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Mazama Nordic Trails

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Mazama & Winthrop Nordic Trails Words and photos by Gordon CongdonThe groomed trails clustered around the little hamlet of Mazama create a wonderful pod for cross-country skiers of all abilities. Most of the trails cover flat, scenic ground over farmland... Read More...

Litchenberg Mountain

Guidebook
  Lichtenberg Mountain offers backcountry skiers and snowshoers options for a north-side climb, a south-side route, or a circuit going up one side and down the other. Pick the route that offers the best (and safest) snow. Through much of... Read More...

K2 Waybacks – The One Ski?

Gear
K2 Waybacks – The One Ski? by Andy Dappen It’s a question I ask many skiers. If you had to stick to just one ski for all conditions, all seasons, and all uses (downhill and backcountry), what would platform look... Read More...

Fitness Levels; Skill Levels

Things to know
FITNESS LEVELS  We use a 1 to 4 scale with 1 being easy, 4 being extremely strenuous. Easy (or minimal): Comfortable doing the activity in question for a few hours at a casual pace. Intermediate: Able to go at a casual pace... Read More...

Washington Pass Birthday Tour

Adventure
Editor’s note: This write-up (and the pictures) are from last year. By the time the story was written and edited, the ski season was nearly over so we saved it for this ski season. The Birthday Tour is a classic... Read More...

Watson Ski Traverse

Adventure
Editor’s Note:  The Watson Traverse on Mount Baker is definitely outside what we define as our territory here at WenatcheeOutdoors. However, as Tom Janisch noted in the email in which he sent us the following information and photos, “you can... Read More...

Kicking Horse by the Numbers

Guidebook
Kicking Horse by the Numbers by Andy Dappen The low-snow winter of 2015 had me frustrated. Thanks to snowmaking, the home skiing at Mission Ridge was tolerable but, frankly, most of the skiing around Washington was poor. North of the... Read More...

Echo Ridge Ski Loppet

What's Happening
The Lake Chelan Nordic Club will be hosting the 4th annual Echo Ridge Ski Loppet on January 7th, 2017 at the Echo Ridge Nordic Area.  A loppet is a great gathering of skiers who ski on  specifically groomed trails, either classic... Read More...

Mission Ridge Vs. Whistler/Blackcomb

Guidebook
We’ve been receiving reports and news releases about the grand opening of  Whistler/Blackcomb’s new Peak 2 Peak Gondola on December 12. This new lift, costing $51 million, will connect the near-timberline slopes of Whistler Mountain with the near-timberline slopes of... Read More...

Mission Ridge-Microbrew Skiing

Guidebook
Written By Andy Dappen From the top of Mission Ridge, Matt Dahlgreen looks westward at a reservoir of brooding clouds stacked against the peaks of Washington’s Cascade Crest. Right now, he predicts, the West-side hills are enjoying “liquid skies and... Read More...

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