Alpine Skiing

Okanogan Country’s scenic winters and seemingly unending days of sunshine intensify snow experiences.

The Loup Loup Ski Bowl

The Loup Loup Ski Bowl, located between Twisp and Okanogan near the summit of the Loup Loup Pass, offers Alpine skiing, snowboarding, Nordic skiing and tubing for all ages, a fantastic hill with 1,240 vertical feet and a quad chair lift. Loup Loup Ski Bowl grooms 20 km of track, with skating lanes. Not only does the Loup have great ski runs for the advanced or beginning skier, there are great tubing runs & rentals for the whole family to enjoy. Another 30 km of groomed trails are at the Loup Loup’s South Summit Sno-Park.

The main lodge provides a panoramic view of the ski runs and offers lunch at the snack bar. The Loup Loup Ski Bowl and the U.S. Forest Service work together to provide you quality recreation, so ski the Loup, JUST FOR FUN!

Loup Loup Ski Bowl
Ski Reports(509)597.3405 or (866) 699.5334
www.skitheloup.com

The Sitzmark Ski and Boarding area

Sitzmark Ski Area promotes “family fun” with dry snow, lots of sunshine, low-ticket prices, great views, and small crowds. Sitzmark has one double chairlift, a rope tow and bunny hill, and a terrain park. Telemarking, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, and skiboarding are open on several runs. See www.skisitzmark.org for information. Sitzmark is home to a historic lodge, delicious meals, a rental shop, and a ski school program. This is a hidden gem in the beautiful mountains with 35 km. of groomed cross country ski trails half way between Tonasket and Republic..The day lodge is also open to non-skiers and provides wonderful homemade foods at reasonable prices.

Sitzmark Ski & Boarding Area
Snow Reports (509) 485.3323
The Rental Shop (509) 486.2700
www.skisitzmark.org

Heli-Skiing

If you are looking for a lift, intermediate to advanced skiers wanting an unforgettable experience away from the crowds and lines would do well to check out helicopter-assisted skiing. North Cascade Heli-Skiing, located in Mazama, Washington, has a variety of downhill and Nordic ski packages available, designed with adventure in mind. They offer world-class powder skiing on 300,000 square acres in the North Cascades, with some of the most spectacular scenery and best skiing conditions in the Northwest.

QUICK FACTS

The North Cascades has some of the most spectacular scenery and best skiing and snowboarding conditions known to man.

Much of Warren Miller's recent film, RIDE, was filmed with North Cascade Heli-Skiing in this region.

		Loup Loup Ski Education Foundation PO Box 768 Okanogan, Wa - 98840 509-597-3405 866-699-5334 http://www.skitheloup.com :: Show on Map :: How many ski areas are non profit organizations? The Loup Loup Ski Bowl is one of the few, the Loup Loup Ski Education Foundation is a 501 c 3. Located between Twisp and Okanogan on Highway 20, the Loup Loup Pass is just a short trip from the winter play land of the Methow Valley, and provides all of the fun of a private ski hill without all the cost. 1,240 vertical feet with 10 runs ranging from beginner to expert. The mountain is serviced by a Poma fixed grip quad chair lift, installed in 1998 with an amazing community effort. A platter surface lift and a beginner rope tow give sliders a chance to practice their skills without going to the top. Runs are groomed nightly with modern Bombardier snow cats. The Loup Loup Ski Bowl also has 23 kilometers of groomed and track set Nordic trails on Bear Mountain, with another 50k two miles away at the Washington State Parks South Summit Sno-park. We also have tube rentals for your enjoyment on the weekends and holiday periods, two lanes with a walk up lane make for fun excercise. Beginners of any age will appreciate the un-crowded gentle slopes and the fully certified ski school with all levels of Alpine, snowboarding and Nordic lessons. The Loup Loup Rental Shop offers snowboards, alpine skis and kids equipment rental.
		Sitzmark Ski Club PO Box 934 Tonasket, Wa - 98855 (509) 485-1902 http://www.skisitzmark.com :: Show on Map ::