Snowshoe Trails

The snowshoe trails at McCulloch all have names beginning with Snow or Snowy (thanks Elsie and Ross), and are shown on the snowshoe map, available around town, in the ski cabins at McCulloch, and on the website.

Snowshoe trails are flagged with long pieces of red tape. Snowshoe trail signs are red text on a yellow background; ski trails are green, blue or black on yellow. Snowshoe signs may be the name of the trail, the words Snowshoe Trail, the words Parking Lot, single arrows, or double arrows. Some trails feature numbers spray-painted on trees; these are not distances, they are trail numbers as shown on the snowshoe map and as listed below.

The snowshoe trails form four groups from west to east. The first group features the Snowy Hilton, Snowy Cabin, and Snow Beauty trails. The second group features the Snow Vista trail. The third group features Snowbound, Snow Business , Snow Goose, Snowy Leon, Snow Lynx, Snowy P.M., Snowy Valentine, and the western part of Snow View. The fourth area features Snow Memorial and the eastern part of Snow View.

Note that the trail and junction locations on the map are only approximate. If you are uncertain about the trails, consider joining us for one of the guided snowshoe hikes advertised on the website. Or look for the guy with the orange shirt, long underwear and shorts. That's Rick, the snowshoe director and author of this page. Ask him.

Snowshoe trails cross ski trails; please do not damage the set tracks when you cross them; lift your snowshoes over the track. Do not walk on ski trails at any other time.

As noted above, the snowshoe trails are marked with long pieces of red trail tape. Blue, yellow, and green markers are not ours. Yellow trail signs showing the name of the trail are placed where the snowshoe trails cross the ski trails, usually on the side you are facing when going out from the main parking lot. The other side usually has a sign simply saying Snowshoe Trail or Parking Lot.

The snowshoe trails provide access to four shelters, the Nordic Hilton (via the Snowy Hilton trail), the Log Cabin (via the Snowy Hilton and Snowy Log, or Snowy Cabin, or Snow Beauty trails), the Meadow Cabin (via the Snow Vista trail), and the Lean-to (via Snowbound).