The snowmobile routes from Salt Creek Summit are super pipelines maintained by the Gamblers, that deliver you to a variety of terrain on the east side of the Wallowa Mountains of Oregon. Some people even access the Halfway area from this location. The trees that were destroyed by fire a couple decades ago now have been replaced by trees that are starting to grow high enough that the play areas are disappearing, but there is still plenty of open space available until the next fire.
One major advantage of this side of the Wallowas is that you can cover a lot of ground with great scenery. You can see for miles, into Hells Canyon and Idaho, including the Seven Devils and McCall area. You get the feeling you are on top of the world cruising around here, and you are also in the middle of nowhere. There is no winter road access to this side of the mountains during the winter, so you and the other slednecks are the only ones enjoying this part of the world during snowmobile season. Salt Creek Summit is literally the end of the road and one of the highest roads you can drive in Oregon during the winter. The two drawbacks to Salt Creek Summit are the merciless wind and limited relative snowfall compared to the other side of the Wallowas. Much of the moisture is taken from the storms by the time they reach this side of the mountains, but the high elevation helps compensate for that. This creates a a tricky and variable snowpack.
Salt Creek Summit is also host to a variety of other activities including nordic skiing, backcountry skiing, mountain biking, hiking, and the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race.