The Methow Valley is number 1 on the Weather Channel’s “Top 10 Winter Family Getaways”. A short article on their site celebrates our rugged beauty, blue skies, and kilometers upon kilometers of cross-country ski trails. It also makes mention of our “Rocky Mountain Powder”. Whaaa? Yeah, ok, this is the Pacific Northwest, but c’mon, we ARE in eastern Washington. That means our snow is usually dry. Last time I checked, the Rockies didn’t own the patent for dry snow. Ah well, I guess when most folks think of PNW snow they think “Cascade Concrete”. We’ll just let them keep thinking that.
I’m sure some in our community are thrilled about being “discovered” again. But will that change anything? It probably will not. The Methow was discovered a long time ago (see the real estate prices lately?) and it’s still possible if not probable to have the trails all to one’s self especially during week days. Let’s hope it stays that way.
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Posted on January 13th, 2008 by Season LaSalle
Filed under: Winter Activities, family outings, news
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