Lee Helzer will lead "How Low Will it Go?" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will see how low the temp will go by looping Cabin Fever to Rovers Run.
Hopefully we will see temps lower than -16.9 which is the coldest recorded Epic temperature that occurred on the Smooth on the Edges Epic on 1/9/2020.
E. Marquez will lead "O'Malley Cabin route" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Hillside trailhead off Abbott road. We will complete a loop trail to Prospect Heights and the intersection of Wolverine and Near Point trail and return.
Lee Helzer will lead "Jack Remembrance" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps trailhead for a 6:30 departure. We will celebrate the life of Jack the dog by telling our favorite Jack stories along the trail.
To the best of my knowledge we will repeat Jack’s first Epic, Tire Iron. The first mile or so will be a walking mile. We will head up Nintendo Hill to Little O’Malley where in 2012 high winds forced us to escape (nearly blew Jack away) down the north west ridge to the Middle Fork Trail. We will follow hard packed (hopefully) trails and spectacular weather toward Prospect and return via a combination of South Rim Trail and Powerline Trail.
Please spread the word to those who may want to join.
Lee Helzer will lead "North Side Bunny Boots" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet for a 6:30 departure at the Glen Alps Trailhead. The route will ascend the original route up Flattop and will continue on the ridge to Peak 3. In the Peak 3 vicinity we will descend to the Powerline Trail and return to the trail head.
E. Marquez will lead "Near Point" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the trailhead at the end of Basher Road (next to the military fence). We will proceed on the road to the trailhead and take the trail to Near Point. We will return by the same route. Snowshoes may be needed.
Lee Helzer will lead "More Snow Turtling" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Prospect Heights for a 6:30 departure. We will head up the Powerline trail and connect over to the Middle Fork trail via Campbell Creek Gorge trail and return. Snow shoes advised.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "McMurdo - The Three Headlamps route" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will head towards Hidden Lake albeit using a somewhat different route. We will cross the creek at the first bridge, and proceed to the area in the valley where we saw 3 headlamps during the Tour de Football Field epic. From there, we will thread our way through stands of krummholz towards the McMurdo ridge area. Return route will be based on the desires of the participants. Snowshoes will be the accessory of choice for this epic.
Josh A. 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.
Traction devices recommended.
E. Marquez will lead "Thanksgiving Day Epic" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 9:00 a.m. at the McHugh Creek trailhead (gravel lot to the south if the trailhead parking is not open). We will complete an out and back to Potter along the scenic Turnagain arm trail.
Josh A. will lead "Tour de Football Field" with a duration of 4 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at the Glen Alps parking lot for a 6:30 pm departure.
We will head to the Football Field and visit Deep Lake. We will then hit the Football Field high point (just north of Deep Lake), and follow the ridge west to a suitable location to head down to the Williwaw Lakes trail. We will return via Middle Fork.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Disco on this Route" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Rainbow trailhead. We will be taking the lower (No Disco) trail towards the headwaters of Rainbow Creek. Past the creek, we will change direction and traverse steep slopes to the bowl below Hole in the Wall. From there we will complete a loop back to the trailhead.
E. Marquez will lead "Rough on the Edges" 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 take the main trail to the cairn below Wolverine, then head across country to the saddle below Rusty Point, then down to the Middle Fork trail and return.