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 If
you've never enjoyed the sensation of heading through the forest
at dusk, quietly making your way through the shadows over deep,
unbroken snow, then you are among the dwindling number of people
who have yet to try snowshoeing. It is a sport that is growing
rapidly in popularity, here in the Methow Valley and around the
country.
Snowshoe Trails
Choose from numerous trails, including meanders through
forest glades and along the Methow River on the Valley floor to
longer jaunts in the Rendezvous and at Sun Mountain.
MVSTA snowshoe trail passes ($5) are required. People
who have purchased a pass for the ski trails, however, can use
that pass on snowshoe trails as well and don’t need to buy
another pass. Pick up a Methow Valley Winter Trails map today
and have fun!
Snow Shoe Rentals and Trail Passes at Sun
Mountain Lodge
$12 for 2 hours, $16 for 4 hours, $19 all day, $13 each additional
full day
MVSTA snowshoe trail passes are $5/day.
Sun Mountain
· Kraule (1.6K)
· Horse Trail (.7K)
· View Ridge (1.6K)
· Moose (.3K)
· Black Bear (2.4K)
· Lakeview (.8K)
· Patterson Lake (3K)
· Rader Creek (2.5K)
· Magpie (1.5K)
Mazama
· Beaver Loop (1.1K)
· Creek Overlook Loop (.9K)
· Aspen Loop (2.5K)
· Base Camp Loop (1K)
· Round Tree (1K)
· Inn View Loop (.8K)
Methow Community
Trail
· Lunachik ((1.6K multi-use: snowshoe, ski, walk, dogs)
· Big Valley Trail (8.3K multi-use: snowshoe, ski, walk,
dogs)
Rendezvous
· Cougar Bait (3.6K multi-use: snowshoe, ski, walk, dogs)
 Nature
of Winter Tours
Saturdays, December 30th through March 3rd; additional Sundays and Mondays to be determined.
Snowshoe with a local naturalist and learn about winter ecology,
wildlife and tracks, snow and more. Tours leave from Jack's Hut
at the Wilson Ranch and Sun Mountain Lodge at 11:00 a.m. each
Saturday between December 30th and March 3rd. On the Martin Luther
King, Jr. and President's Day holiday weekends, tours will be
scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. MVSTA
snowshoe trail passes ($3) are required. People who have purchased
a pass for the ski trails, however, can use that pass on snowshoe
trails as well and don't need to buy another pass. Passes and
snowshoe rentals are available at Sun Mountain, Jack's Hut and
Winthrop Mountain Sports. Tour size is limited to 10 people. Reservations
are not required; space is available on a first-come, first-serve
basis. Call MVSTA at 996-3287 or email events@mvsta.com
for more information.
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