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.
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 "Rusty" with a duration of 3.5 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 big cairn. From there, we will set off across the valley and ascend to the low pass on the ridge. We will turn west and take the ridge to Rusty point, before descending to the Middle Fork trail for the return.
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.
E. Marquez 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 main trail and then the Hidden Lake trail. From Hidden Lake, we will ascend the ridge to the east, and then drop directly down to Rocky Lake. We will take the Middle Fork trail back to the trailhead.