This outing begins and ends at the Marble Mountain Sno-Park on Gifford Pinchot National Forest road No. 83. The parking area is shared with snowmobile riders, who use the snow-covered roads plus their own trails. If the noise of snowmobiles detracts from the winter backwoods experience, this is not the place to go. Try skiing east on road No. 83 to the June Lake trailhead, a distance of about a mile. Pine Marten trail No. 245E parallels the road on the north, but it's faster and easier just to ski up the road.
Most snowmobile riders are courteous and give skiers a wide berth.
At the trailhead for June Lake trail No. 216, take a left and ski up to little June Lake. It's about 1.4 miles up from road No. 83. June Lake is a calendar-cover scene. It will most likely be iced over, with a frozen waterfall on the opposite shore. No. 83 to the trailhead for Sasquatch Loops trail No. 236.