Lee Helzer will lead "Bunny Boots" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Rabbit Lake Trailhead. The route will ascend the backside of Flattop and will continue on the ridge to Peak 3. In the Peak 3 vicinity we will descend to the Rabbit Lake Trail and return to the trail head.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "20th Anniversary" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
This is the 20th Anniversary Epic! Over 1,000 Epics and counting!
Meet at 6:15 p.m. (note earlier time) at the Windy Corner trailhead. From there, we will carpool back to the Potter Marsh Weigh Station for a 6:30 p.m. start. We will run the 9 miles of the Turnagain Arm trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill Out and Back" 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 run along the powerline trail past Glen Alps, then take the turnoff to O’Malley Gulley and ascend Nintendo Hill. We will return by the same route.
Lee Helzer will lead "Stockwell Fairwell" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps for for a 6:30 departure. We’ll head up Nintendo Hill and make a brief visit to Little O’Malley before cross the Ballfield. After the Ballfield we will plunge into the dense dwarf hemlocks and snow drifts. After some most excellent snow turtling we’ll return via Williwaw Lakes and Middle Fork trails.
There is an alternate return route for a full-value +1 hour finish to truly celebrate Brent’s last Epic before starting a new chapter in Wisconsin.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Green Lake / Black Lake" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Glen Alps trailhead at 6:30 p.m. This will be an out and back jog with an intermission to explore the frozen Green and Black lakes.
E. Marquez will lead "2000 Foot Ceiling" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Basher Road trailhead (on the right hand side before the neighborhood). From there we will run to the end of Basher Road, to the Near Point trail, ascend through the spruce forest and staying below 2000 feet in elevation, complete a loop back to the trailhead.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "McHugh Mix" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the lower McHugh Parking Lot. We will proceed along a mix of terrain, including forest paths and rocky scrambles, depending on the whims of the participants as we head toward a high point on the ridge and return.
E. Marquez will lead "O'Malley Ridge " 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 trail to ascend Nintendo Hill, cross the ballfield, then ascend the gulley that tops out on the ridgeline to O’Malley Peak. To return, we will drop down on the other side towards Hidden Lake, and return to the trailhead.
Anne Ver Hoef will lead "60!!!" with a duration of 1 hour somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
NOTE: Start time: 6:00pm
Meet for start time at 6:00pm for a run of 60 minutes, 60 seconds. Do you see a theme? Yes, I am turning 60 years young; wishing to celebrate by doing something I love – running in the mountains. Meet at Glen Alps parking lot (original lot) for an excursion up to the Ballfield by the traditional route and return by the new trail. Take a headlamp in case we venture out past dark.
Lee Helzer will lead "Passing Lane Exploration" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Rabbit Lake trail head. We will take the Rabbit Lake trail to Rabbit Lake then investigate the passes. We will return via the same route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "See Me, Feel Me" 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 middle fork trail to just below Rusty Point where we will quickly diverge for the high point. We will proceed along the ridge to Wolverine with a return over Near Point.
Lee Helzer will lead "907 Goat" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 14815 Echo Canyon Rd. off of Canyon Rd. for a 6:30 departure. Park by the basketball hoop past the driveway. Please keep dogs on leash at the house due to cats on the loose.
We will take a quick jaunt down Eva’s trail, then sneak back up to Canyon Rd. on the secret trail. From the trailhead we will head up Peak 3 and follow the ridge back to Ptarmigan pass, then drop down to the Powerline trail. We will follow the Powerline trail for a bit before we B-line to Canyon Rd. via the pass between Flattop and Peak 2. Canyon Rd. will take us back to the start. If we so choose we can record our names on the finisher clipboard.
See this link for details: https://www.strava.com/activities/3885342193