If you've never enjoyed the sensation of heading through the forest at dusk, quietly making your way through the shadows over deep, unbroken snow, then you are among the dwindling number of people who have yet to try snowshoeing. It is a sport that is growing rapidly in popularity, here in the Methow Valley and around the country.

Snowshoe Trails
Choose from numerous trails, including meanders through forest glades and along the Methow River on the Valley floor to longer jaunts in the Rendezvous and at Sun Mountain.

MVSTA snowshoe trail passes ($3) are required. People who have purchased a pass for the ski trails, however, can use that pass on snowshoe trails as well and don’t need to buy another pass. Pick up a Methow Valley Winter Trails map today and have fun!

Snow Shoe Rentals and Trail Passes at Sun Mountain Lodge
$12 for 2 hours, $16 for 4 hours, $19 all day, $13 each additional full day
MVSTA snowshoe trail passes are $3/day.

Sun Mountain
· Kraule (1.6K)
· Horse Trail (.7K)
· View Ridge (1.6K)
· Moose (.3K)
· Black Bear (2.4K)
· Lakeview (.8K)
· Patterson Lake (3K)
· Rader Creek (2.5K)
· Magpie (1.5K)

Mazama
· Beaver Loop (1.1K)
· Creek Overlook Loop (.9K)
· Aspen Loop (2.5K)
· Base Camp Loop (1K)
· Round Tree (1K)
· Inn View Loop (.8K)

Methow Community Trail
· Lunachik ((1.6K multi-use: snowshoe, ski, walk, dogs)
· Big Valley Trail (8.3K multi-use: snowshoe, ski, walk, dogs)

Rendezvous
· Cougar Bait (3.6K multi-use: snowshoe, ski, walk, dogs)

Nature of Winter Tours
Saturdays, December 30th through March 3rd; Sunday, January 21; Monday, January 22; Sunday, February 18; Monday, February 19.
Snowshoe with a local naturalist and learn about winter ecology, wildlife and tracks, snow and more. Tours leave from Jack's Hut at the Wilson Ranch and Sun Mountain Lodge at 11:00 a.m. each Saturday between December 30th and March 3rd. On the Martin Luther King, Jr. and President's Day holiday weekends, tours will be scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays. MVSTA snowshoe trail passes ($3) are required. People who have purchased a pass for the ski trails, however, can use that pass on snowshoe trails as well and don't need to buy another pass. Passes and snowshoe rentals are available at Sun Mountain, Jack's Hut and Winthrop Mountain Sports. Tour size is limited to 10 people. Reservations are not required; space is available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Call MVSTA at 996-3287 or email events@mvsta.com for more information.