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A Spring Cross-Country Ski To Avalanche Lake In Glacier National Park

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By Kurt Repanshek - March 15th, 2015
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Pick your season, summer...
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My first visit to Avalanche Lake a short distance into the backcountry of Glacier National Park started from the trailhead parking area. But that was in the summer months, and winter places that parking area six miles of skiing up the Going-to-the-Sun Road from Lake McDonald Lodge.

Is there a better way to spend a winter day?

The plan, Greg Fortin, owner of Glacier Adventure Guides, was to ski six miles to the trailhead, past McDonald Falls, which serves as a good picnic spot and turnaround point for many day tourers, and on to the Avalanche Creek Campground.

While we considered skiing the rest of the way from the campground to the lake with its frozen waterfalls, forest debris and poor snow conditions convinced us to leave our skis behind and hike the last 1.8 miles to Avalanche Lake.

But what a way to spend the day!

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Submitted by Jim Burnett on March 17, 2015 - 7:46pm.

A great trip any time of the year, but  not many people get to make it with snow on the ground :-) Thanks for sharing this.


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