Washington · Cross-country skiing

Ponderosa Trail

0.3 mi
round trip
5 ft
climb
2,491 ft
high point
Out and back
route
Apr–Oct
best months

Is Ponderosa Trail open right now?

No closures listed

The Forest Service lists no closures for Colville National Forest.

As of · Source: USFS · Colville National Forest. Agencies don't list every closure — check before you go.

Ponderosa Trail is a short, flat cross-country ski route in the Newport Ranger District of Colville National Forest in northeastern Washington. It lies about half a mile from the town of Newport, where the Forest Service manages the surrounding forest. The trail is an out-and-back with a total length of about half a mile and a high point of 2,491 feet, with a rise of just 5 feet from the low point at 2,484 feet. The route is almost entirely flat, and the steepest section comes at about 0.18 miles in, with a grade of 2%. Winter is the natural season for cross-country skiing here. Typical averages from a nearby weather station in Newport show January highs around 32°F and lows near 24°F, while May and September run milder, with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. Several other ski routes sit within about a tenth of a mile, including Rough Ridge Trail, Perspiration Trail and Cougar Trail. For camping, No Name Lake is about 2.9 miles away, and Pioneer Park is about 4.3 miles away.

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  • Best time to go · Apr–Oct

    Best time to visit Ponderosa Trail

    Best months: April–October. Best months have typical highs of 55–85 °F, lows of 30 °F or warmer (32 °F where the station doesn't record snow), at most one snowy day and no more than 12 wet days.

    1. Jan

      32° / 24°

    2. Feb

      38° / 23°

    3. Mar

      48° / 28°

    4. Apr

      57° / 33°

    5. May

      68° / 41°

    6. Jun

      74° / 46°

    7. Jul

      84° / 51°

    8. Aug

      83° / 49°

    9. Sep

      73° / 41°

    10. Oct

      56° / 34°

    11. Nov

      40° / 28°

    12. Dec

      32° / 23°

    Typical high / low (°F) and days with rain or snow, 1991–2020. Measured at Newport, WA, 6 mi away at 2,162 ft. This station doesn't record snowfall. Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020.

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