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Number 2 Canyon-Twin Peaks

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Hello WenatcheeOutdoors viewers. Happy Thanksgiving! We wanted to give you an update about our Number 2 Canyon Twin Peaks area. We would like to show our appreciation for the county road access to the public U.S. Forest Service lands in... Read More...

El Sendero Backcountry Film Festival

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 El Sendero Backcountry Film Festival Celebrates 12 years of the Snow Less Traveled December 14, 2016 Wenatchee, Washington Numerica Performing Arts Center – 7pm Each year in December El Sendero hosts the Backcountry Film Festival. This year the Film Festival... Read More...

Backcountry Skiing-Gearing Up

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This article was originally published on 12/7/09 by Andy Dappen. Which skis, boots, bindings, and poles do you need for ski touring? Here are some thoughts. General Comments There are many ways to cut corners when you start ski touring. Use... Read More...

Little Annapurna

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Photo: Freeman Keller nearing Aasgard Pass. Words and pictures by Tom Janisch Perhaps this should be dubbed the special-place-special-people ski tour. Little Annapurna graces the cover of Chester Marler’s book, East of the Divide.  In the Cascade Alpine Guide Fred... Read More...

Icicle Ridge Traverse

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Photo: Views to north while skiing Icicle Ridge By Chester Marler In mid-March 2009, Robbie Scott and I could not resist a good weather window (recent new snow followed by a forecast for sunny weather) to get out. We hastily... Read More...

Squilchuck Park

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ATTRACTIONS. Squilchuck State Park offers an easily accessed walk through frosty forests with fleeting vistas of nearby landscapes. It’s super fast to reach from Wenatchee, it’s pretty, and it’s good exercise. Skill Level: 1 (beginner) Fitness: 1 (beginner) HOURS. Summer... Read More...

Squilchuck Park Options

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Attractions: Squilchuck State Park offers an easily accessed snowshoe (or ski) through frosty forests with fleeting vistas of nearby landscapes. It’s super fast to reach from Wenatchee, it’s pretty, and it’s a good place to exercise. From the eastern border... Read More...

Snoqualmie Pass Nordic Options

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Where to Nordic Ski-Driving I-90 West to Seattle The Wenatchee Valley offers a plethora of Nordic skiing options for all skill and fitness levels. But for those times when we feel like taking a break from our Central Washington lifestyles... Read More...

Smithbrook Road

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Attractions: A popular snowed-over road among cross-country skiers on lightweight touring gear and for snowshoers. Snowshoers and skiers tend to slog up the steadily climbing road for as long as energy allows, then turn around and make quick work of the... Read More...

Shaser Creek-Middle Fork

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ATTRACTIONS: Quickly accessed snow zone with relatively light snowmobile traffic.  This trip is a pleasant, solitary mosey up logging roads below about 4000 feet.  Above that there are some wonderful subalpine meadows and ridge tops with great gentle terrain and... Read More...

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