Rob DeVelice will lead "High on Potter" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the parking area at the south end of Potter Marsh (where mail boxes are). We will car pool to a “secret lot” in Potter Heights from whence we will proceed towards McHugh Saddle in out and back fashion.
Lee Helzer will lead "McHugh Peak" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 p.m. at the corner of Upper De Armoun road and Canyon road. We will carpool to the trailhead for a 6:30 start. We’ll take the local trails along Rabbit Creek and ascend the north east flank of McHugh Peak. We will return via the same route or an alternate path back to rabbit lakes trail.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Flew" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Ridge trailhead (the rock quarry mega-lot). We will follow Bird Creek to the falls, then we will select a suitable ascent route to the top of Bird Ridge. We will return by the standard route.
E. Marquez will lead "Flaketop" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 p.m. at the corner of Upper De Armoun road and Canyon road. We will carpool to the trailhead for a 6:30 start. We will proceed to Flattop and continue along the ridge to Flaketop, and return via the main trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Bird Ridge Off Trail" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the original Bird Ridge Trailhead parking lot (not the mega quarry lot). We will blast straight up the slope through forests and meadows to a high point, hop across the Bird Ridge Trail and head down via bushwhack towards Bird Creek and the start/finish area. Most of the route is off trail.
Lee Helzer will lead "The Return" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Rainbow trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will find the rock, dig it up, and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "The Lost Route" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 at the Rainbow trailhead. We will find the lost trail that leads to the Rainbow creek headwaters and South Suicide Peak. We will proceed to a turnaround point on the ridge, or to South Suicide if conditions permit. We will return by the same route.
Lee Helzer will lead "Bermuda Triangle" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the small Bermuda Triangle pull-out 4.3 miles south of the weigh station on the mountain side of the highway just before Beluga point. If no parking is available park at Beluga Point. We’ll take the Turnagain trail for a bit before heading up the ridge. Expect bushwhacking.
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Hillside trailhead on Abbott Road. We will proceed to Near Point and return using a variety of trails.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Rite of Spring" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the McHugh Parking Area on the Seward Highway. We will tour a mix of craggy areas searching for early spring flora. Crampons and gaiters may be desirable.
Lee Helzer will lead "Last Minute " 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, cross the Ballfield and return by Williwaw Lakes and Middle Fork trails. Expect postholing.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Falls Creek" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Falls Creek trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will proceed up the main trail and proceed as far as we can get. Snowshoes may be necessary.