Ski-Touring the Southern Wallowas, the "Swiss Alps of Oregon"

Ski-Touring the Southern Wallowas, the "Swiss Alps of Oregon"

Three hours north of Boise and six south of Spokane, the little-known ranching town of Halfway, Oregon is the gateway to one of the last hidden skiing gems in the country: the Southern Wallowas.  The lesser-known mountain range garnered the nickname “the Swiss Alps of Oregon” for its jagged peaks and deep valleys, though it’s overshadowed by the Cascades to the west, the Bitterroots to the north, the Sawtooths to the east and Wasatch to the sou…