Snowshoeing

Snowshoeing is winter hiking using snowshoes to stay on top of the snow. Destinations are usually to the same places as in the hiking season: lakes, view points and forests. Travel is non-technical (other than wearing the snowshoes) and is on unplowed roads and snowy trails. Think of this as extending the hiking season into winter.

There are no requirements for participation in snowshoeing. Snowshoes can be rented or purchased from several local outdoor equipment stores. Most folks also bring along a couple of ski poles for stability. The trip leaders will be able to fill you in on gear.

Please see the snowshoe trips link on this page for Everett trips. You can look at all of the snowshoe trips for the whole club by using mountaineers.org. Sign in there if you are a member. Nonmembers and members alike can view snowshoe trips by using the activity search link on the left hand side. When you identify what trip you wish to sign up for there is a place to sign up as a guest if you do not have a password and log in ID.

At that site you will see a place to put in the date range you wish to go (or check any date is fine). Write snowshoe into the appropriate field. The program will search for a trip for you. If you have trouble with this website search, call 1-800-573-8484 during business hours. The Mountaineers staff will help you with the website or help you the old fashioned way to find and sign up for a trip by talking to you.

The snowshoeing trips are administered by the Alpine Scrambling group. For more information on snowshoeing , send e-mail to scrambles@everettmountaineers.org.