
First groom of the year! Washington Pass lookout was packed last night and this morning with the 6-10 inches that fell on the pass over the last few days. No classic tracks, but skiing is possible for those who are itching to get on those skis. Parking is limited, and continued grooming is dependent on users responsibly parking off the highway and outside the fog line. If there is not room to park them come back at a later time or better yet carpool! 2 more days to purchase your pass at early season rates. You only have to ski 11 days to make it pay off, and even better, you make our operations possible for everyone!
For all the talk about a "super" El Niño, our early fall is indicating a cooler, wetter-than-average trend! In 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 a half dozen high mountain storms that have dropped snow each time. Here we go!
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.
Rendez Vous +
| ABC | Distance | Open | |
|---|---|---|---|
Buck Mountain | 15.66km | ||
Buck Mountain FS Road | 4.44km | ||
Buck Up | 5.33km | ||
Cassal Creek Loop (black) | 0.75km | ||
Cassal Creek Loop (blue) | 1.72km | ||
Cassal Hut | 0.81km | ||
Cedar Creek Loop (black) | 1.87km | ||
Cedar Creek Loop (blue) | 4.14km | ||
Cougar Bait | 0.48km | ||
Cougar Mountain Loop | 4.64km | ||
Cow Creek | 4.23km | ||
Cub Creek | 3.47km | ||
Grizzly Hut | 0.5km | ||
Grizzly Mountain Loop | 1.59km | ||
Grizzly Way | 1.09km | ||
Gunn Ranch | 4.93km | ||
Heifer Hut | 1.26km | ||
Little Cub Creek | 5.22km | ||
Lower Rendezvous Basin | 1.48km | ||
Lower Rendezvous Pass | 2.57km | ||
Rendezvous Basin | 2.29km | ||
Rendezvous Pass | 1.12km | ||
Sick Joke Hill | 2.14km | ||
Upper Cougar Bait | 4.13km | ||
Upper Fawn Creek | 2.5km |
Sun Mountain +
| ABC | Distance | Open | |
|---|---|---|---|
Ain’t Never Nuthin | 1.11km | ||
Aqua Loop | 2.01km | ||
Beaver Pond | 2.29km | ||
Black Bear | 5.66km | ||
Blue Jay | 3.09km | ||
Cabin | 0.86km | ||
Chickadee | 1.1km | ||
Climb-it Change Lower | 2.34km | ||
Climb-it Change Upper | 3.04km | ||
Coal Creek Trail | 8.36km | ||
Corral | 1.64km | ||
Criss Cross | 1.1km | ||
Dave's Dive | 0.51km | ||
Heifer | 0.6km | ||
Herringbone Hill | 1.42km | ||
Homestead | 0.26km | ||
Horse | 0.93km | ||
Kraule | 2.02km | ||
Lakeview | 1.32km | ||
Little Wolf | 2.48km | ||
Little Wolf Connector | 0.12km | ||
Lower Cabin | 0.47km | ||
Lower Fox | 0.86km | ||
Lower Inside Passage | 1.42km | ||
Magpie | 0.74km | ||
Magpie Horse | 0.63km | ||
Meadow Lark | 6.31km | ||
Moose | 0.96km | ||
More Cowbell | 2.97km | ||
Overland | 1.52km | ||
Owl | 0.32km | ||
Patterson Lake | 2.41km | ||
Patterson North | 2.4km | ||
Patterson South | 2.01km | ||
Pete's Dragon | 4.33km | ||
Rader Creek | 2.31km | ||
Raven | 0.22km | ||
Rodeo | 2.61km | ||
Shortcut | 0.38km | ||
Sunnyside | 3.09km | ||
Thompson Pass | 1.48km | ||
Thompson Ridge | 22.73km | ||
Upper Fox | 0.75km | ||
Upper Inside Passage | 1.6km | ||
Upper Thompson Ridge | 2.39km | ||
View Ridge | 2.52km | ||
Wild Turkey | 1.82km | ||
Woodpecker | 7.71km | ||
Yellow Jacket | 1.88km | ||
Yellowjacket - Black Bear Connector | 1.18km |
Big Valley +
| ABC | Distance | Open | |
|---|---|---|---|
Big Valley (Inner Loop) | 2.43km | ||
Big Valley (Outer Loop) | 3.61km | ||
Forest Road 5130-100 | 1.95km | ||
Lewis Butte Trail | 7.68km | ||
Methow Community Trail- Wolf Ridge to Browns Farm | 2.66km | ||
National Forest Development Road 155 | 2.74km | ||
Rizeor Lake Trail | 6.22km |
Winthrop +
| ABC | Distance | Open | |
|---|---|---|---|
Fish Hatchery | 0.09km | ||
Meadowlark | 3.28km | ||
Methow Community Trail- Powers Plunge to Wolf Ridge | 1.5km | ||
Methow Community Trail- Winthrop to Powers Plunge | 0.84km | ||
Methow Valley Community Trail- Winthrop to Powers Plunge | 0.43km | ||
Powers Plunge | 2.02km | ||
Rex Derr Trail | 6.41km | ||
Susie Stephens Trail | 0.25km | ||
TWiN | 0.56km | ||
Winthrop Fatbike Snowshoe | 0.11km | ||
Winthrop Trail (Lower) | 3.29km | ||
Winthrop Trail (Upper) | 2.78km |
Mazama & River Run +
| ABC | Distance | Open | |
|---|---|---|---|
Cassal Cutoff | 0.79km | ||
Doe Canyon | 2.21km | ||
Doe Canyon Loop | 0.51km | ||
Early Winters | 0.59km | ||
Founders Trail | 4.29km | ||
Goat Creek | 2.61km | ||
Goat Creek Cutoff | 0.73km | ||
Inn Run Loop | 1.86km | ||
Jack's | 4.69km | ||
Lower Fawn Creek | 4.77km | ||
Lower River Run | 1.4km | ||
Lunachik | 1.6km | ||
Methow Community Trail- Browns Farm to Suspension Bridge Trailhead | 5.58km | ||
Methow Valley Community Trail- Browns Farm to Suspension Bridge Trailhead | 0.07km | ||
Methow Valley Community Trail- Mazama to Freestone Inn | 3.22km | ||
Sandy Butte | 1.76km | ||
Tawlk-Foster Suspension Bridge | 0.07km | ||
Upper Jack's | 2.5km | ||
Upper River Run | 3.8km | ||
Wolf Creek Road | 8.56km |

