Great hike today. Arrived on a busy Saturday morning at 10am, not many spots left at sno park . lots of snow mobiles, skiers, and sleds near the parking lot, but quickly got quiet once on the dedicated snow shoe trail. Saw almost no one once we crossed the powerlines. There is a compacted trail bed most of the way - didn't really need snow shoes. One section if the trail is a bit hard to follow - watch for the yellow paint and blue markers on the trees; this is the section beyond the powerlines that parallels the powerlines.

Decided to check out a new sno-park with my snowshoes.  Trail was in good condition, good snow pack, the snow was packed down with good traction, snowshoe tracks are easy to follow.  The snowshoe trails are well marked with blue diamonds, ribbons, and arrows.  My favorite part was the big, beautiful loop that goes up onto a ridge, and winds back down towards the John Wayne Trail. One issue, the map on the Sno Park web site has only the XC ski trails. There is a map behind the Plexiglass at the TH kiosk and another one at the entrance to the visually impaired skier trails. I took photos of both on my phone to help me navigate--the trails might be well marked but they are fairly complicated. Saw 4-5 XC ski groups, one snowshoe group, one lady skijoring with her dog on the JWT, and heard a few snowmobiles on this beautiful sunny Friday morning.