The temporary Sno-Park closure mentioned on the WTA main description of this hike is no longer in effect. The road and Sno-Park lot are clear of any obstructions and are fully usable. The snow on the trails was quite firm and often had a fair amount of small forest litter (needles, lichen, twigs, etc.) suggesting that there'd been plenty of wind but not much snow for some time.
I snowshoed with a friend from the parking lot up the trail through forest, then through the Salmon la Sac Horse Camp, and followed the trail to the Salmon la Sac Campground. We sat on the edge of the campground overlooking the river to eat lunch and enjoy the sunshine. We snowshoed a total of about 5 miles round trip.
We saw only 2 other parties on the trail and each was XC skiing with their dogs. This is a pleasant and easy snowshoe or XC ski outing.
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