Skiing, snowshoeing, and adventure in the Northwest and beyond
Skiing, snowshoeing, and adventure in the Northwest and beyond
2/7/2022 – 2/10/2022 By Laurel Dickie. Photos by Dale Grealish Snow is a much-appreciated thing, especially when there seems to be a shortage. February’s Sunriver mid-week ski trip didn’t land on the most opportune dates for powder. But alas, snow was found upon our arrival! Well, at least enough to get in a few good […]
SUNRIVER WITHOUT THE CROWDS – MIDWEEK TRIP Read More »
2/1/2022 – 2/11/2022 By Kevin Dye. Photos and Video by Kevin Dye and Ken Wenzel Our group of seven fortunate skiers spent the first ten days of February skiing groomed and backcountry trails along the Continental Divide in the Rockies of British Columbia and Alberta, where we enjoyed sunshine, dry snow, and jaw-dropping mountain scenery
CANADIAN ROCKIES: NIPIKA & CANMORE Read More »
2/2/2022 – 2/6/2022 By Steve Planchon Ten adventurous skiers joined the early February trip this year, including one skier who traveled from New York City to ski with his sister-in-law. The snow was excellent and the weather was spring-like. Our group divided into sub-groups and wandered throughout the valley for three glorious days! We skied
1/27/2022 – 1/31/2022 By Johanna Lovell, Trip Leader An eager group of 12 headed over to the Anthony Lakes Ski Area for some fun in the snow, including four who were on their first overnight trip with the club: Susan Dixon, Dan Franek, Audrey Bergsma, and Mark Scantlebury. It was a pleasure to meet and
1/16/22 – 1/20/22by Ted Scheinman, Trip Leader The third time was the charm! After last year’s Covid trip cancellation and this year’s cancellation on Amtrak, we finally made it – and it was worth the wait! Thirteen people, out of the original 25, were able to change their schedules and were thrilled with the experience.
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, IZAAK WALTON INN, ESSEX, MONTANA Read More »
1/15/22 – 1/23/22by Ken Wenzel, Trip Leader After a wild start to our winter and then warm wet weather, I was a little concerned about heading to Montana, but we were happy to see a fair amount of snow. We started our seven days of skiing at Mt. Spokane Nordic. We arrived during the winter
WESTERN MONTANA’S BEST NORDIC SKIING Read More »
12/28/2021 – 1/1/2022by Ann Truax, Trip Leader, photos by Tim Kral The 2021-22 New Year’s trip to Black Butte Ranch had all the ingredients for success: friendly and interesting people, delicious food, a spacious house, and more than generous snowfall. On the first day, some skiers ventured out to Ray Benson Sno-Park to ski on the
NEW YEAR’S AT BLACK BUTTE RANCH Read More »
12/28/2021 – 1/2/2022by Dale Grealish, ONC Member How does one girl get so lucky? I just joined ONC in late November 2021 and my first overnight trip was to the stunning and majestic XC ski destination of Methow Valley, North America’s largest XC ski area with over 120 miles of trails. Much of the trails
METHOW VALLEY NEW YEAR’S Read More »
Tuesday, November 9th, 2021 On Tuesday, November 9th, we had six die-hard trail tenders meet Alex Eng of the Forest Service at Pocket Creek Snow Park to work on the ski trail bridges. We had some miscommunication about which bridges to work on, but that got resolved early. After cutting a 24-inch tree out of
Trail Tending – Snowy Trail Tending Read More »