Selkirks Overnight Zone Recommendations

[Bryce Poplawsky]

Hi all,
A couple of friends and I are looking to do a 2-3 night trip into the selkirks to do some skiing/camping in January. We don’t have sleds but don’t mind skinning in via roads. We were originally thinking about the Roman nose lakes area but I’ve heard it’s very popular with sleds and tracked out/potentially a bit busy as result. Does anyone have any recommendations for some spots in the selkirks that might be a bit less popular with the sleds with a somewhat reasonable approach for us sledless folks (10ish miles or less)? Looking for a zone enjoyable to camp and ski in, ideally with a variety of options for multiple days of skiing. I’m down in Moscow and don’t make it into the area too often so I appreciate any insight you can give me!

 

[idsnowghost]

Yeah, I'd cross Roman Nose Lakes off. The approach is pretty long and awful on top of it being braaaapp central.

Ball or Trout Creeks wouldn't be impossible, but still a slog. Closed area for sleds.

Sometimes they plow Smith Creek to the hydro station. West Fork Cabin is up that way and a lot of other skiing. Not many sleds up there.

Not Selkirk's .. but the Kettle Crest in Washington might be a fun camp or you can try to reserve the cabin. There's a plowed highway that runs through the middle at 5600 feet.