Snowshoeing with Dad

Dad's Christmas present this year was a pair of snowshoes. Tromping down a trail in snowshoes gives you all the fun of a day playing in the snow without the pain of ski boots.
We took off from the Salmon Ridge sno-park, just east of Glacier and down the hill from Mt Baker Ski Area. The park has a network of XC and snowshoe trails maintained by the Nooksack Nordic Ski Club. You need to buy a sno-park pass to park in the large, ploughed lot. Next time around, we are thinking of using our Discover/Parks pass to park at the Shuksan picnic area across the river.

At the trailhead

We hiked along the north fork of the Nooksack river for a mile or two, then climbed up to the Razerhorn Road. The snow was fresh and soft, and the trees neatly frosted. The trails weren't especially busy, but we did see groups of snowshoers, classic skiers sliding by, and skate skiers flying. And a few 4-pawed friends loping along, too! Nearly 2.5 hours after we headed out, we tiredly unbuckled our snowshoes back at the car.

Winter Wonderland