E. Marquez 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 Dome trailhead adjacent to the military fence at the end of Basher Rd. We will take the trail up the back side of Near Point. From there, we will traverse along the ridge before descending into No Man’s Land. We will make our way back to the Wolverine trail, and ultimately run Basher road back to the start.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Chupacabra Pass" 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 main trail to the creek, then begin our ascent in search of the legendary Chupacabra at Ship Lake (aka Chupacabra) Pass. We will return by the same route. Snowshoes are advised, although the prevalence of snow machine tracks should make travel faster.
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.
E. Marquez will lead "Rough on the Edges" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the Wolverine trail to the cairn, before diverting to the high plateau beneath Rusty Point and over the shoulder before descending to the Middle Fork trail and return. Snowshoes are recommended.
Lee Helzer will lead "Short and Sweet" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps for a 6:30 departure. We will head out the Powerline trail then up a gully to Flattop and return via The Spine.
E. Marquez will lead "Off Point" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet in the small parking area next to the military land at the end of Basher Dr. for a 6:30 departure. We will head up to Near Point, then down towards the Lost Cabin, then back along neighborhood trails and roads to the trailehead.
Lee Helzer will lead "Middle Fork Exploration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Prospect Heights trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will head out the Middle Fork and explore possible trails that may or may not cross Campbell creek. We will likely return via the Powerline trail. Snowshoes recommended.
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.
Heather Helzer will lead "Nearpoint Figure " with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Note earlier start time.
Meet at the Prospect Heights Trailhead for a 3:00pm departure. We will attempt to construct a figure 8 route that includes Near Point and minimizes bushwhacking.
Lee Helzer will lead "McMurdo" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps for a 6:30 departure. We will head out to Hidden Lake (AKA McMurdo) to check out the ice and return.