The snow/rain line shows clearly on the Swan Range up river. (Bob Muth photos)
Nine Swan Rangers hiked the Swan River Trail upstream from Bigfork on what started as a rainy Saturday, March 29, 2014!
As the weather cleared, the Rangers kept wandering around until they'd hiked nearly eight miles!
Along the way they saw lots of geese, bufflehead and golden eye ducks, and heard many a varied thrush and flicker!
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Sunrise up Wolf Creek Canyon on the way to the Cafe! (Keith Hammer photos)
Thirteen Swan Rangers snowshoed up to Elk Springs on the north shoulder of Broken Leg Mountain on Saturday, March 22, 2014!
It was a brief return of Winter, this first outing of Spring, with temps starting in the teens and a half foot of fresh powder higher up!
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Cedar - hemlock forests in the Echo Creek headwaters! (Keith Hammer photos)
Ten Swan Rangers took a snowshoe tour of several springs that are the origins of Echo Creek on Saturday, March 15, 2014!
It's a wonderful loop on an old fireline/skid road east of Strawberry Lake Road, which offered up tracks of elk, pine marten, bobcat, and snowshoe hare!
An old network of roads in Krause Basin, snowed-in during winter and great for skiing and snowshoeing, are shown on the Swan Lake District Map.
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Recent avalanches ran downslope of underlying glide cracks in Spider Bowl! (Keith Hammer photos)
Fifteen Swan Rangers did not ski the avalanche prone Spider Bowl on Saturday, March 8, instead viewing it from a distance while snowshoeing a loop over Krause Knob!
It was a beautiful sunny day to enjoy the low country as the backcountry sheds itself of recent heavy snows!
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S
unny rewards following a windy, sub-zero morning! (Keith Hammer photos)
Seven Swan Rangers skied the Chateau de Swan Vieaux on a blustery Saturday morning turned sunny, March 1, 2014!
They ignored Cafe waitress' warnings, plunged headlong into "Winter Storm 2014," and survived!
An invite to the exclusive Chateau de Swan Vieaux was just the ticket for what started out as a grim looking day!
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North Fork of Krause Creek. (Keith Hammer photos)
Eleven Swan Rangers skied the North Fork - of Krause Basin - on a beautiful Saturday, February 22, 2014!
The snow was fresh, light and deep; something that will soon become rare as winter wanes!
To find out how the North Fork Flathead is connected to the Swan Range, read on!
An old network of roads in Krause Basin, snowed-in during winter and great for skiing and snowshoeing, are shown on the Swan Lake District Map.
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Peters Ridge watches over Krause Basin. (Keith Hammer photos)
Ten Swan Rangers snowshoed a loop in Krause Basin on Saturday, February 15, 2014!
An early morning crust soon gave way to warmer temps and bluer skies as the day turned absolutely gorgeous!
An old network of roads in Krause Basin, snowed-in during winter and great for skiing and snowshoeing, are shown on the Swan Lake District Map.
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Headed toward Noisy Basin, sort of! (Keith Hammer photos)
Eleven Swan Rangers skied a couple big loops at the Bigfork Community Nordic Center along Foothill Road on Saturday, February 8, 2014!
They got an early -7 degree start in order to avoid the heat of the afternoon!
You can support North Shore Nordic and their volunteer grooming of this fine trail system by visiting http://northshorenordic.org!
Many thanks to Dave and Neil for keeping the Foothill trails in such great shape!
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Cottonwood Bottom on a blue sky day! (Keith Hammer photos)
Twenty four Swan Rangers enjoyed Krause Basin by ski and snowshoe on a crispy blue Saturday, February 1, 2014!
Hard to tell if the large turnout was due to the fresh snow or an attempt to burn calories in advance of Super Bowl Sunday!
An old network of roads in Krause Basin, snowed-in during winter and great for skiing and snowshoeing, are shown on the Swan Lake District Map.
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Striking a pose on Porcupine Bridge. (Keith Hammer photos)
Twelve Swan Rangers skied the Porcupine Road across the Swan River and up to Mission Lookout on Saturday, January 25, 2014.
Snow conditions could have been better for skiing, but they still revealed tracks of deer, elk, moose, pine marten, bobcat, and snowcat!
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