Jesse Gobeli will lead "No Man's Land Plus" with a duration of 3.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Prospect Heights Trailhead. We will follow the trail to Wolverine, before plunging into the No Man’s Land. We will ascend to the pass, descend to the creek for a little while, and make our way back over Near Point to complete the route. Microspikes will be needed.
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill plus" 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 follow the powerline trail past Glen Alps, ascend Nintendo Hill and return.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Extraterrestrial" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in Telephone Pole Rock parking area on the Seward Highway (on left just past Beluga Point). We will head up to Turnagain Arm Trail, then up ridge towards Black Mesa, then traverse to Rainbow Peak Ridge, then down ridge to Turnagain Arm Trail and back to parking area. Expect some sections of steep snow and some icy trails.
Lee Helzer will lead "The Trail to the Trail which connects to the Trail" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet in the parking area next to the military base at the end of Basher Dr. for a 6:30 departure on a rare and seldom seen all-trail Epic. (we could find some bushwhacking if folks want) We’ll head west to the Power-line, take the Power-line across the road to the Lost Cabin Valley trail, and return via the Near Point trail.
Micro spikes recommended.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Surrealistic Pillows" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Glen Alps trailhead. We will follow trails through the snow, before ascending to the Hidden Lake. We will return by the same route.
E. Marquez will lead "Nintendo Hill" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at Glen Alps trailhead at 6:30 p.m. We will take the trail up Nintendo Hill to the ballfield, cross the ballfield to Black Lake and return. Microspikes are recommended.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Desperado" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Jodhpur parking lot of Kincaid Park. We will explore a mix of single track trails, frozen beaches, and mild bushwhacks.
Lee Helzer will lead "The Felling Wedge" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
We will depart from the Glen Alps trail head at 6:30 and head up the Powerline trail. We will leave the trail to tag a high point on the nose of the Wedge before the steep rocks and return via a combination of the Hidden Lakes and Powerline trails. Snow shoes recommended.
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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 proceed towards Wolverine, head towards Rusty Point, and then bushwhack towards Middle Fork trail for a Figure 9 route.
Jesse Gobeli will lead "Dickey-Bird!" with a duration of 4.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at the Bird Creek Trailhead at the end of Konikson Rd at 8:30 a.m. (Note earlier time than usual). We will ascend Dickey Bird peak through a combination of trail, bushwhacking, route-finding, and ridge scrambling. Microspikes recommended.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Christmas Eve Chill Outing" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 9 am (note early time) in the McHugh parking area on the Seward Highway. We will explore networks of human, moose, and vole trails.
Lee Helzer will lead "Heights Hill" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet in the Ray E. Storck Homestead Park off upper Rabbit Creek Road at 6:30. We will explore the grounds and bluff’s via trails, bushwhacking, and short road sections. Dog leashes recommended for road sections.