E. Marquez will lead "Peak 1...2...3..." with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the corner of Upper De Armoun and Canyon road at 6:15 p.m. We will carpool to the end of Canyon Road and the start of the Epic. We will ascend Flattop peak, then traverse to Peak 2 and Peak 3 as time permits before descending to the trail and back to the start. Microspikes are recommended.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Touch Me, Feel Me" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Prospect Heights trailhead at 6:30 pm. This will be an out and back on trails and routes to “Touch Me, Feel Me” boulder high on Rusty Point. There will be minimal bushwacking but some of the terrain will be steep.
“Touch Me, Feel Me” boulder is featured in the photo below and will be the destination of the February 19 Epic.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Simply Potter" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 pm at Goldenview Middle School (on Goldenview Drive) for carpooling to the start. We will follow seldom used routes to the ridge splitting Potter and Little Rabbit Creek valleys. We will then follow the ridge trail towards McHugh Peak and return via a loop configuration. Traction devices recommended.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Return to No Man's Land" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Prospect Heights trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will head up the main trail towards Wolverine, before plunging into the no man’s land between Wolverine and Near point. We will ascend to a point where we can overlook the North Fork of the Campbell Creek, and return via the Near Point trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "Waning Gibbous Phase" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps trailhead for a 6:30pm departure. We’ll head up the Powerline trail, but diverge shortly after to access Nintendo Hill. Once on the ridge we’ll cross the ball field in search for prime critter habitat and return via Williwaw Lakes and Middle Fork trails.
Lee Helzer will lead "SNOTEL - The Search Continues" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will depart from Prospect Heights trail head at 6:30pm and head up the Middle Fork Trail where we will continue the search with hopefully better beta for the mythical outpost that uses meteorites to communicate. There should be little bush whacking. After searching for the outpost we’ll return via the Powerline Trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "SNOTEL" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will depart from Prospect Heights trail head at 6:30pm and head up the Powerline trail. We will hang a left to investigate some “trails” visible via satellite imagery that should lead us across the South Fork of Campbell Creek. After crossing the creek we’ll bushwhack to 61° 6′ 53″ N, 149° 40′ 1″ W and search for a mythical outpost that uses meteorites to communicate. After searching for the outpost we’ll return via the South Fork Trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Eva's Loop" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Rendezvous at the intersection of Upper De Armoun and Canyon roads at 6:15 pm for car pooling to the trailhead (NOT the Rabbit Creek Trailhead). We will proceed on semi-unfrequented single track trails and some cross-country in a loop configuration southwest of Rabbit Creek.
The photo below is a digital creation by rld.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Nearly There" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the end of Basher Drive (where Basher turns into Kalmia). We will NOT be entering military lands, but rather will round the corner and access the trail that leads up the backside of Near Point. We’ll skirt Near Point and head for the Wolverine trail, then descend the trail toward the Basher trail, pass through the Basher trailhead, and return to our cars via Basher Drive.
E. Marquez will lead "Nameless" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 pm in the parking area at the intersection of Upper deArmoun and Canyon roads for carpooling to the trailhead. A smorgasbord of running and hiking surfaces is on the menu.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Fall Couloir Tour" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at the upper Glen Alps parking lot. We’ll proceed down the Powerline trail and head toward ship pass. We’ll divert off the trail and head up toward Little O’Malley where we’ll gain access to the ballfield through one of the small saddles. We’ll return via the “standard” trail bypassing “Nintendo hill”.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Rabbit, Run" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the intersection of Upper Canyon and DeArmoun road at 6:15 p.m. We will carpool to the trailhead. We will run out the main trail to Rabbit Lake, circumvent the lake towards the north to reach the high ridge that separates powerline valley. We will scramble along the ridge to Powerline Pass, descend and return along powerline trail, with one more ascent of the ridge before returning to the trailhead.