Season ended on a nice snowy note. But, when the snow finally went it went fast even in our north slope snow stash. The snow stash did give us two extra weeks of snowshoeing after Swallow Falls lost it, but the snowpack and base never got to a substantial depth. Most years it’s 12-20″ this year it topped at out 4-6″.
We are closed for snowshoeing but we are converting bookings to a winter hike. This adventure winter hiking tour still explores the scenic back country forests and visits the highest falls in Maryland, Muddy Creek.
Saturdays snowshoeing group is sticking with the tour and is full, but we do have space on Sunday at 10am. There is a chance for a snowy forest but not a very good chance for adequate snow to make snowshoeing practical.
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*Snow Stash Pocket: A local gem, off-the-beaten-path spot where the snow lies deep. Over the past 20 years offering snowshoeing trips we have discovered the local geographical locations where the exposure and topography combine to create mini micro climates. In our case, here in Garrett County we are adjacent to the Cranesville Sub Arctic Swamp where you will find a northern arboreal forest plant and annual community similar to the ecology found in far northern Canada. This is caused by a unique geography where the elevation and shape of the mountains creates an extra snowy and cold micro climate. This unique geography and extra cold temperatures is why these plants and animals stayed after the ice age.
We know several fantastic places where there are north facing slopes and protected areas where the snow drifts and lies extra deep. The back country of Swallow Falls is such a place. One 0f our other special areas will hold and maintain a snow pack for weeks after most of the snow has disappeared elsewhere. In fact you can sometimes drive there and see no snow anywhere until you come over the mountain. If we are reporting we are offering tours, we are, regardless if you can’s see ANY snow around you.