Nature of Winter Tours
Presented by Atlas Snowshoes

Saturdays December 27th – March 7th
Saturdays from Sun Moutain Lodge and the Mazama Store
Snowshoe with a local naturalist and learn about winter ecology, wildlife and tracks, snow and more. Tours leave from Sun Mountain Lodge and the Mazama Store at 11:00 a.m. each Saturday between December 27th and March 7th. On New Year's Weekend tours will be scheduled at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday & Sunday; on 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 ($5) 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, Mazama Ski Shop, the Winthrop Town Trailhead and Winthrop Mountain Sports. Tour size is limited to 20 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.

Tour Meeting Places:
Sun Mountain Tours: meet at the Sun Mountain Ski Shop
Mazama Tours: meet outside the Mazama Store

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Where to Snowshoe
Whether you are trying snowshoeing for the first time, or you are interested in building your skills, take advantage of the trails made possible by the Methow Valley Sport Trails Association.

There's something for every ability; a gentle upper-Valley signed path that meanders through cedar forest and beaver chewed cottonwoods along Early Winter's Creek (beaver loop), or higher-elevation, scenic outings at Sun Mountain (Rader Creek).

MVSTA snowshoe trail passes ($5) 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! Snowshoes can be rented at Sun Mountain, Mazama Ski Shop, the Winthrop Town Trailhead and Winthrop Mountain Sports.



Snowshoe Trails:

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)
  • Big Valley Trail (8.3K)

Rendezvous

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

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)


Rentals are available at:
Winthrop Mountain Sports
Methow Valley Ski School & Rentals (Mazama Ski Shop, Winthrop Town Trailhead & Sun Mountain Ski Shop)


Questions?
Email events@mvsta.com