Jesse Gobeli will lead "Black Mesa Loop" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 in the Telephone Pole Rock parking area (on the left after Beluga Point) on the Seward Highway. We will head up to the Turnagain Arm Trail and then diverge onto a ridge heading to Black Mesa. We will ascend Black Mesa, then loop around the North side, and descend via a different route to the main trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "McMurdo " with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Glen Alps trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will take the main trail to the bridge and then ascend to Hidden Lake. The return route will be along the east side of the creek, the Three Headlights route. Snowshoes recommended for the return route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "How Low Will it Go?" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in East Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the North Bivouac trailhead off of Campbell Airstrip Road. We will take a circuitous route through various swamps, Campbell airstrip, botanical gardens, lost cabin and gasline searching for low temperatures.
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.
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.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Kincaid ramble" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Raspberry Road trailhead (just outside the gate). We will take a mix of trails on a short ramble through the park.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rocky Lake " with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will take the Nintendo Hill trail to the ballfield, cross the ballfield, drop down to Williwaw lakes, and head back for a circumnavigation of Rocky Lake. We will return by the Middle Fork trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Old Stump Road" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Konikson Road trailhead in Bird Valley. We will head up the main trail past the bridge over Penguin Creek, then we will detour into the forest, cross Penguin Creek and the old stump road, and ascend through hemlock forests to the northwest ridge that leads to Penguin Peak. We will return by the Penguin Peak standard trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ninja Ridge" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rabbit Creek trailhead, end of the road. We will descend to Eva’s trail, then follow the creek before heading directly uphill to Baldy. We will follow the ridge to McHugh Peak and all the way to Rabbit Lake. We will return on the main trail.