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.

Hig19hlands (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.

2018-2019 SEASON
GROOMING UPDATES:

3/15/19: reconditioned the skating lanes on White Tail and Windsong, and groomed and set track on the 150 to the top of Antoine. 

3/8/19: Groomed

2/22/19: 15 miles of trails groomed for classic and skate skiing. Lower meadow trails(Sunshine Loop and Straight Edge) are open. Road to parking lot is in good shape.

2/18/19: Groomed 

2/15/19: Groomed Whitetail and Windsong

**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.

2018-2019 SEASON
GROOMING UPDATES: 

March 20, 2019

06:00

29°f, spring conditions, watch for obstacles

Great corn snow conditions!

Groomed trails:1, 2, 2A, 6, 7, 9, K9, 11

Recommend the 6/7 loop as it was double tilled & looks great.

March 14, 2019

Grooming a day early this week and next due to personal spring happenings.

Tilled in about 2 inches of new snow from this week and set track everywhere except F. Trails groomed: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,K9,11, F

Spring conditions in the forecast, come & get it while the getting is good.

Friday March 8, 2019

Grooming completed at 04:30 am, temperature 8°f, 5"-6" new snow in the last week tilled out very nicely.

Trails: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, K9, 11, F

March 1, 2019, 06:00

14°f with approximately 2 inches of new snow this week, packed over an existing excellent trail base.

Trails: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, K9, 11

Geo tracking app of this mornings route linked below.

2/15/19: Grooming completed this morning at 06:00, temperature was 22°f with a light snow flurry. 6-8 inches of new snow since last week tilled & track set nicely, should be great skiing this weekend.

Groomed: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, parts of 9, K9 upper & lower, upper 10, 11.

2/8/19: Friday February 8th, it started snowing around 05:00 this morning with temperatures around 10°f. Grooming completed at 07:00 & 12°; abbreviated route today, with possible additional grooming Sunday if forecasted snow arrives. Trails: 1, 2, 2a, 6, 7, 8, upper & lower K9, 11 & 41 road shared use trail. Other previously groomed trails looked nice with about an inch or two of fluff on top of fast surface.

Hooray winter

2/1/19: South Summit trails saw the tiller & track setter Friday February 1. Spring like conditions slow the machine so we did an abbreviated route; last weeks grooming still looks alright most places also. We will do another short route on Sunday night if we get more than 2 inches of new snow.

Trail #s': 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9 & upper K9.

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.

2018-2019 SEASON
GROOMING UPDATES: 

3/17/19: 

This weekend marks the end of grooming operations for the season. It's been an amazing winter and the grooming crew thanks you for your support of the trails and the Sno-Park program. This trail system is a labor of love for us and its rewarding to see its use increase each year. We got out last night and groomed many of the trails in Pearrygin Lake State Park and all of the trails on Lloyd Ranch. Pearrygin Lake State Park staff will begin plowing the campgrounds on Monday the 18th to prepare for upcoming camping season. Please be sensitive to any soft sections of groomed trail you encounter (especially as temperatures warm in the afternoons) and choose other trails or lower your tire pressure if leaving tracks deeper than 1". Although grooming is ending, feel free to enjoy the trails as long as the snow lasts. 

-Dave, Doug, Joe, Steve, and Alex (aka the Methow Fatbike grooming crew) 

Groomer: Pearrygin Lake State Park