Snowlands Network to Complete Orion Trail
An opportunity to show the Forest Service you care
Loon Lake/Orion Trail - October 2-3
It’s a tradition for Snowlands Network volunteers to mark or maintain ski and snowshoe trails each fall. This year Snowlands will complete the marking of the new Orion Trail near Loon Lake off Highway 50. We hope that you will join Snowlands and cosponsor El Dorado Nordic Ski Patrol for one or more fun-filled days enjoying the Sierra after the crowds have left. This is also an opportunity to show the Forest Service that you care about the quality of the sport you love.
Last year's effort to mark the Orion Trail was cut short by an unexpected early snowfall so we are going back this year to complete the effort begun last year. This trail is a loop beginning at the trailhead for the Van Vleck Bunkhouse tour
www.BackcountrySkiTours.com/pages/tours_0800/0801_tour.htm
and heading out to Brown Mountain. The total length is approximately six miles.
No experience is required to help mark the trails. Just come prepared to enjoy a day or two with a bunch of great people like you who enjoy the winter backcountry. Marking ski and snowshoe trails is a fun way to give to the community. Snowlands will supply all the equipment. You bring your lunch and good spirits.
The two-day Orion Trail weekend will include optional overnight tent-camping accommodations (bring yours!) Friday and Saturday nights at the Red Fir Group Campground at Loon Lake.
To obtain more information or sign up contact Marcus Libkind at 925-455-5816 or send an email to Marcus Libkind.
Please help make this volunteer service event a huge success.