Wallowa Mountains

Thursday, Feb. 27 thru Monday, Mar. 2
Joseph, OR
Advanced Intermediate to Advanced

Spend 4 days skiing eastern Oregon’s Wallowa Mountains where the mountains are steep and the snow is dry!  There are opportunities for different levels of skiing on this trip but there are no groomed trails in the Wallowas. Bring your Telemark or AT gear and challenge yourself climbing up Wing Ridge and skiing the backcountry powder. Depending on group desires, we can hire a guide for a day or two of backcountry adventure. The group will split up and intermediate skiers will find lots of fun (without the climb) on easy x-country trails at Salt Creek Summit, the beautiful Wagon Rd trail, McCully Creek Trail, or the Canal road to explore. There’s also Ferguson Ridge ski area where lift tickets are $20/day at this small community built & operated ski area.

We’ll stay in one large house in Joseph and we will share potluck dinners. There are also lots of restaurants & pubs in Joseph and nearby Enterprise. Carpools will leave Portland on Thursday, arriving in Joseph early that evening.  Skiing can be enjoyed on Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and return to Portland Monday afternoon. Joseph is walking distance from the house so it can easily be explored in the evenings along with the scenic Wallowa Lake.

The house has 5 bedrooms with queen beds and a bunkroom with 10 bunks. It has 2 kitchens & living rooms and 5 bathrooms. Pricing is based on your choice of a private room or a bunk in the bunkroom. For the Bunkroom, you will have to furnish your own sleeping bag & pillow. Please note: Bunkroom will be a mixed gender room.

Anyone who plans to ski steeper slopes and possibly use a guide is required to bring their own avalanche gear, (beacon, probe, shovel). No exceptions for this. Guide services will be optional and additional to the cost of the trip

Trip limit:  12 participants including trip leaders.
Cost:  Includes four nights lodging:

Carpool miles:  660 miles roundtrip from Portland plus excursions to trailheads.
Trip Leader:  Susan Watt, susniam@gmail.com
Co-Leader:  Lauren Eaton, eatonla1@gmail.com