South of Mount Rainier off Highway 12 White Pass Nordic Trails front door access from Alpine Chalets makes for a great stay and ski weekend.18 Kilometers of cross-country ski trails wind through hilly forests and wrap around Leech Lake. First timers can warm up on the short lollypop loop right off the trail head Yurt while the more adventurous can follow down along leech lake to fun rolling trails through Dog Lake loop climbing the impossibly steep aptly named the “Hill” to the Dark Meadows loops. Enjoy a long gradual decent wrapping around the lake back to the Nordic center trail head.
