Visiting Seattle between Christmas and New Year

[East Hill]

Fremont for the cafes and feel. Lenin and the troll...Waiting for the Interurban...Burke-Gilman trail hookup there too. So, a possible bike ride? I think the other PNWers could guide you better on the BGT.

Snowshoing's not my cup of tea, but there's not really anything THAT close to Seattle itself (everyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong). Closest I can think of would be Mt. Baker, but that's possibly a little more out of your way than you may wish.

East Hill

[salsabike]

I assiduously avoid snow, so I'm not much help there either--although my guess is you could go to Snoqualmie, closer than Baker, and find trails for snowshoeing.

I second the Fremont recommendation--it's a fun and funky place to spend a day. If you're in the mood for the outdoors, try walking in the Arboretum, and there's a really lovely Japanese garden there as well. Feeling arty, and Pioneer Square, south of Pike Place Market, is full of galleries.

[East Hill]

I have to agree, Snoqualmie Pass may be closer than Mount Baker. I am not certain how much snowshoeing is done there. I tried to run a search on Google for Snoqualmie and snowshoeing and did not turn up much.

East Hill

[mimitabby]

you could definitely find some snowshoeing near Snoqualmie, a 60 minute drive from city center. I have done it there and I hear they have plenty of snow(now).
(I thought i posted this yesterday, sorry)