Cross country skiing at Alturas Lake Trails

Alturas Lake Trails

Sawtooth City, Idaho, USA
Blaine County Recreation District
Smiley Creek AirportSawtooth Hatchery

All good things come to an end- With this great meltdown of March 2026, Alturas trails have developed bare sections and sheet ice. 

So we are finished grooming for the season at Alturas. In spite of a late start and early end we have had some of the best continuous skiing ever thanks to Mother Nature and Chad's grooming with some help from Karl.

Thank you everyone who contributed to the Ski Club trails, thank you BCRD, the USFS, the Sawtooth Society license plate grant program, the governing board and all the volunteers!

Reported on Mar 23, 2026 at 12:36 AM by janet K

The Sawtooth Ski Club snowmobile grooms multiple days each week at Park Creek and Alturas for skate and classic Nordic skiing. Be prepared for variable snow conditions and a more old fashioned, home-grown skiing experience on beautiful trails. The weather can be wilder in the Sawtooth Valley. 

Updated Jan 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM by Ashley

The Sawtooth Ski Club snowmobile grooms multiple days each week at Park Creek and Alturas for skate and classic Nordic skiing. Be prepared for variable snow conditions and a more old fashioned, home-grown skiing experience on beautiful trails. The weather can be wilder in the Sawtooth Valley. 

 
 
Updated Jan 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM by Ashley