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.
E. Marquez will lead "The Long Route to Rabbit Lake" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the corner of Upper DeArmoun and Canyon Road at 6:15 p.m.; we will carpool to the Rabbit Lake trailhead. We will take the main trail for a short distance before descending to the creek and heading to McHugh Peak. We will take the ridge to Rabbit Lake and return on the main trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Return to Black Mesa" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the gravel parking area that is just past the McHugh Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will ascend to the Turnagain Arm trail, cross the trail, and bushwhack along the ridge heading towards Black Mesa. We will find a place to descend and return via the main trail.
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.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Unnatural Demise" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Indian trailhead. We will proceed along the powerline pass trail for several miles, before diverging into the Valley of the Unnatural Demise, between the Suicide and Homicide mountains. The route in and out of the valley will feature extensive alder and krummholz bushwhacking. We will follow a Figure 9 route, with the goal of reaching the mountain tarn at the head of the valley.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Mile Hi" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Mile Hi trailhead in Eagle River. We will follow Meadow
Creek to the Mile Hi ridge, ascend the long ridge to Peak 5331, and return.
Headlamps and traction devices suggested.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Ptarmigan" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps trailhead on the Anchorage Hillside. We will
follow the Powerline Trail to Ptarmigan Pass, ascend to the peak, and return via
the same route.
E. Marquez will lead "Follow the Rabbit" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:10 pm (note earlier time than usual) at the corner of Upper de
Armoun and Canyon roads. We will follow the trail to Rabbit Lake. We
will traverse north of the lake in search of a route to Powerline Pass. We
will return on the Powerline trail.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Knoya-Kanchee Loop" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Rendezvous at 6:30 pm in the small parking area at the junction of Basher Drive and Kalmia Court high in the Stuckagain Heights area. For a map, look at the inset for map 7 in the ACS Yellow Pages.
The route will go over the summits of the Dome, Knoya Peak, Kanchee Peak, and many other unnamed peaks.