Trail breakers reach South Krause Creek among the mightly hemlocks! (Keith Hammer photo)
Fourteen Swan Rangers split into two groups, with half snowshoeing in Krause Basin and half skiing the Foothills Ski Area, on a partly sunny Saturday, February 11, 2017!
Snowshoes were the choice for breaking open ski trails long-buried by recent snow storms ending in a rain-freeze crust, with the "grooming" crew getting as far as "the north fork/south fork junction!"
Whether recreating in the lower portion of Krause Basin or on the Bigfork Community Nordic Center, you'll need to buy a 2017 DNRC State Lands Recreation Use Permit ($5-10) March 1 at a MDFWP office or participating sporting goods store.
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Happy faces on freshly groomed snow! (Joel Vignere photo)
Seven Swan Rangers skied the Bigfork Community Nordic Center on Foothills Road on a snowy Saturday, February 4, 2017!
With almost a foot of fresh snow, some of the tracks were groomed and some yet to be groomed by North Shore Nordic Club!
Click here to check out the conditions, check on the rules, or to make a donation to North Shore Nordic!
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Looking over Ferndale to Flathead Lake! (Keith Hammer photos)
Eleven Swan Rangers skied and snowshoed the Peterson Creek Road on a pleasant Saturday, January 28, 2017!
Though a bit sticky on the way up, the snow proved an excellent glide down for the skiers!
Click here for a map of the Peterson Creek Road and Trail.
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Sundog over the Swan River! (Keith Hammer photos)
Nine Swan Rangers hiked and skied the Porcupine and Yew Creek roads on a partly sunny Saturday, January 21, 2017!
They'd expected boilerplate frozen rain-on-snow but found the roads freshly groomed and skiable, for those who hadn't left their skis behind!
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Frosted ponderosa pine tower above the rest on Peters Ridge! (Keith Hammer photos)
Fourteen Swan Rangers skied the Peters Ridge Road on a foggy Saturday, January 14, 2017!
Enjoy the powder snow the next few foggy days - rain is forecast for later next week!
Click here for a map of the Peters Ridge Road.
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Steam rises from the Swan River! (Keith Hammer photos)
Ten Swan Rangers skied the Swan River National Wildlife Refuge on a brisk, sunny Saturday, January 7, 2017!
Though the temperature nudged a bit above zero, the slight breeze kept the wind chill in the negative!
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The "Grand Canyon" of Krause Basin! (Keith Hammer photo)
Sixteen Swan Rangers broke into several groups and skied various routes in Krause Basin on New Years Eve Day, 2016!
Sub-zero temperatures forecast for the next week should improve the snow bridges that deteriorated a bit last week!
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Swan River School and Swan Range(rs)! (Roger Benson photo)
Twas the day before Christmas, in the car parking lot, said one Ranger to the other, "Nobody is here, no they are not!"
No sooner had they left, for home since nobody was being, when four Rangers arrived, wanting to go skiing!
"Where did those guys go, those Rangers from breakfast? It appears, yes it does, they have gone off and left us!"
So the four they went skiing, up the North Fork of Krause, where wild creatures were stirring; snowshoe hare, squirrel and mouse!
Hope your Christmas was merry and there's more snow in the weather, maybe next year the Rangers will get it together!
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Wintertime Wolf Creek! (Keith Hammer photos)
Six Swan Rangers defied sub-zero forecasts and skied up Wolf Creek on a balmy Saturday, December 17, 2016!
With Winter Solstice next week, "balmy" means anything above zero degrees Fahrenheit!
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Rangers with Strawberry Mountain in the background! (Keith Hammer photos)
Thirteen Swan Rangers skied Krause Basin on an above-zero Saturday, December 10, 2016!
And one Ranger tried a little waterskiing in Krause Creek!
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