The Wind River Road in the southern Gifford Pinchot National Forest will be plowed all the way north to the Lone Butte Sno-Park this winter, improving access for snowmobile riders.
Larry Douglass, Skamania County public works director, said the county has resumed its normal operation of plowing road No. 30 to Lone Butte, along with the Koshko, McClellan and Government Mineral Springs sno-parks.
Last winter, to access to the upper Wind River winter recreation area yet stretch limited snow removal dollars, the county only plowed as far as Koshko Sno-Park.
Old Man Pass (Wind River) — 42 inches
Lone Butte (Wind River) — 42 inches
Cougar (Mount St. Helens) –36 inches
Marble Mountain (Mount St. Helens) — 48 inches
Pineside (Mount Adams) — 28 inches
SnowKing (Mount Adams) — 34 inches
Smith Butte (Mount Adams) –Inaccessible
Atkisson (Mount Adams) — 36 inches
Flattop (Mount Adams) — 36 inches
That meant snowmobile riders and non-motorized users shared Koshko, with the snowmobilers then riding north to their traditional area at Lone Butte and beyond.