The Lake Wenatchee State Park Sno-Park groomed trail system is divided into two areas by the Wenatchee River that feeds into Lake Wenatchee, separated north and south. The south trail system has more loops and shortcuts than the north, and tends to be more crowded. The north trail […]
The Plain Valley Nordic Ski Trails are a creation of Rob, enterprising owner of the locally famous Plain Hardware store. The valley floor that forms small “downtown” Plain area consists mostly of relatively smooth and open agricultural land. Rob coordinated four local property owners in opening up their land to […]
Crystal Springs Sno-Park Groomed Trail System offered a number of short and easy loop trails for cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, plus areas for dog sledding and snowmobiling. Although the Crystal Springs trails were relatively short, the distance could be easily extended by jumping on the very long rails-to-trails John Wayne […]
We left the gifts of Christmas and went out to the gifts of great cross-country skiing around the small town of Plain, located in the Cascade Mountains north of Leavenworth. The Connor Chalet provided a nice warm cabin to relax in after each brisk day skiing the trails by the […]
Chiwawa Sno-Park can be found in Lake Wenatchee State Park off of Chiwawa Loop Road between Plain and the lake area of the park. There are several groomed cross-country skiing loop trails on both sides of the road, with the most scenic of the bunch being the “See N Ski” […]