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Miller Peak via Shaser Creek

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ATTRACTIONS. Quickly accessed road/backcountry trip where snowmobile traffic is relatively light for about 4 miles and not allowed beyond that point. For most of the trip, the ridgeline of Miller Peak is a visible goal and the surrounding forest is... Read More...

Leavenworth-Icicle River

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ATTRACTIONS: A groomed trail system for skate skiers, classic skiing, and snowshoeing. The trails around Leavenworth’s National fish hatchery here are flat and well suited to both beginners or competitive snow lovers out for a work out. The views of... Read More...

Lake Wenatchee Ski Trails

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ATTRACTION. Lake Wenatchee State Park maintains two pods of groomed ski trails that loop through the woods and run along the eastern shoreline of Lake Wenatchee. 5.3 kilometers of trail lies immediately north of where the Wenatchee River exits the... Read More...

Icicle River Road Ski

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Attractions. In winter, the unplowed portion of the Icicle River Road often offers good cross-country skiing even when there’s little snow. With high rugged peaks above the road and a tumbling river beside it, this is pretty countryside. And it’s... Read More...

Valhalla, Lake

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Photo by Sarah Shaffer. Article by Andy Dappen. For starters, the lake has quite a name going for it. En route to this lake for Norse heroes slain in battle, you’ll see both the snowy slopes of Mt. Hinman in... Read More...

Five Mile Road

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 Snowshoeing or Skiing Five Mile Road Attractions. It’s a 3.5-mile road (one way) with a 15-mile view over a hundred peaks, so where exactly did the Five-Mile Road get its moniker? Perhaps from the road’s location five miles before (north... Read More...

Fish Lake Route & Meadow Creek Loop

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All photos from Jonathan Karpoff’s website except the photo above, which is by WenatcheeOutdoors. Nice Piece of A.S.S. Photos by Jonathan Karpoff If you clicked on this post because you thought WenatcheeOutdoors had finally resorted to porn, you’ll be sorely... Read More...

Echo Ridge Trails

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Attractions. The Echo Ridge Nordic Ski Area is a unique cross country ski area with more than 25 miles of groomed trails just shy of 10 miles from downtown Chelan. Some would describe Echo Ridge as a cross country ski... Read More...

Tiptop Lookout

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Excellent views of the Brothers and the Enchantments await the explorer that ventures to this nondescript summit. You’ll have to roam around the summit area to get your 360 degree view, however. Trees and a communications building are taking over... Read More...

Thunder Basin

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Photo Left: Peter Valaas resting after our arrival at Thunder Basin  Words and pictures by Chester Marler Peter Valaas and I recently had the pleasure of an overnight trip to the Thunder Basin/Tenpeak Mountain area—a final summer outing before fall.  Peter... Read More...

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