Sand flat offers backcountry routes marked with blue diamonds on trees. Trails are not groomed. Snowshoers, please blaze a parallel trail to cross country skiers staying out of the skin track. These trails can be accessed via the Everitt Memorial Highway.
The Shasta-Trinity offers a snowmobile staging area that accesses 260 miles of groomed and ungroomed trails on three National Forests, plowed parking and a restroom at Pilgrim Creek Snowmobile Park, northeast of McCloud. Click here for more information and current conditions.
The Mount Shasta Ski Park offers 425 acres of skiable terrain and access to some great sidecountry. http://www.skipark.com
25 km of groomed trails, for XC skiing and snowshoeing. Rentals and Lessons available. Warming hut at the trailhead. http://mtshastanordic.org/
Castle Lake Road provides access to Castle Lake and its trails. In the winter, the road is plowed to the lake. The road is typically the last be plowed during and after storms.
Everitt Memorial Highway provides road access to the Bunny Flat and Old Ski Bowl parking lots. In the winter, snow is removed to Bunny Flat. Siskiyou County is responsible for snow removal for this road, though this and all recreational roads are the lowest priority during and after storms.
A lower gate exists near the McBride Springs campground. It is usually open in the winter. Reasons for closures include:
This is the BEST site for road status updates: https://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/publicworks/page/closures-and-delays
Everitt Memorial Highway provides road access to the Bunny Flat and Old Ski Bowl parking lots. In the winter, snow is removed to Bunny Flat. Siskiyou County is responsible for snow removal for this road, though this and all recreational roads are the lowest priority during and after storms.
An upper gate exists right above Bunny Flat parking lot allowing access to the Old Ski Bowl. This gate is closed in the winter.
https://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/publicworks/page/closures-and-delays
