Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Creek 20K" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
The route is in and conditions are right for the Bird Creek 20K! Low snow and frozen temps make for a fast route this year. Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Konikson Rd. We will journey to the ford site and beyond to a suitable turnaround point on this out and back route.
Lee Helzer will lead "Sixmile Creek" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Peters Creek.
Meet at the Peters Creek Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will head out the Peters Creek trail. Just after Fourmile Creek we will head up the ridge and follow it until after Sixmile creek and descend south for the return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "O'Malley Reverse" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will ascend Nintendo Hill and traverse across the ballfield and down to Black Lake. Then, we will look for a route through the cliffs and ascend O’Malley from the north. Return will be via the standard route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Eagle River ridge run" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the South Fork Eagle River trailhead. We will head up to the ridge and follow it to point 4603. From there, we will descend to and traverse the rock field to Symphony Lake. We will cross the bridge and jog the main trail back to the trailhead.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "O'Malley Traverse" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will head up to the ballfield and the standard route to O’Malley Peak. Past the summit, we will make a sharp descent to the Williwaw Lakes. We will return via the lakes trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Mchugh Traverse" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Lake trailhead. From the trailhead, we will immediately drop down to Rabbit Creek and follow the trail until we head towards McHugh Peak. Once we reach the ridge, we will drop over the other side into the McHugh Lake drainage. From there, we will follow the trails back towards Rabbit Lake and back to the start.
Lee Helzer will lead "Dickey Bird Loop" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Bird Valley Trailhead (Konikson Rd) for a 6:30 departure. We will head out the Penguin Creek trail to the end where we will ascend to the ridge. We will follow the ridge over Peak 3800 and Dickey Bird then descend and return via the Bird Valley Trail.
Josh A. will lead "Tour de Football Field" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Glen Alps parking lot for a 6:30 pm departure.
We will head to the Football Field and visit Deep Lake. We will then hit the Football Field high point (just north of Deep Lake), and follow the ridge west to a suitable location to head down to the Williwaw Lakes trail. We will return via Middle Fork.
Josh A. will lead "Wolvernear" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail to Wolverine Peak. We will then head to Near Point and return the via the main trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "Chasing Sunsets" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the South Side Flattop trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will head up the southside direct trail to Flattop and then follow the ridge back as far as Ptarmigan Pass and return via Rabbit Lake trail.
Epic photo opportunities will hopefully present themselves.
Lee Helzer will lead "Service Work" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow Trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will follow an intermittent trail (No Disco) up valley toward South Yuyanq’ Ch’ex to an undetermined point then return via the same route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Adelie" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. on the small pullout on the north side of the Seward Highway at mile 96 across from Bird Point. This is the one near the small crag. From here, we will take the bike path for a short distance and then head directly up, seeking to attain the ridge near Adelie point. The caliber of bushwhacking is unknown.