ABOUT THE SKI AREA

The Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Area is a non-motorized winter recreation area located 39 miles northeast of Moscow on Highway 6, just east of Harvard, Idaho. Elevation at the trailhead is 3600′. The ski area’s elevation and location means that it can catch many storms and sustain a deep snowpack even when there is little to no snow in the nearby cities like Moscow and Pullman.

Park N’ Ski passes are required at the trailhead.  Both season passes and 3-day passes are available at Hyperspud Sports and other Idaho retailers.

 

Your Idaho Park n’ Ski Pass and your club dues both ensure our trails are groomed and facilities are maintained

Photo of club members enjoying an overnight trip

Photograph with an example of freshly groomed trails at the Palouse Divide nordic area
Freshly groomed ski tracks!

 

View the Trails

The Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Area has approximately 20 miles of marked trails maintained by the club in partnership with the US Forest Service and the Palouse Divide Lodge. The Palouse Divide Nordic Ski Club is an Idaho non-profit organization existing for the sole purpose of maintaining the Nordic ski trails.  We are a group of volunteers and can always use more help.

Join the Club or Pay Dues

Please renew your club dues to help support trail maintenance. You can pay dues online or stop by Hyperspud Sports in Moscow to renew and buy your Idaho Park N’ Ski pass.

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CLUB UPDATES

2024-3-22 Bye, Bye, Port-a-Potties

Mar 22, 2024

Message from Jesse: I called St. Joe’s Port-a-Huts to ask them to bring in the port-a-potties from the Palouse Divide. I think we’ve had our run for this winter, and

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2024-3-16 Some snow in places but not for long

Mar 17, 2024

Hume Road (not pictured) is still in great shape with a good base and well-preserved tracks. There are just a couple minor thin spots (mostly past the intersection with Big

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Upcoming events

  • Free Ski Day
    January 11, 2025, 10:00 am

    Join club members at 10am for a free ski day

  • Free Ski Lessons
    January 18, 2025, 10:00 am

    The Palouse Divide is hosting free beginner cross-country ski lessons every other Saturday.

  • Womens Ski Day
    January 26, 2025, 1:00 pm

    Join an experienced woman skiier for a "nobody left behind" group ski.

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Warming hut ~1 mile from trailhead.

 

Trail Etiquette

Snowshoers (and other non-skiers), please stay off groomed ski tracks

Skiers, please give those heading downhill the right of way

Dog owners, please clean up after your dogs and keep them under control (and out of the warming hut)

Everyone, please leave the warming hut clean and enjoy the trails!