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Grindstone Mountain via Sylvester Lake

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ATTRACTIONS. Remote. Nice terrain. Beautiful summit views. A very skiable peak. Skill Level:  3- (advanced intermediate to advanced Fitness: 3 (advanced) DISTANCE. 26 miles round trip from car. About 8 miles roundtrip from the end of the Icicle Creek Road.... Read More...

Enchantment Lakes Basin

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Photo: It may look like the Alps but it’s actually Aasgard Pass (Enchantment Lakes Basin). In the late 1970s we skied the Alps together. We had both received Watson Fellowships that funded a year-long independent study in Europe. Bill was... Read More...

Eldorado Peak

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Photo: Looking out over Forbidden Peak and its satellites from Eldorado’s East Ridge In mid-June, the duo from Wenatchee carried skis up Seven-Fingered Jack only to find the snow gone. Disgruntled, they returned from the mutant-digited mountain and declared their... Read More...

Ingalls Lake

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Lake Ingalls is a beautiful sky-blue lake surrounded by rust-colored crags and perched in a high basin with picture-window views of  Mt Stuart. Lakes don’t get a whole lot prettier than this one. They also don’t get a whole lot... Read More...

Eightmile Mountain-South Side

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Photo: Adam Vognild ( in yellow) gives Tom Janisch a Zenful earful. Trails mirror the company we share them with. The trails of the mute are solitary cells of isolation, while those of the chatty become ambulatory confession chambers. Some trails... Read More...

Icicle River Interpretive Hike

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A fun, short trail for hiking and learning about the Icicle River Valley and the Leavenworth National Fish Hatchery. Activity: Hiking, Snowshoeing, Family Fun Nearest Town: Leavenworth Skill Level: 1 Fitness Level: 1 Distance: 1 mile roundtrip Access: At the end... Read More...

Diamond Head

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Photo: Powder skiing on the East Face of Diamond Head in mid-winter. Attractions: Beautiful telemark and randonnee skiing near the Wenatchee Valley corridor. Various descent possibilities give you a choice of slopes with different exposures, tree coverage, snow conditions, and... Read More...

Icicle Ridge-Intermediate Option

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Photo: Wedge Mountain and Leavenworth as seen from Icicle Ridge in April. Attractions: An easily accessed hike right out the back door of Leavenworth with excellent views down on the Wenatchee River, Icicle Creek, and (as you get higher)  the Tumwater... Read More...

Horse Lake Viewpoint

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It’s only a quarter-mile hike to the Horse Lake Viewpoint, a scenic overlook recently built by the Chelan-Douglas Land Trust, but the spot delivers a mega-mile view over the natural beauty surrounding the Wenatchee Valley. Longer hikes can also be... Read More...

High Pass

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High Pass is the scenic highlight of a loop trip in the Glacier Peak Wilderness east of Glacier Peak. The ascent to this high point along the loop takes the hiker through miles of meadows along ridge tops and along... Read More...

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