Monday, December 27, 2010

Cross Country Skiing with Dogs

While there are very legitimate reasons that dogs shouldn't be allowed on cross-country ski trails, trekking along with your dog over freshly groomed tracks while snow flakes land softly on your face couldn't be more invigorating for you and for your dog.

Here are our favorite spots to cross country ski with our dogs:

Teton Canyon, Driggs, Idaho.
Groomed almost daily, this dog friendly, 13 kilometer out and back track will bring you views that won't let you down. The trailhead is off ski hill road at the end of Teton Canyon Road. See http://www.tvtap.org/skiing for updates on grooming.


Blacktail, Lakeside, Montana
Groomed about every other day, there are a few loops and and out and back that offers stunning views of Flathead Lake. There is a lower and an upper trailhead off the road to Blacktail ski area. See http://northshorenordic.org/Default.htm for updates.

As always, even when dogs are permitted on trails, if they are punching holes in the tracks, please take your dog back to the car.

Tell us your favorite place to ski with your dog.

2 comments:

Darrell Sofield said...

In Washington State, The Methow Valley has 30K for you and your dog. Big Valley is nice and flat. And on Rondezvous Trail you can climb 1800 feet to the pass. Just remember to pace your dog. It is a long way back to the trailhead.

In Switzerland, the best place I have found is Davos Platz. Dog are aloud on 15k along the Fluss (river).

Darrell

Paula Dagnon said...

Thanks Darrell, Jake thinks we really need to get over there and check it out!