Winter DiamondsBy Mark Leger
Activities: Cross-country skiing, telemark, wildlife Winter arrives early and stays late: at the park's higher elevations it can last nine months. The winter brings some of the heaviest snowfall in the country, averaging 533 inches per year. However, the last time the Crater Lake lake froze was in 1949. What this adds up to is the startling vision of blue, blue Crater Lake in the snow. Need some pointers? On winter weekends, park rangers and volunteers lead ecology snowshoe walks. More on Crater Lake Winter Sports
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