Ski Trails
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Trail/Area Name	Difficulty	How to Find	Markings	Length	Vertical Drop	Notes
Rim Village Area
West Rim Road	easy	west side of Rim Village area at snow ramp	unmarked, but follows unplowed roadway	6.1 miles to North Junction		good views of the lake; often windy and icy
Hemlock Loop	moderate	snow ramp in Rim Village parking area	blue diamonds on trees and orange poles	2 miles		rolling hills; more sheltered than West Rim Road
Raven Trail	difficult	east of lodge in open bowl leading into woods	blue diamonds, difficult to follow	1 mile	600 feet	trail ends near Park Headquarters, can connect to East Rim Road
Dutton Creek / PCT / Annie Springs Trail	difficult	about 50 yards south of West Rim Road snow ramp	blue diamonds, arrows, older red / orange blazes	4.5 miles	1000 feet, mostly in first mile	trail ends at Mazama Village or Highway 62
Lightning Springs	difficult	branches off West Rim Road two miles from Rim Village	blue diamonds	4 miles to PCT, 9.6 miles to Dutton Creek	1300 feet	connects to PCT / Dutton Creek
Park Headquarters Area
East Rim Road	moderate	snow ramps near Park Headquarters	unmarked, but follows unplowed roadway	3 miles to Vidae Falls, 4.5 miles to Sun Notch, 9 miles to Kerr Notch		no view of lake until Sun Notch
Crater Peak Trail	moderate to base of peak, difficult thereafter	branches off East Rim Road to the south, 2.3 miles from Headquarters	blue diamonds on trees, older red / orange blazes	2.5 miles one way	600 foot climb to the peak from East Rim Road	last 0.7 miles very steep through trees; trail not marked to peak
Greyback Trail	moderate	branches off East Rim Road to the east, 3.0 miles from Headquarters, just past Vidae Falls	red / orange blazes on trees, follows unplowed roadway; difficult to follow in first half mile	4.8 miles one way	250 foot climb, followed by 800 foot loss (west to east)	used very little
Mazama Village	easy	at Entrance Station, 3 miles south of Headquarters				good beginner ski trail; views of Annie Creek Canyon

For further details, including a complete set of regulations and information about skiing around the lake, please review our Winter Backcountry Use brochure.

• Entering the caldera is prohibited.
• No overnight lodging is available in the park during the winter.
• Camping is permitted with a free backcountry permit.
• No open fires are permitted.
• Camping parties are limited to eight people per party.
• Do not ski or snowshoe on plowed roads.
• No pets are allowed on trails.
• You are responsible for your own safety.

Rev. 9/2001 klb