E. Marquez will lead "Burnt Mountain" with a duration of 5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the McHugh trailhead. We will take the trail to mile 4.5 before heading uphill to the ridge and Black Mesa. From there, we will bushwhack descend to the Rabbit Creek drainage and return via the McHugh lake trail. Snowshoes are recommended.
Lee Helzer will lead "Yuditna Creek Exploration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eklutna.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Eklutna Lakeside Trailhead. We will head to Yuditna Creek and trace it toward it’s headwaters and then return via roughly the same route.
Snowshoes recommended.
E. Marquez will lead "Wolverine Traverse" 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 main trail to Wolverine and the cairn. From there, we will head directly across valley to the low saddle between Wolverine and Rusty Point. After crossing over, we will drop down to the the middle fork of Campbell creek, taking trails back to the trailhead. Snowshoes will very likely be necessary. e
Lee Helzer will lead "Rays on Rainbow" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
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 towards the Black Mesa. From there we will asses snow conditions and either continue up the North Face or the south west ridge of Rainbow Peak (hopefully) enjoying a beautiful sunset along the way. Ice axe and micro spikes recommended.
From the summit we will take the standard route back to the Turnagain Arm Trail and return to the cars. There are out and back opportunities for those not desiring partaking in the full enchilada.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ptarmigan 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 run the powerline trail, ascend Ptarmigan Pass, then descend to the Rabbit Lakes trail and up and over Flattop to return.
Lee Helzer will lead " North Side Bunny Boots Repeat" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Glen Alps Trailhead.
This will be an attempt to fully complete North Side Bunny Boots which we had to shorten due to high winds.
The route will ascend the original route up Flattop and will continue on the ridge to Peak 3. In the Peak 3 vicinity we will descend to the Powerline Trail and return to the trail head.
E. Marquez will lead "McHugh Peak" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Rabbit Creek trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed up the main trail for a mile or so, before dropping down to the creek and then ascending the valley towards McHugh Peak. Return route will vary. Snowshoes will be required.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Do you know where you are?" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the McHugh Creek trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed on the Homestead trail for a mile or so before heading directly up the south face of the mountain, scrambling alongside cliffs and narrow gullies. Microspikes and ice axe recommended. From the ridge, the return route will be determined by participants.
Lee Helzer will lead "Potter Marsh Watershed Park Exploration" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet for a 6:30pm departure at Moen Park off Golden View Dr. We will explore trails in the proposed Potter Marsh Watershed Park. Snowshoes advised.
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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 Prospect Heights trailhead. We will take the main trail to Wolverine to the boulder, where we will divert to No Man’s Land. We will ascend to the saddle and return. Snowshoes are advisable in light of last week’s postholing nightmare.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Turnagain Trail run" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:20 p.m. (note early time) at the Windy Corner trailhead off the Seward Highway. We will carpool back to the Potter Marsh weigh station for the start. We will run the 9.2 mile length of the Turnagain Arm trail. Microspikes may be necessary.
Lee Helzer will lead "Eagle River Jaunt" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - South.
Meet at the Eagle River Greenbelt Trail head by Briggs Bridge for a 6:30 departure. We’ll head out the river to the vicinity of the South Fork confluence. We’ll attempt to work our way to the South Fork Falls and return via the Greenbelt Trail.