Tahoe Rim Trail Association Guided Snowshoe Hikes
Winter 2010
Weather Permitting
Please note if the weather is bad i.e. a white out, huge storm, rain or chain control on local highways, we will not have the event. It is too dangerous for people to travel as well as recreate in those conditions. A voicemail will be left on a TRTA phone indicating if the snowshoe is cancelled. Call 775 298-0238 if the weather is bad!
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DATE |
SNOWSHOE TREK |
Meeting Place |
MEETING TIME |
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Saturday, January 9th |
National Winter Trails Day Snowshoe hikes, family hikes and kids activities Where: Tahoe Meadows Distance: 4 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3-4 |
Tahoe Meadows |
10am |
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Saturday, January 16th |
Where: Page Meadows Distance: 3 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3 |
Page Meadows |
10am
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Saturday, January 23rd |
Where: Castle Rock Distance: 4 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3-4 |
Kingsbury North Trailhead off of HWY 207 |
10am
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Saturday, January 30th |
Where: Martis Peak Distance: 8 miles Level: Moderate Hours: 4-5 |
Martis Peak Road |
10am
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Saturday, January 30th |
Full Moon Snowshoe Trek Where: Tahoe Meadows Distance: 4 miles Level: Easy Hours: 2
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Tahoe Meadows |
6:30pm |
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Saturday, February 6th |
Where: Tahoe Meadows Distance: 4 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3-4 |
Tahoe Meadows |
10am
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Saturday, February 13th |
Where: Page Meadows Distance: 3 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3 |
Page Meadows |
10am |
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Saturday, February 13th |
Valentine’s Sunset Sweetheart Hike Where: Tahoe Meadows Distance: 3 miles Level: Easy Hours: 2-3 |
Tahoe Meadows |
4:00pm |
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Saturday, February 20th |
Where: Castle Rock Distance: 4 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3-4 |
Kingsbury North Trailhead off of HWY 207 |
10am
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Saturday, February 27th |
Where: Martis Peak Distance: 8 miles Level: Moderate Hours: 4-5 |
Martis Peak Road |
10am
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Saturday, February 27th |
Family Fun Snowshoe Trek Where: Tahoe Meadows Distance: 1-2 miles Level: Easy Hours: 2
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Tahoe Meadows |
10-12am |
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Saturday, February 27th |
Full Moon Snowshoe Trek Where: Tahoe Meadows Distance: 4 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3-4 |
Tahoe Meadows |
6:00pm
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Saturday, March 6th |
Where: Tahoe Meadows Distance: 4 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3-4 |
Tahoe Meadows |
10am
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Saturday, March 13th |
Where: Page Meadows Distance: 3 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3 |
Page Meadows |
10am |
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Saturday, March 20th |
Women’s’ Only – Spring Equinox Snowshoe Where: Castle Rock Distance: 4 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3-4 |
Kingsbury North Trailhead off of HWY 207 |
10am
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Saturday, March 27th |
Where: Page Meadows Distance: 3 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3 |
Page Meadows |
10am |
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Monday, March 29th |
Full Moon Snowshoe Trek Where: Tahoe Meadows Distance: 4 miles Level: Easy Hours: 3-4 |
Tahoe Meadows |
6:00pm |
Gear to Bring
- Snowshoes
- Snow Boots (recommend gators to keep snow out of boots)
- Trekking poles with snow basket (ski poles are fine)
- Water – 2 quarts minimum per person
- Lunch and snacks
- Warm clothes (synthetics blends, such as fleece, polypropylene, & wool. Cotton and jeans are not acceptable clothes for the backcountry in winter, this includes cotton socks!) Water and wind resistant pants and jacket are essential.
- Gloves
- Ski hat
- lip balm
10. sunscreen, SPF 30 or greater
11. sunglasses and/or goggles for blowing snow
Directions:
Page Meadows
From North Lake Tahoe
From Hwy 28 turn left on to hwy 89 in Tahoe city
Around 2 miles from the hwy junction turn right on to Pine Ave
Then turn right on Tahoe Parks Heights, drive .07 miles to the top of a hill and 4 way intersection. Take the middle road, Big Pine, and proceed 0.25 miles to a left hand turn onto Silvertip Drive, follow till the end of the road where it dead ends to the meeting spot.
Tahoe Meadows
From North Lake Tahoe
If driving up from Lake Tahoe, park on the RIGHT side of HWY 431, just where the tree line ends at the beginning of the meadow. You will park across from the gated entrance to the road into Incline Lake. This is the south side of the highway and the west end of the meadow, in the non-motorized area.
Martis Peak
From North Lake Tahoe
If driving from Kings Beach, take HWY 267 towards Truckee. Pass the Brockway Tahoe Rim Trail trailhead, and after you reach the summit of the highway travel less than ¼ mile. The Martis Peak access road will be on the right hand side of the HWY, Forest Service Road 16N92. It is closed with a gate in the winter, with limited parking in front of the gate. Carpool if you can!
Castle Rock
From North Lake Tahoe
To the Kingsbury North trailhead: From Stateline or South Lake Tahoe, take HWY 207 and just before the summit turn Left onto Benjamin Drive (which becomes Andria Dr) and drive 2 miles to the dead end.
Space is limited; please call the TRTA office at (775) 298-0012 or email programs@tahoerimtrail.org to reserve your spot. These may not be the best snowshoe hike’s for children under 10.