www.cachehikers.org |
2024 Winter Activity
Schedule
Winter trips are scheduled
from January to mid-March. Visitors are welcome!
Meet 10:00 a.m. at the southwest
corner of the Smith's Marketplace parking lot at 750
North Main Street in Logan, Utah unless specified
otherwise. The trip leader determines the
anticipated return time and any need to alter plans, if
necessary.
Prepare for the activity: Bring food,
water, and extra clothing. Make sure your equipment is
adequate and that you have the skill and stamina
necessary for the trip, and consider a donation for gas
if carpooling. Trail crampons ("cleats" or
"spikes") may be useful if conditions are not suitable
for skis or snowshoes.
Contact the trip leader
for
more information about the trip. See the "More
Information" page on this website to find
references for many of the activities listed here.
|
| Date |
Event |
Description |
For
More Information
|
30
December, 2023 (Saturday)
|
Snowshoe
(or boot) on the Blacksmith Fork River Trail
|
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip to Blacksmith
Fork on Saturday. This is an easy snowshoe (or
boot?) activity, about 5 miles round trip and 300 feet of
elevation. This trail follows the south side of Blacksmith
Fork River, with an expected return about 2:00 p.m.
|
Jane,
435-750-5913, email
Jane |
1
January, 2024 (Monday)
|
Ski/Snowshoe
at Green Canyon
|
The Cache Hikers will host a winter trip at Green
Canyon on Monday (New Year Day holiday). This is a
moderate cross-country ski or snowshoe event, about 6
miles round trip and 800 feet of elevation (skiers go on
the groomed forest road while snowshoers follow the
“single track”), with an expected return about 2:00
p.m. |
Ralph,
225-450-4086, email
Ralph
|
7
January 2024 (Sunday)
|
Ski/snowshoe
in Sink Hollow
|
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip to Sink
Hollow and the Idaho Border on Sunday. This is a
moderate snowshoe or cross-country ski activity, about 5
miles round trip and 500 feet of elevation, mostly through
forested terrain, with an expected return about 3:00 p.m. |
Chris,
435-760-1162,
email Chris
|
14
January 2024 (Sunday)
|
Ski/Snowshoe
at Swan Flat Road
|
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip from the Logan
Canyon “UDOT Sheds” on Sunday. This is a moderate
snowshoe or cross-country ski activity of 3 miles and
500 feet of elevation, ascending the east side of Amazon
Hollow and returning via the groomed Swan Flat forest
road, with an expected return
about 3:00 p.m. |
Susan,
435-770-2478, email
Susan |
21
January 2024 (Sunday)
|
Ski/Snowshoe
in Wood Camp Hollow |
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip to the North Fork of
Wood
Camp Hollow on Sunday. This is a moderate
cross-country ski or snowshoe activity, mostly through
open valley bottom, about 4 miles round trip and 800 feet
of elevation, with an expected return about 3:00 p.m.
|
Dave
P, 435-994-9548, email
Dave P |
28
January 2024 (Sunday)
|
Snowshoe
at Leatham Hollow
|
The Cache Hikers will host a snowshoe hike on Sunday up
Leatham Hollow. It starts with a short hike from the first
gate up the forest road to the trailhead, then up to the
switchbacks. This is a moderate hike with about 1300 feet
of ascent and 5 miles round trip, with an expected return
about 3:00 p.m. |
Ralph,
225-450-4086, email
Ralph |
4
February 2024 (Sunday)
|
Ski/Snowshoe
at White Pine Ridge
|
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip to White
Pine Ridge on Sunday. This is a moderately strenuous
cross-country ski or snowshoe activity, about 5 miles
round trip and 1200 feet of elevation gain as we explore
terrain above White Pine Creek, with an expected return
about 4:30 p.m.
|
Dan,
435-757-7815, email
Dan |
11
February 2024 (Sunday)
|
Ski and Soak at
Maple Grove Hot Springs |
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip to Maple
Grove Hot Springs on Sunday. This is an easy
cross-country ski or snowshoe along the river, then soak
in the hot pools. You must make an advance reservation (www.maplegrovesprings.com
or (208) 425-6803, $18 general or $15 for 65+ or
military). RSVP to Catherine (contact information
at right). Bring: gas money (Maple Grove is a 50 mile ride
each way), a swimsuit, towel, appropriate footwear and a side
item for a chilli potluck. Expected return
about 5:00 p.m.
|
Catherine,
801-541-5463,
email Catherine
|
18
February 2024 (Sunday)
|
Snowshoe
at Mill Hollow
|
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip to Mill
Hollow on Sunday. This moderate, 4.5-mile snowshoe
hike follows the Spring Hollow, River, Bridger Look-Off,
and Mill Hollow trails in a loop hike with a gain of about
1000 feet of elevation. Walk through aspens, firs, maples
and meadows, with views of the China Wall cliffs and Logan
Canyon, with an expected return about 2:30 p.m.
|
Brent,
435-279-5723, email
Brent |
24
February 2024 (Saturday Evening)
|
Moonlight
Ski/Snowshoe at Murray Farm
|
The
Cache Hikers will host winter moonlight excursion from the
Murray
Farm Trailhead on Saturday evening.
This is an easy snowshoe or moderate ski activity, about 3
miles with 500 feet of elevation, to a point overlooking
Cache Valley. Bring a headlamp/flashlight, warm
drink and warm clothing. Meet 6:00 p.m. at the
southwest corner of the Smith's Marketplace parking lot,
750 North Main Street, with an expected return by 11:00
p.m.
|
Dave
W, 435-750-5913, email
Dave W |
25
February 2024 (Sunday)
|
Ski/Snowshoe
at Tony Grove Creek
|
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip to Tony
Grove Creek on Sunday. This is a moderate
snowshoe/cross-country ski activity, about 5 miles round
trip with 900 feet of elevation as we follow Tony Grove
Creek along an old roadway, with an expected return about
3:00 p.m.
|
David,
512-466-3094, email
David |
3
March 2024 (Sunday)
|
Ski/Snowshoe at Stump Hollow |
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip at Stump
Hollow on Sunday. This is a moderate cross-country
ski or snowshoe event, about 4 miles round trip and 600
feet of elevation, with an expected return about 3:00 p.m.
|
Teresa,
307-760-3775, email
Teresa |
10
March 2024 (Sunday)
|
Ski/Snowshoe
at Bunchgrass Creek |
The
Cache Hikers will host a winter trip at Bunchgrass
Creek on Sunday. This is a moderate snowshoe or
moderately-challenging cross-country ski event, about 5
miles round trip and 800 feet of elevation along
Bunchgrass Creek, with an expected return about 3:00 p.m. |
Dave
P, 435-994-9548, email
Dave P |
17
March 2024 (Sunday)
|
Ski/Snowshoe
at Bear Lake Overlook
|
The Cache Hikers will host a winter trip at Bear
Lake Overlook on Sunday. This is a moderately
strenuous snowshoe/cross-country ski activity, about 3
miles dour trip and 300 feet of elevation to the Old
Limber Pine via Bear Lake Overlook and Sunrise Campground,
with an expected return about 3:30 p.m. |
Dave
W, 435-750-5913, email
Dave W |