Snow Northwest
Discover your next winter adventure in Washington, Idaho & Oregon.
The Snow NW Recreation Map
Your source for all of the information you need to plan and navigate your next winter adventure.
Use the app or web map that you can access from any browser.
Download regions for offline navigation.
More than 15,000 miles of winter trails and 400+ trailheads, Sno-Parks, and winter recreation facilities in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. Snowmobiling | Tracked ATVs | Nordic & Alpine Skiing | Snowshoeing | Snowboarding | Sledding | Fat Tire Biking | Dog Sledding
Using the Map
Snow NW Legend
Snow NW Filters
Filters let you find the perfect destination by highlighting places that meet all of your conditions.
Filters are organized in groups to make them easier to find, but you can select from more than one group. Most groups highlight places that meet all of the conditions, but a few (Land Manager, Pass, and Days Open) let you see places that have any of the options you select.
On the app, use the Filter button in the upper right to open the filter menu; on the web map, use the Filter button to access the filter groups. Once you are done, use Clear (on the web map) or Reset (on the app).
Other Map Functions
Plot your location with your phone GPS.
Use the search function to highlight places by name. Hints: You can also search by the name of the water body and use search to highlight places written up in Northwest Portal Blogs and partner blogs. If you want to use search to find a city and only want to highlight the city, add “City of” to the search name (City of Ellensburg will give you just the city, Ellensburg will give you the city and any places with Ellensburg in the name).
Use the maps even when offline: On the apps, you can download regions for offline navigation. Hint: Make sure to update your downloads regularly to get the latest updates. Once you have downloaded a region, you will not see changes until you update.
You can share the web maps with filters or search applied. You can also embed the maps on a page, with a specific location highlighted.
Northwest Portal’s Snow NW Blog Posts
Support Snow NW
And Keep It Free For Users
The Snow NW maps and apps are a public service of Northwest Portal. We need your support to keep them free. Join one of our supporting clubs and let them know you saw it on Northwest Portal or encourage your club to becoming a supporting member (just $150/year). Stop by one of the businesses that are on the map and let them know you saw them on Northwest Portal, add your business (as low as $200/year), or let your favorite businesses know about the project. Tell your friends about the web maps and apps—the more users we have, the easier it is to get business support. Consider making a donation to help keep the apps free for users.
Club and business supporters get free printable maps: 50 for clubs, 100 for Snow NW only and essentials businesses, 150 for premium and 200 for sponsors.
Winter-only businesses that sign up at the essentials level will be upgraded to Premium free for more visibility.
Printable/GeoPDF Maps
The web maps and apps are great for navigating and exploring, but sometimes nothing but a print map will do.
GeoPDFs
Northwest Portal has created a set of 36” x 36” GeoPDF maps designed specifically for use on Avenza covering all of the areas with groomed winter trails in Washington State. These nine maps are at a scale of 1:55,00 to 1:140,000 and each map covers a contiguous riding area. These maps are available from the Avenza store for $3.99 or as a bundle $16.99. You can also find 18” x 24” maps of areas where we have supporting businesses or clubs at a scale of 1:120,000 to 1:235,000 of selected riding areas for sale for $2.99 on the Avenza store or as free downloads (below). The maps are available from the Avenza store: 36” x 36” maps are $3.99 each or $16.99 for a bundle of all nine maps and 18” x 24” maps are $2.99 each or $9.99 for a bundle of all seven maps.
Printable/GeoPDF Maps
As a thank you to the businesses and clubs that support us, we have published a set of printable/GeoPDF maps for every area with a supporting club, business, or community. The map sets include two-sided letter- and tabloid-sized maps and 18” x 24” posters with and without contours. The posters are in a GeoPDF format and can be printed or used on a mobile device with a GeoPDF program like Avenza.
Printed Maps
Get laminated printed versions of the Kittitas-Yakima and Ahtanum maps at Gold Creek Station on Hwy 410 above Naches and at the Hitching Post in Easton off of I-90. If you would like to carry custom versions of these maps, contact us for more information.
You can add your club to the maps for just $150 (and get custom maps of your riding areas). Business plans start at just $200 to be on the winter map web map, app, and print maps, or $300 to be on all of the apps and maps in the Northwest Portal set. Businesses can request a version of the map with their icon on the business location.
Printable maps are available for the following areas:
Republic area of Okanogan County (36” x 36” GeoPDF on Avenza only)
Southeast Washington: Umatilla National Forest (36” x 36” GeoPDF on Avenza only)
Central Cascades: Kittitas and Yakima Counties
Available free thanks to our club sponsors Cascade Drift Skippers, Sno-Jammers and Junco Snowmoible Club; local business supporters I-90 Motorsports, Apple State Power Sports, Central Powersports, Gold Creek Station, The Hitching Post, and Motor Toys Rental and Tours; and project sponsors Premier Polaris and Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce.
Two-page map of the trails in Ahtanum State Forest: Letter only
18” x 24” GeoPDF Posters
Download or use on your phone with Avenza.
All of Kittitas & Yakima Counties
Kittitas & Yakima Counties with contours
Crystal Springs to Greenwater
Crystal Springs to Greenwater with contours
Chelan County
Available free thanks to our project sponsors Premier Polaris and Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce.
Trails on both sides of Blewett Pass: Lily Lake-Kittitas County and Chelan County: Tabloid only
18” x 24” GeoPDF Posters
Download or use on your phone with Avenza.
Chelan County
Chelan County with contours
Get the map on Avenza: 18x24” Map of Chelan County 1:176,000, 36x36” Map of Lake Wenatchee and trails west of Lake Chelan at 1:60,000 and 36x36” Map of trails on both sides of Lake Chelan at 1:55,000.
Northwest Cascades
Available free thanks to our project sponsors Premier Polaris and Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce.
18” x 24” GeoPDF Posters
Download or use on your phone with Avenza.
NW Cascades
NW Cascades with contours
Get the map on Avenza: 18x24” map of the Nothwest Cascades at 1:156,000 and 36x36” map of the Northwest Cascades at 1:100,000.
North Central Cascades
Available free thanks to our club sponsor North Central ATV Club; local business supporters Three Fingered Jack’s and Snowmobile Winthrop; and project sponsors Premier Polaris and Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce.
Letter-sized map of trails in the Winthrop Area
18” x 24” GeoPDF Posters
Download or use on your phone with Avenza.
North Central Washington
North Central Washington with contours
Pend Oreille County (NE Washington) and Priest Lake Idaho
Available free thanks to our club sponsor Spokane Winter Knights and project sponsors Premier Polaris and Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce.
18” x 24” GeoPDF Posters
Download or use on your phone with Avenza.
Pend Oreille and Priest Lake
Pend Oreille and Priest Lake with contours
Get the map on Avenza: 18x24” map of Pend Oreille to Priest Lake at 1:200,000 and 36x36” map of Pend Oreille to Priest Lake at 1:100,000.
Southwest Cascades: Gifford Pincho National Forest
Available free thanks to our club sponsor Junco Snowmoible Club and project sponsors Premier Polaris and Lake Chelan Chamber of Commerce.
18” x 24” GeoPDF Posters
Download or use on your phone with Avenza.
NW Cascades
NW Cascades with contours
Get the map on Avenza: 18x24” map of SW Washington/Gifford Pinchot at 1:180,000 and 36x36” map of SW Washington/Gifford Pinchot at 1:125,000.
Charity on the Snow Route Map
Download GeoPDF/Printable basic map or map with contours
Gathering good Snow Recreation information is challenging. We work with users, organizations, and area managers to tell the story of winter recreation in Washington.
Snow Northwest (Snow NW) is now available as an app for Apple or Android thanks to the generous support of our Sponsors, Club Supporters, and participating Businesses. When you visit them, please thank them for their support of this project.
When using the app for Apple or Android you can download any of these 18 regions free for offline navigation.
Sponsors
The Snow NW App is entirely free to users - thanks to these supporting Sponsors, Clubs, and Advertisers
Participating Communities
Brewster, Lewis County, Travel Tacoma, Walla Walla Downtown, Wilkeson
Participating Clubs
Cascade Drift Skippers, Sno-Jammers, North Central ATV Club, Junco Snowmoible Club, Spokane Winter Knights
Participating Businesses
I-90 Motorsports, Apple State Power Sports, Central Powersports, Gold Creek Station, The Hitching Post, Motor Toys Rental and Tours, Premier Polaris, Seabrook Resort, Selkirk Sun, Stoneridge Resort, Snowmobile Winthrop, Three Fingered Jack’s, Vancours Powersports, Wenatchee Powersports, Wolfpack Powersports
If you dream of riding through a winter wonderland in Washington’s Cascade mountains or want to trying snowmobiling before you invest in the equipment, treat yourself to a guided snowmobile tour or, if you have some experience, rent a snowmobile and explore on your own. Snowmobile Winthrop and Motor Toys Rental and Tours in Cle Elum will help you get out on the snow.