Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird Creek 20K" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
The route has been set for the Bird Creek 20k! Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Konikson Road. Participants will be delighted by cold temperatures and pillowy snow as we work our way over the gently rolling terrain past the ford site and back. There will be postholing, and delicate crossings of Penguin and Bird Creeks. The first six finishers will receive a prize.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Homicide" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian trailhead at the end of Boretide Rd. We will proceed up the powerline before bushwhacking to Homicide Peak.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Penguin via the Old Stump Road" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Koniksen Rd. We will take the main trail past the bridge before plunging into the bushwhack approach to Penguin Peak. We will return by the standard Penguin Route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Bird on a Wire - Variation #1" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 at the Bird Creek trailhead off of Koniksen Road. We will cross Penguin Creek, bushwhack to Bird Creek and follow alongside for several miles before returning to the main trail. There will be some variation from the traditional route.
E. Marquez will lead "Hasta la Vista" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Baldy at the top of Skyline Drive in Eagle River. We will proceed to the saddle between Roundtop and Blacktail Rocks. Then we will proceed to Vista Peak and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Decisions" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Cancelled.
Meet at the Glen Alps trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will take the trail to Ship Pass. Then we will either descend to Ship Lake or ascend to the summit of the Ramp, depending on the desires of participants. We will return by the same route.
E. Marquez will lead "Avalanche" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will ascend Avalanche Peak via Powerline Pass and return.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Homicide" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian Trailhead at the end of Boretide road. We will follow the powerline trail, ascend Homicide Peak and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Sheep Thrills Plus" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will proceed up the Sheep Thrills Ridge via bushwhacking and scrambling to the highpoint known as Peak 3980. We will find a logical point of descent to the Falls Creek Trail and the return via the trailhead. Depending on presence and abundance of snow, traction devices may be desirable.
E. Marquez will lead "A Keg and Ales" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Mount Baldy trailhead in Eagle River. We were proceed to Roundtop and back.
E. Marquez will lead "Old Stump Road" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Konikson Road trailhead in Bird Valley. We will head up the main trail past the bridge over Penguin Creek, then we will detour into the forest, cross Penguin Creek and the old stump road, and ascend through hemlock forests towards Penguin Peak.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Return to Indianhouse" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the pullout on the Seward Highway that is 1.2 miles past the Falls Creek trailhead. We will head up the trail towards Indianhouse mountain, ascend the southern ridge of the mountain as far as we can before dropping down into the Falls Creek Valley and returning by that route.