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Miller Peak – Awesome or Awful?

by W.O. Staff on 02/09/2011 20:41 0 comments , 80 views
Categories: Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC, Snowshoeing
Tags: backcountry skiing, snowshoeing, ski touring, miller peak, east ridge, shaser creek
On a weekend threatening to deliver woeful conditions, two skiers refuse to give up on winter and go in search of the wonderful. On Miller Peak they find both what is threatened and what they search for. By day's end, they ...
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Newest Recreation Report

by W.O. Staff on 02/02/2011 18:36 0 comments , 207 views
Categories: Natural History-Activity, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC, Snowshoeing, Family Fun
Tags: central washington, wenatchee national forest, forest service, recreation report
The newest Forest Service Recreation Report is out. Here are the most salient parts pertaining to the forests surrounding Leavenworth, Plain, Wenatchee, Entiat and Chelan.
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New Non-Motorized Areas for a New Year?

by W.O. Staff on 01/16/2011 15:00 0 comments , 96 views
Categories: Living Here, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC, Snowshoeing, Nature Stories, Editorials-Issues, Conservation
Tags: haney meadows, clara lake, mount lillian, non-motorized, winter recreation, snowmobiles, stafford creek

The Wenatchee Mountains Coalition is working to establish three nearby, non-motorized areas for winter recreation (skiing, snowshoeing, winter camping...). Find out where those areas are, why they're needed, and to help make it happen.

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Shaser Creek - Middle Fork

by W.O. Staff on 01/06/2011 01:17 0 comments , 114 views
Categories: Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC
Tags: nordic skiing, backcountry skiing, old blewett pass, middle fork of shaser creek

This trip offers a pleasant ski up logging roads receiving fairly light snowmobile traffic. Above the 4000-foot level, enjoy the subalpine meadows and gentle ridgetops with sublime views of Miller Peak, Navajo Peak, and the Enchantments. 

 

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Non-Motorized, Winter Recreation Areas

by W.O. Staff on 05/12/2010 23:13 0 comments , 94 views
Categories: Living Here, Skiing-Alpine,Nordic,BC, Climbing-Mtn,Ice,Rock, Snowshoeing, Editorials-Issues, Conservation
Tags: wenatchee national forest, ski touring, skiing, non-motorized winter recreation area, snowshoeing vs snowmobiling

 In winter, the accessible portion of the Wenatchee National Forest allows a disproportionate amount of the Forest to be monopolized by motorized use. The problem has been magnified by powerful, modern machines that can now easily access places where non-motorized recreationists used to find separation because snowmobiles couldn't get there. The Wenatchee Mountains Coalition wants the Forest Service to establish ...

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