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Experiences, events, adventures and best kept secrets of Leavenworth, and Index, Washington.
Winter music festival in Leavenworth showcasing artists from the Pacific Northwest? Count us in! For details on next weekend's festival visit the following link https://winter.timbermusicfest.com
The cabins are situated in close proximity to Seattle and the Cascade mountains. You can easily day trip to one of Washington’s iconic volcanoes. Last weekend we decided to climb and ski on Mt. St Helen’s. On a good traffic day you can get there in 3.5 hours from the Skykomish Vida Chalet. We hiked, climbed then skied down. In the summer the mountain gives access to a moderate but challenging day hike. From the top you can see other Washington and Oregon volcanoes in stunning close proximity including Mt. Rainier, Mt. Adams, Mt Baker, and Mt Hood. There are campsites at the trailhead and further up the mountain if you want to stay longer and enjoy the ape caves (lava cave system).
Drive down the street from our little A-frame cabin and you enter a world of winter adventure! We tried ice-climbing last weekend at the Stonewater Ranch. They have a beautiful ice wall that they recently opened up to the public for introductory courses into ice-climbing. The programs run January through February. We loved it! Washington is not known for an abundance of ice-climbing routes but the Leavenworth area boasts many ice routes when the weather is right, including top-roping routes for the novice ice-climber. This is definitely something we will be exploring and we hope to see you all out there! Stonewater ranch is set on the Chiwawa loop and about 3-4 minutes drive from Leavenworth Little Bear cabin.
Ice Climb close to the cabin
Heybrook Lookout is a short and moderately steep hike through a fern and moss covered forest to a fun, staircase-ridden lookout with great views of the nearby mountains. If you are introducing someone to hiking, limited on time, or trying to add on another hike or activity in the area, this is the hike for you. For detail description click here
Here is some of the fun for Saturday January 19th:
Icefest Games like Frisbee Sweep, Ice Cube Scramble, Smooshing and more!
Snow Sculptures
Snowmobile Sled Pull
Live Ice Carving
Stevens Pass Grom Playground
Snowball Toss and Ice Fishing
And the fun continues on Sunday January 20th:
Stevens Pass Grom Playground
Snowshoe Demo Day 10am at Ski Hill
Fireworks show at 6pm!
Check out the weekend’s fun and games here
For more information visit about the Bavarian Icefest 2019 Leavenworth, Wa visit Bavarian Icefest 2019
Timbrrr! Winter Music Festival, powered by Carter Subaru, returns to Leavenworth, WA January 25th & 26th, 2019. Created as the winter counterpart to the very successful Timber! Outdoor Music Festival, Timbrrr! is two days/nights of music and wintertime fun. For a full line-up of artists see Music Line-up
For concert tickets see Get tickets
For full festival information visit the festival homepage here
Leavenworth is amazing. However, the area highlighted in this article, and also the home of Leavenworth Little Bear Cabin is something special. Check out the article below:
Nordic Skiing, Snowmobiling and Snowshoeing: This Central Cascade Town Has It All
I’m one of those people that uses my imagination to romanticize everything. Unfortunately this often leads to a disappointing reality. Take for example ice skating rinks. If you are like me, when you have the vision of visiting an ice skating rink you like to imagine a secret magical ice-covered pond surrounded by tall trees and solitude. You drink hot cocoa as you lace up your skates. The snow falls all around you as you step out into the winter air and glide hand in hand with your significant other.
Reality’s version of an ice skating rink (at least in Seattle) can be quite disenchanting. You get hoards and hoards of people crammed into small man-made rinks that are held together by cardboard or plastic walls. It is loud. It is obnoxious. It is littered with human hazards…(aka newbs). It is impossible to skate without running into someone. You always end up making two laps around the rink before feeling frustrated and ready to get out of the hectic nightmare. You always hope it will be different but it never is.
Well guess what? I found a REAL DEAL ice skating rink near Leavenworth! The Kahler glen ice rink.
The Kahler Glen ice rink is a unique outdoor ice skating rink in a natural setting on a 14,000 square foot frozen driving range pond that has been cleared of snow and flooded.
Hockey & figure skates in all sizes are available for use. No charge for skates and rink usage, but donations are appreciated. It is beautiful, it is surrounded by nature and it is FREE. I don’t think it gets better than that?
For more information on Ice conditions and opening dates (Jan-February) visit the Lake Wenatchee Info webpage here
Can you imagine skating on a real pond?
We are constantly working to raise the bar on our services. If you have any questions or concerns about your experience, please let us know. Our support concierges are available 24/7.
Andrea -
pnwcascadecabins@gmail.com
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