Cross country skiing at Methow Trails

Methow Trails

Winthrop, Washington, USA

More snow in the hills! Last year we started grooming up at Washington pass October 19th, so we are ready to go again this year. For all the talk about a "super" El Niño, our early fall is indicating a cooler, wetter-than-average trend! If fact, our last three El Niño years have produced an average of 119 days of grooming on our trail network, which is exactly the same as our average over the last decade. We have already had three high mountain storms that have dropped snow each time. If we get snow sticking around for more than a few days at the 5,000 foot level we will be ready to jump on grooming trails up high!


Be ready for the season by purchasing our early season passes here before prices increase.

Thank you for your support of the trails through the purchase of your trail pass.

Reported on Oct 16, 2026 at 7:49 PM by James