E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will head up Nintendo Hill and then cross the ballfield to the high point, before descending directly to Middle Fork.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Snow Turtling" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will head up the Powerline trail and connect over to the Middle Fork trail via Campbell Creek Gorge trail and return. Snow shoes advised.
E. Marquez will lead "Lost Cabin Route" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off of Abbott road. We will take the trail to the Gasline trail, to Prospect Heights and then to the Wolverine trail break off. We will return via the Lost Cabin route and down to Bivouac trailhead.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "How Low Will it Go?" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead off of Abbott Rd. We will take a circuitous route towards the Botanical Gardens and back searching for the coldest temperatures.
Lee Helzer will lead "Far North Bicentennial Ramble" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at the North Bivouac Trail head for a 6:30pm departure. We will ramble about the nicely packed fat bike trails and try not to get too lost. Expect cold temps.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Monkeyflower" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the Middle Fork trail out and at some point ascend directly to the south up the steep and craggy north face of the ballfield. Ice axe and microspikes are recommended.
E. Marquez will lead "Mchuch Scree" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead. We will take the Homestead trail and then ascend the standard scree field to the ridge. We will return by the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Flaketop Reverse" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the powerline trail out for a few miles, and find a suitable point of ascent directly to the summit of Flaketop. We will return via the ridge.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Man's Land" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the Near Point trail, but before we reach the summit we will divert to the southern face, and traverse the copious blueberry fields all the way to the Pass. We will make our way back down through No Man’s Land for the return trip.
Lee Helzer will lead "Will there Be a Trail" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Upper Indian Creek Trailhead at the end of Boretide Rd. We will head out the Powerline trail then attempt to find a trail which may or may not exist and return via the Indian Valley trail.
Iulian Ovod-Everett will lead "Black Mesa" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will meet at the lower parking lot at the McHugh Creek trailhead at 6:30. We will cross the creek and follow the ridge through meadows and possibly bushwhacking up to the top of Black Mesa, then descend towards Turnagain Arm and return via the Turnagain Arm Trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Flaketop" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Lakes trailhead at the end of Canyon road. We will take the main trail for a couple of miles, then head directly up to the summit of Flaketop. We will traverse to the Ptarmigan pass and return by the main trail.