Mazama Ridge

This is a wonderful trail for snowshoers of all tastes. Like to ’shoe where there are great panoramic vistas of mountain peaks? No problem. Like trails with pretty local scenery? This one has some of the finest subalpine meadows and forests in the country, all blanketed in the deepest snow found in Washington. Want to watch other recreationists play? Snowboarders and telemark skiers love this trail, with its many open slopes on which they can practice their turns. Looking for a chance to see wild-life? In addition to the wide variety of avian life -- from camp-robber and Stellar’s jays to ravens and red-tailed hawks -- snowshoe hares, red foxes, and a variety of small, scurrying beasts inhabit the forest fringes. Snowshoers will also find they are not bound by a specific trail on this route. Hiking up Mazama Ridge, they can amble off in any direction and pick their own paths through the deep snow of the meadows along the ridge crest. There is no finer place for snowshoers to enjoy the total freedom of movement that their ’shoes afford them.