Location: ReStore upstairs: Sustainable Living Center classroom, 2309 Meridian, Bellingham, WA.
Everyone welcome! New/prospective member orientation at 6:30pm. Non-members are welcome. Hope to see you there!
General membership meeting is from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Program: TBA
Coordinator: Lynn Alderson at 223-5859 or lalder3122@hotmail.com.
This area offers seven different skiing locations within 16 miles of where we are staying. Accommodations are in Plain WA at Beaver Valley Lodge. Stay is for 3 nights and 4 days of skiing. Lodging is $230 per person. The lodge may be seen at www.beavervalleylodge.com.
The Wenatchee River bisects Lake Wenatchee State Park, thus creating the South Park and North park. The South Park has 18.6 miles and the North Park has 3.1 miles of groomed trails. Skate skiing is available in the North Park. South Park also offers tubing and a snow play area. There are 4.9 miles of snow shoeing trails. Another location is Nason Ridge that offers tracks and a skate lane. Additionally the trail leads to back country skiing for the more adventuresome. Total trail length is 17.9 miles of which 12 miles are groomed. Nearby is Chiwawa with the See and Ski trail groomed for track and skate skiing for 4 miles. Flying loop and Squirrel Run are 2.9 and 2.5 miles, respectively.
A Sno Park Permit is required and also a Special Groomed Trails Permit sticker. Drivers are responsible for the Sno Park Permit. Riders will share the cost of the Special Permit. Special permit stays with the driver after the trip is completed.
Meals will be planned and members will share the cost of the food. There will be three dinners and three breakfasts. Bring your own food for lunch. Alcohol is not included in the food costs
Coordinator: Don Hicks
Just north of Vancouver, B.C., only a 1-1/2 hour drive from Bellingham mostly on freeways, Hollyburn is our closest premier XC-Ski area. A favorite day trip for club members, it has an elevation of 3,500 ft. and 26 km of highly groomed trails for classic and skate skiing that wind past snow-covered lakes, through meadows, and snowy mountain forests. There are fantastic views of the Salish Sea, islands, Burrard Inlet, and the city far below.
There are two huts where hot food can be purchased, one at the entrance and the other (on the trails) is the historic Hollyburn Ski Lodge dating from the 1920's. There is also a large warming hut up the mountain. Many people however bring their own lunch and we eat at the lodge or the upper warming hut. Trail fees are $20 ($13 for 65+) for a full day, and credit cards are accepted. Go to Cypress Mountain for current information and conditions.
We will meet at Sunset Square parking lot, Southeast corner at the rock wall near Cost Cutter at 8am for carpooling. We usually try to return to B'ham by early evening (6-ish). Remember to bring your PASSPORTS or other acceptable identification for re-entering the USA.
Contact the coordinator, Don Hicks, 733-4815, hicks46@netzero.net, for confirmation and more details.
Coordinator: Don Hicks
Cost: $248USD per person. Includes 4 days of skiing, staying 3 nights, including meals.
This high altitude ski destination offers three different settings to ski in. It is less than five hours from Bellingham on good well-maintained roads. We will be staying at the fabulous Highland House B&B in Logan Lake, BC. offering 5 luxury bedrooms with 2 beds and private full bathrooms. This place is really nice! The cost includes meals (hardy breakfasts with many choices, sack trail lunches, substantial diners, special dietary needs accommodated). The outdoor hot tub and setting are as outstanding as the rest of the B&B. To visit their web site go to Highland House. For several years club members have enjoyed great skiing because of the three xc-ski areas to choose from: ultra-groomed Stake Lake, semi-groomed Logan Lake, and seldom groomed Kane Valley. 5 min. from our B&B, Logan Lake at 1180 meters (base) has 36 kilometers of skate and classic track. Trail fee is $7. They have 2k of night-lit groomed trails. On the web go to Logan Lake. 20 min. from our B&B, Stake Lake at 1315 meters (base) has 60 kilometers of skate and classic track. Trail fee is $13. It features a large warming hut. On the web go to Overlander Ski Club. 1 hr. from our B&B, Kane Valley at 1160 meters (base) has 50 kilometers of classic and un-groomed trails. Trail fee is $7. It can be skied on the way up and/or on the way back. On the web go to Kane Valley. All three areas are unique and enjoyable.
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To hold a space on this trip send a check for the full amount made out to NNSC to the trip coordinator: Don Hicks, 1546 Hillsdale Rd., Bellingham, WA 98226. Don can be reached for questions at (360) 733 - 4815 or hicks46@netzero.net . You must be a member to go on this trip.
Location: ReStore upstairs: Sustainable Living Center classroom, 2309 Meridian, Bellingham, WA.
Everyone welcome! New/prospective member orientation at 6:30pm. Non-members are welcome. Hope to see you there!
General membership meeting is from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. Program: TBA
Coordinator: Kurt Duey
Cost: $160USD.
There are 50 km of groomed Track set Trails and 20 km of backcountry trails behind Apex Mountain. To see their web site, go to Nickelplate Nordic. This is, in my opinion, one of the better Nordic trail systems in B.C with a very active club that keeps the facilities in top condition. This site has the longest ski season with its high elevation. I also recommend that members may elect to Ski China Ridge above Princeton, with 40 kilometers of trails, on the way to Nickelplate, this is another possibility for members who prefer the quiet beauty of the B.C. mountains. It is tracked but not groomed as well as Nickelplate. It has several warming huts and a back-country cabin as well. o see their web-site click on Chinaridge Trails. It is 176 miles to the Apex Mountain Resort, where our lodging will be located. Carpooling is encouraged.
More information will be added about this trip as it becomes available.