Recreational Use

This section provides status and trend information on trail use in the Methow Valley. Information available on trail use is currently limited to the nordic ski trails. Summer trail use information will be added when the data become available. Data on the economic impacts of recreation and visitor use is available in a forthcoming report from TwispWorks and in the Resource Dimensions 2015 report available below.

Nordic Trails

Methow Trails records indicate that the number of skiers using the Methow Trails’ Nordic system has been increasing over the past 13 years. Skier user days increased dramatically in the 2020-21 “COVID winter.” The past four years have also had high skier users days, apart from the 2023-2024 winter, when low snowpack cut the season short.

Number of Skier Days, 2010-2024

Economic Impacts of the Methow Valley’s Trail System on the Local and Regional Economy

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Resource Dimensions, 2015

Last updated May 2025.

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