Methow Trails News Today

Dec. 11—Many are hoping for a White Christmas as winter weather sporadically appears in Washington state. Its likely too soon to tell, unless you live in one of the states

Along the Cascades, near Spokane and closer to the Oregon border, there are ski areas opening to the public.

The popular Methow Trails area will not be impacted by the closures.

Beyond Seattle and the busy I-5 corridor, Washington's perennial highlights are its wild open spaces, ideal for kayaking, climbing, hiking and skiing.

Residents and businesses around the Methow Valley area are struggling to stay afloat amid debilitating annual wildfires destroying their livelihoods.

The Methow Valley was once again been able to cheer a homegrown Olympian.

SUN MOUNTAIN, Okanogan County — When skiers strap into their gear this winter at the popular Chickadee Trailhead in the Sun Mountain section of the Methow Trails network, they will encounter a new sight amid the corduroy carpets of white that wind their way through the forest. Charred specimens of aspen, pine and fir trees pepper the trails, the remnants of last summer’s double whammy of devastating wildfires, the Cedar Creek and Cub Creek 2 fires.

WINTHROP, Wash. (AP) — For the first time in 32 years, organizers of the Rendezvous Cross Country Ski Festival in West Yellowstone, Montana, had to cancel November’s traditional start-of-the-ski-season event due to a lack of snow.

WINTHROP — For the first time in 32 years, organizers of the Rendezvous Cross Country Ski Festival in West Yellowstone, Montana, had to cancel November’s traditional start-of-the-ski-season event due to a lack of snow.

WINTHROP, Wash. (AP) — For the first time in 32 years, organizers of the Rendezvous...