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Campsite: Pocket Creek Trailhead Snowpark
Beautiful cross country ski area that quickly gets you away from the crowds and out in the woods. The loop trail has several neat bridges over the creeks that run through the area that are very picturesque in the winter. Once you're off the main road/trail, the narrow track and rolling terrain take a moderate amount of skill to negotiate. Also a popular spot for backcountry skiers to start the ascent up to gunsight ridge in search of untracked powder.
Campsite: Snow King Sno-Park
The day pass for Washington snow parks is way more expensive than in Oregon--$22! And they patrol all the snow parks up by trout lake, so you can expect to get a ticket if you don't buy a parking pass.
I took my daughter cross country skiing at the end of March and the snow was extremely thin and variable. There wasn't enough left on the ground for the trails to be groomed. This was at the same time that Hood was getting buried in snow. So, I guess this is only a good ski spot when there is tons of snow at lower elevations.
Otherwise, this area was very pretty and felt wild compared to Hood. The terrain is fairly gentle with rolling hills. We were out for several hours and only encountered four people on the trails. The parking lot was mostly being used by snow mobilers, but they are restricted to different routes.