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     Snow Lake is always a pleasure to visit. Now, you may feel that's a load but there's even more enjoyable stuff to do here in the Northern Cascade Range. Everybody nearby loves skiing at White Pass, and if you're here, you could also stop at beautiful Penoyer Lake. This lake is so wonderful. After a long day outdoors Suncadia Resort is a glorious place to spend a night or two, and Henry Lake is a nearby lake that you could take a look at. Not enough hours in a  
   day to enjoy this location. Snow Lake is right by the Cowlitz Trail; float down the rapids of Summit Creek in a kayak.
A large amount of rain falls at Snow Lake; the month of January is the wettest with most of the snow while July is the month with the least amount of precipitation. Why not take a refreshing hike along the Twin Sisters Trail, and a great site to camp here at Snow Lake is White Pass Campground. A pleasant location near Snow Lake is Cowlitz
 
               Pass; if you come at the right time of year, Cowlitz River - Clear Fork offers some magnificent whitewater.
The Northern Cascade Range scenery is always beautiful. All through the summer at Snow Lake highs are commonly in the 60's. Once the sun is down it sinks down to the 40's. High temperatures through the winter are normally in the 30's with temperatures at Snow Lake dipping down into the 10's during winter nights. And if that's not enough there's plenty more exciting things to do in the Northern Cascade Range. The Jug Lake Trail offers hiking at its best, and camping is available at Knuppenburg Lake Campground.
This lake is so wonderful. Gotta ski! Crystal Mountain is a good place to do that.

 
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Current weather conditions at Snow Lake, Northern Cascade Range, Lewis County, Washington
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Local climate location: RAINIER PARADISE R S 12 miles away


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  Coordinates:
Latitude: 46.72306
Longitude: -121.4011

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 Hotels Near Snow Lake:
Suncadia Resort, Cle Elum, 36 miles away
Stewart Lodge, Cle Elum, 38 miles away
Best Western Snowcap Lodge, Cle Elum, 38 miles away
Kings Valu Inn, Enumclaw, 45 miles away
Salish Lodge And Spa, Snoqualmie, 48 miles away
 Camp Grounds Near Snow Lake:
White Pass Campground, Yakima County, 4 miles away
Knuppenburg Lake Campground, Lewis County, 5 miles away
Soda Springs Campground, Lewis County, 6 miles away
Morse Creek Campground, Yakima County, 8 miles away
 Hiking Trails Near Snow Lake:
Jug Lake Trail, Lewis County, 1 miles away
       13.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
Twin Sisters Trail, Yakima County, 2 miles away
       7.4 hiking miles, 1307 feet elevation difference
Cowlitz Trail, Lewis County, 2 miles away
       10.6 hiking miles, 2199 feet elevation difference
 Ski Areas Near Snow Lake:
White Pass, Washington, 4 miles away
      1500 vertical feet
Crystal Mountain, Washington, 11 miles away
      3100 vertical feet
 Whitewater Near Snow Lake:
Summit Creek, Lewis CountyCounty, 9 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Soda Springs to Highway 123)
Cowlitz River - Clear Fork, Lewis CountyCounty, 10 miles away
      Class V+ - 5 miles long (Lava Creek to La Wis Wis Campground)
Chinook Creek, Pierce CountyCounty, 11 miles away
      Class IV-V - 5 miles long (Deer Creek to Cedar Flats)
 National Parks Near Snow Lake:
Mount Rainier National Park, Ashford - WA, 40 miles away
 Lakes Near Snow Lake:
Penoyer Lake, Lewis CountyCounty, 0 miles away
Henry Lake, Lewis CountyCounty, 1 miles away

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The resort strikes a perfect balance between pulse quickening steeps, wide open cruisers and gentle learning areas with 33 percent of the terrain geared toward experts, 43 percent toward intermediates and 24 percent toward beginners.
Nothing gets you to the top faster than the Great White Express, Washington's only Doppelmayr high-speed detachable quad. Great White can take you from the base to the summit in five minutes.
White Pass is recognized as one of the greatest mountains to ride in the Northwest. Natural quarter-pipes, kickers, drops, cornices and chutes challenge even the most experienced boarder. It offers a half-pipe.
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Granite Lake
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Rimrock Lake
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