E. Marquez will lead "Williwaw Loop" with a duration of 5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail over Near Point, head down to the creek, follow trails around Long Lake and over the Pass and out the Middle Fork trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "The North Face route" 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 trail over Near Point, drop down to the creek, follow the creek for 1/2 mile, at which time we will immediately diverge upslope for 2000 ft as we ascend the rarely climbed north face of Wolverine Peak. The return route will be determined by participants.
E. Marquez will lead "No Rest for the Wicked" 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 powerline trail to the pass, then proceed to the ridge and to Avalanche Peak. We will return by the same route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Tikishla!" with a duration of 6 or more hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will proceed via No Mans Land to a saddle, drop down to the creek, and then ascend Tikishla Peak. We will return over Near Point.
Lee Helzer will lead "The Hidden Williwaw Ramp Cirque" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Glen Alps parking lot for a 6:30 departure. We will head up Nintendo Hill and cross the Ballfield to access the Williwaw Lakes Trail. After a short time on the trail we will break off and explore a small body of water in the picturesque Hidden Williwaw Ramp Cirque. We will return via the same path or a slightly longer alternative with less elevation.
Heather Helzer will lead "Birthday Basher to Wolverine " with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 pm departure at the Basher Trailhead on Campbell Airstrip Drive for the Birthday Bash! We will take trails to the summit of Wolverine Peak where we will feast on birthday cake to celebrate 2 birthdays. We will return via the same route.
E. Marquez will lead "Hiland Mountain Ridgeline" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the South Fork Eagle River trailhead. We will head up Hunter Pass, then follow the ridge to Rendezvous Peak, Gordon Lyon, and Hiland Mountain. We will return by the same route.
Anne Ver Hoef will lead "Ballfield Gully" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the Glen Alps parking lot. We will head up to the Ballfield and then make a left turn down the gully. Hopefully, it will still have hard-packed snow; if not we will stay up a little higher on the rocks and tundra. We will loop back on the Middle Fork trail. Be prepared for wet feet. May help to take microspikes and snowshoes, but postholing is way more fun.
E. Marquez will lead "Potter Overlook " with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Weigh Station on the Seward Highway just south of Potter Marsh. We will diverge from the Turnagain Arm trail after a mile or so and head straight up to Potter Overlook. We will return via a different route. Route may involve substantial post-holing.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "The Wedge" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will complete a fast paced out and back summit of the Wedge.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Wolverine" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. This will be an out and back to Wolverine Peak.
E. Marquez will lead "Smooth on the Edges" 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 main trail to just before Woverine. Then we will plunge into the forest and ascend towards Rusty Point. From there, we will head directly cross country to the main cairn on the Wolverine trail, and return via the main trail. Snowshoes are highly recommended.