhead; eight-mile roundtrip... Read More...

This is a trip description paraphrased from the Leavenworth Chamber of Commerce Site. ATTRACTIONS: This snowed-over road is an overlooked but very scenic ski option in the Leavenworth area. The landscape is much drier and more barren than the Tumwater... Read More...

Photo: Near the top of the NE Couloir Words and photos by John Plotz I’ve been running around the Leavenworth Alps for the last 12 years and been fortunate enough to summit a lot of the major peaks in the area,... Read More...