So here we are in beautiful Stanley Idaho on what Chad would describe as a bluebird day.
It is gorgeous out here a little bit cold but i mean isn't that what you want in a snowy winter
wonderland? A little cold and this is the Park Creek trail system here in Stanley. A great
cross-country skiing trail system. Stanley has two main cross-country skiing trail systems one
is here at Park Creek. The other is at Alturas Lake. From beginner to intermediate to expert
kind of trails that are well groomed and maintained by the Stanley cross
country ski club here. But the Stanley cross country ski club here does not rent the skis
Chad so where did you get your skis? So if you're rolling in from Boise swing by Mcu's.
They have a shop at bogus and a shop downtown and they can set you up with a nice pair of either classic,
nordic skis or skate skis and your boots and poles because you cannot get them up here. Sweet
well we have come prepared with our skis from Boise so let's hit the trails. Sweet. All right.
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So let's say you're not a cross-country skier which we definitely are not. Oh whoa
i am a cross-country skier i had some good form there. You did have some good form Chad.
Okay all right let's just be truthful. Anyways you can also do this little snowshoe expedition
to one of the most famous and iconic Idaho locations, Redfish Lake. Now in the winter time
it's a lot less crowded a lot less going on and you can't actually get there by car.
So what you do is you park over here off highway 75 and you snowshoe three miles in
to Redfish Lake. Now you see why he can't ski. I can't ski and i can't snowshoe so we'll see how
long it takes hopefully we get there before it's dark. Chad anything you want to add? Yeah i hope
you get there before it's dark i'll keep the car warm for you though. All right sounds good let's go.
Now you can walk this trail in your shoes provided it's been groomed recently
because it's a really hard pack but snowshoes let you go off trail and get some places that
you want to go. This is a classic view you've seen of the Sawtooths, Little Redfish Lake. Usually
you see it with a reflection of the Sawtooths in the lake. If you don't have snow shoes
right now you'd probably be up to here in snow. Okay i'd say a little common sense here people.
I wouldn't get on the lake. I mean can you go wrong with that view?
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Well we have made it to Redfish Lake. My first time ever at this lake when it's covered in snow. Really?
Yes and it's very very beautiful. It's a lot less crowded can't you tell? A little less crowded yeah.
Typically i jump off the dock. I'm kind of afraid to jump off just in case i break through
and the snowshoe in was it was you know not bad at all. No we were told three miles then we were
told two and a half and now you're saying it might even be less we might have to fact check that it
didn't seem that long of a hike in. It didn't seem long yeah and i would mention too you know
you can come up here in your nice winter boots and just walk in here. It's actually been a really
nice stroll the snowshoes are nice because you can pop off trail and get some of the different
access points there. Some trail systems around here as well that you definitely want to have
snowshoes on. But the road in to Redfish Lake Lodge and the road out in and out is an easy walk.
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