Winter just doesn’t want to let go. Last weekend the valley received snow here and there. By Monday morning there was up to a few inches of new snow in some places. Three of us decided to test it out with a trip up to Loup Loup. Driving in, we noticed the snow was fairly […]
Posted on April 23rd, 2008 by methowoutdoors
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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 […]
Posted on January 13th, 2008 by Season LaSalle
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Today’s family adventure took us to the Big Valley Trail between Winthrop and Mazama. This is another MVSTA-maintained trail that is free, open to dogs, skiers and snowshoers. It features a figure-8 loop; 4k for the short piece, 8k if you do the whole thing. The parking lot was full of vehicles, people and dogs; […]
Posted on January 3rd, 2008 by aana
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It was a very beautiful day in Mazama today, made even better by the fact temperatures broke the 20 degree mark for the first time in days. We settled on a family snowshoe activity to get out and enjoy some fresh air and sunshine. Since the Lunachick trail, maintained by MVSTA, is nearby […]
Posted on December 30th, 2007 by aana
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Skiers raced under clear blue skies and on fresh snow today during the Mazama Ski Rodeo. The event took place this morning in temperatures hovering in the mid-teens.
The event featured a 10k which is the first in the Nordic Cup Series. The Methow Pursuit on January 19 and 20 and the Rendezvous Mountain […]
Posted on December 29th, 2007 by admin
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As of 4:00 PM the upper Methow Valley near Mazama has received approximately 5 inches of snow. There was very few skiers out so if you like solitude on a beautiful snowy day, you will enjoy being on the trails today.
Posted on December 22nd, 2007 by Jim
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