Mount Baker / Methow

Shadow of the Sentinels (PDF)

Mount Baker Ranger District
Phone: 360-856-5700

Emergency Contact Info:
Whatcom County Sheriff's Office
Phone:360-676-6911

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Directions: East of Hamilton. State Route 20 to Baker Lake Highway/USFS Road 11 north for 15 miles
Elevation: 1,000 feet
15 spaces.

Backcountry experience, but groomed intermittently for 1 mile.
Dog-friendly trail

No Sno-Park permit required. Staging area, available parking depends on conditions. Information provided as a courtesy.

Please note: After periods of extreme weather, work crews may be on trails during the day to clear debris or drifts. Please exercise caution.

This is primarily an ungroomed Sno-Park.

Highlands (PDF)

Tonasket Ranger District
Phone: 509-486-2186

Emergency Contact Info:
Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office
Phone: 509-422-7232

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Directions: 15 miles northeast of Tonasket. Havillah Road (County Road 9467) for 15 miles to Mill Creek Road (USFS Road 3230) for 1.5 miles to the upper parking lot or .3 miles to the lower lot.
Elevation: 3,830 feet
15 spaces.

Tracks, skate lane 30 kilometers
Shared with snowmobile users, sanitary facilities

Sno-Park Permit required Nov. thru Apr. or as posted.

Please obey posted signs indicating whether a permit is needed. Contact the local agency listed for each Sno-Park for more information.

Please note: After periods of extreme weather, work crews may be on trails during the day to clear debris or drifts. Please exercise caution.

2019-2020 SEASON
GROOMING UPDATES

3/26/20: Grooming has ended for the 2019-2020 season. See you next season!

3/18/20: Groomed

3/4/20: Groomed

**Please Note: Highlands SnoPark grooming does not occur on a fixed schedule, but instead the Highlands Nordic Ski club does condition responsive grooming. This means that trails are groomed after significant snowfall, and when there is sufficient usage to degrade trail quality. Grooming generally occurs several times a week and sometimes as often as daily during snow cycles. For regular accurate and poetic updates on conditions at Highlands SnoPark, check the state winter recreation website. To have these updates delivered to you directly, email Patti.

Groomer: Highlands Nordic Ski Club

REMEMBER:  Grooming reports are updated when trail grooming information is provided. Reports are posted Monday thru Saturday. No updates on Sundays or holidays.

Schedule is subject to change.

South Summit (PDF)

Methow Valley Ranger District
Phone: 509-996-4003

Emergency Contact Info:
Okanogan County Sheriff’s Office
Phone509-422-7232

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Directions: 12 miles east of Twisp. Highway 20 to USFS Road 41 south for .3 mile
Elevation: 4,010 feet
30 spaces.

Tracks, skate lane 46 kilometers, dog-friendly trails; marked ungroomed route
Sanitary facilities, scenic view point

Sno-Park Permit required Nov. thru Apr. or as posted.

Please obey posted signs indicating whether a permit is needed. Contact the local agency listed for each Sno-Park for more information.

Please note: After periods of extreme weather, work crews may be on trails during the day to clear debris or drifts. Please exercise caution.

2019-2020 SEASON
GROOMING UPDATES:

3/26/20: Grooming has ended for the 2019-2020 season. See you next season!

3/18/20: Clear & 25°f at 03:00 when grooming complete. Took the tiller for a spin, spring skiing will be great this week, in all likelihood this will be last time for grooming this season.

3/14 Snowmobile Grooming complete at 11:30 AM , 4" new snow, 23°f partly cloudy.Trails groomed- 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, upper K9, upper 10, 11. Thin snow on southern exposures.

Groomer: Loup Loup Ski Education Foundation

Pearrygin Lake State Park
561 Bear Creek Road
Winthrop, WA 98862
Phone: 509-996-2370

Campsite & group accommodations
Phone: 888-226-7688

Winter
Campground closed from Oct. 31 - April 5. Day use open until Oct. 31.

Parking area and roads are plowed and maintained for day hiking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing access in winter

Sno-Park Permit required Nov. thru Apr. or as posted.

Please obey posted signs indicating whether a permit is needed. Contact the local agency listed for each Sno-Park for more information.

Please note: After periods of extreme weather, work crews may be on trails during the day to clear debris or drifts. Please exercise caution.

2019-2020 SEASON
GROOMING UPDATES:

3/10/20: Grooming is done for the season.

2/26/20: The sunny days of late winter are here, but a little snow and big wind a few days ago combined to drift in and bury many of the trails on Lloyd Ranch. The grooming crew wasn’t going to stand for that and got out yesterday and groomed all of Lloyd Ranch and got it back into great shape. Be aware that construction of the new state park entrance has resumed, impacting the trails in the West Campground and will continue to do so. If riding during the day, it will be best to access the state park trails from the East Entrance or the Lake Creek Trailhead. Winter may be on the run but there is still a lot of fun to be had. Get out there and get some!

2/18/20: Spring grows near, but the riding is still very good. The groomers got out late this afternoon and touched up many trails in Pearrygin Lake State Park. Lots of areas were so hard and frozen that little impact was made on the trail surface even in the late afternoon warmth. Construction of the new state park entrance has resumed, impacting the trails in the West Campground and will continue to do so. If riding during the day, it will be best to access the state park trails from the East Entrance or the Lake Creek Trailhead. Lloyd Ranch has likely had its last grooming passes for the season, but the trails there are in excellent shape. Winter may be on the run but there is still a lot of fun to be had. Get out there and get some!

Groomer: Pearrygin Lake State Park