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Kid/Dog friendly XC spots
- csaenger
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Something akin to the trails near Blewett Pass, but a little closer to Seattle is what I'm thinking. Could I go ski the Stevens Pass nordic trails with the kid/dog before they officially open?
Thanks for any input.
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- Scotsman
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They also have huts that can be used to warm up and clean the kids diapers.
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www.snowrec.org/gold-creek
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- Charlie Hagedorn
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When the snow level is low enough, sometimes you can find a place to walk in the woods, either on the road or the Iron Horse on the south side of Exit 47.
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- Andrew Carey
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The Mount Tahoma Trails Association , located near Ashford is an excellent XC trail system that is dog friendly.
They also have huts that can be used to warm up and clean the kids diapers.
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LOTS of kids on the MTTA: snowshoeing, skiing, in backpacks, frontpacks, being pulled in pulks. The huts 4-7 miles from the Sno Parks are available for day use by all (overnight requires reservations) and are great place to warm kids up, feed them, and let them play in the snow. A regular Sno-Park permit is required; it is advised that you carry chains even with AWD. No fee for the trails or daytime hut use (a reservation fee for overnight); but donations (and memberships in this all-volunteer non-profit trails system) are welcome.
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- Randito
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I've XC skied there with my dog a number of times. I've seen others ski-jouring ( towed by a dog or dogs ) as well.
Watch our for brown klister!
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- Snoqualmonix
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I love dogs but they have no place on a skin track.
According to FB my dog was not psyched to see this, her response:
"Hi, My name is Rivi!
I live on Snoqualmie Pass and I get to ski with The Man or The Mom almost every day. The Man taught me since I was a puppy (now I'm a two year old dog!) to "get behind me" when we're skiing, and to "get in the track" when we're hiking. Even though he sounds kind of mean sometimes when he yells this at me, boy am I glad when I remember to do it! See I'm only a 30 pound two year old dog and when the snow is really wet and heavy, even I get tired from trying to crash through it and smell things (I guess that's why The Man makes me stay home some days too, when I get tired from chasing storms, or he says I won't help in avalanche terrain even though I love to dig snow!).
I hear The Man complaining a lot about all of the people that are up here some days and acting like everything should be the way they like it, but I love sharing the many skin tracks that him and me make (and The Mom too, because she sure stomps nice new tracks for all the people) because all of the people from the city tell me how pretty I am and ask The Mom "ohhhh, what is she!? Oh, I can totally see that!"
I hope to meet all of you fun people, and if you don't like a track that's there, we always have a great time making our own!"
Boom goes the ski patrol!
Rivi"
**dictated but not read*
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- AlpineRose
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Another nice exception is the Methow Valley trail system, which grooms a few trails specifically for dogs.
The Blewett Pass area has some lovely ungroomed, non-motorized areas which could work for you. Sno Park pass (without grooming add-on) required at the pass and Pipe Creek Sno Parks. Or if you don't mind snowmobiles, the entire Blewett area has a billion miles of Forest Service roads.
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