This classic ridge traverse samples some of the best trails in the extensive Rendezvous system for a demanding all-day ski. Starting at Cub Creek has more downhill than climbing, while beginning at Mazama is the opposite. The groomed trails range in difficulty from easy to most difficult, with the steepest hill on the Lower Fawn Creek trail. The scenery is generally spectacular as the trails wind through open, snowy forests of lodgepole and ponderosa pine and Douglas-fir and open meadows with excellent views of the north Cascades. The trails followed in this route are: Cougar Bait, Cow Creek, Rendezvous Basin, Upper Fawn Creek, Lower Fawn Creek, Goat Creek, Inn Run. For those inclined, there are ski-to huts available for rent along the way (mvsta.com.) A trail pass is required.