 MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES
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March 10, 2004 Favorite cross-country ski trails
You'll find excellent cross-country skiing opportunities in Washington state, whether on groomed trails, scenic logging roads, or open slopes.Deer Creek Road (Mountain Loop Highway) Skiers and snowshoers will find peaceful forests, snow-shrouded clearcuts and awesome views of knife-edged peaks beyond the throngs of enthusiastic snow-players. Icicle Creek Road (Leavenworth) A narrow valley, flanked by stunning mountains and sliced by a rushing creek that lives up to its icy name, provides a very scenic backdrop for this easy tour up Icicle Creek valley. Stampede Pass (Snoqualmie Pass) Miles of roads to climb, high-speed descents through open clearcuts, choice winter campsites and delightful views combine to make Stampede Pass an enjoyable day or weekend ski tour. Summit Nordic Center (Snoqualmie Pass) High above Snoqualmie Pass chairlifts, and a world apart from the rat race of alpine skiers and snowboarders, is an intricate web of outstandingly groomed cross-country ski trails. Hurricane Hill (Olympic Peninsula) The views are stunning, but don't expect to be alone amid the scenery that led the United Nations to designate Olympic National Park a World Heritage Park. |
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