ski trail

The sleepy socialist town built new alpine and Nordic ski trails, ski jumps, bobsled and luge runs, a skating rink, dozens of apartment blocks and numerous hotels.

The trails are part of the Lodge’s 40-mile network of ski trails that transform in summer into hiking, mountain biking and horse trails.

But no one had found a way to create a true, interwoven ski trail network in the Methow.

They were hoping this would be the year: Tiny skis were purchased for Lewis, and they planned to ski their favorite Massachusetts ski trails while dragging Asher behind them in a sled.

About three-fourths of its ski trails are on private land.