Rob DeVelice will lead "Sheep Thrills Loop" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Falls Creek trailhead on the Seward Highway. We will proceed up to Sheep Thrills Ridge via bushwhacking and scrambling. We will then continue along the ridge to a logical point of descent to the Falls Creek Trail and the return to the trailhead. Depending on presence and abundance of snow, traction devices may be desirable.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Transverse Process" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Glen Alps parking area. We’ll ascend the Little O’Malley saddle and bushwhack a course roughly parallel to the Middle Fork trail. We’ll cross the Williwaw Lakes trail and consider ascending Rusty Peak, then return via the Middle Fork trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Pottering Around" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the weigh station on the Seward Highway just south of Potter Marsh. We will take the Turnagain Arm Trail for a short distance then head uphill to ascend towards the ridge. We will pick a location to descend and bushwhack towards McHugh to the Turnagain Arm Trail and return.
Rob DeVelice will lead "McHugh Mixup" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the lower parking lot (outside the gate) at McHugh Creek on the Seward Highway. We will proceed on trails up McHugh Creek, then scramble and bushwack up slopes and ridges towards McHugh Saddle (but not all the way to the saddle), and end by looping back to the start. About 65 percent of the route will be off trail.
E. Marquez will lead "Wabbit Season" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:15 (note earlier meeting time) at the point where Upper Dearmoun Rd meets Canyon Rd. We will carpool as needed to the end of Canyon Rd. From there we will do a roughly figure nine route toward McHugh peak.
Mike Monterusso will lead "Couloirs of Fall" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in The Chugach Front Range.
Meet at 6:30 at Glen Alps parking area. We will follow the Powerline Trail until we reach Ptarmigan Pass. We’ll ascend toward the pass, then follow the ridgeline back to the west and descend via Flattop. An alternate return route on the Rabbit Creek side may be explored if one presents itself.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Brushing Up" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the “Weeping Wall” parking area (just east of McHugh Creek) on the Seward Highway. We will seek and follow paths of least resistance in potentially a loop configuration below Black Mesa.
Lee Helzer will lead "Bear Point to Mount Eklutna" with a duration of 3 hours somewwhere in Eagle River - North.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Peter’s Creek Trailhead. We will head up to Bear Point, traverse over to Mount Eklutna, and then pick one of three descent options.
Lee Helzer will lead "Rendezvous Ridge" with a duration of 2.5 hours somewwhere in JBER.
Meet at 6:30 pm in a pull out just before the parking lot at the end of Arctic Valley Road. We will head up to Rendezvous Peak then take the ridge back as far as folks wish at which we will bush-thwack down to the Ship Creek trail for a muddy return.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Warren Zoff" with a duration of 2 hours somewwhere in West Anchorage.
Meet at 6:30 pm in the Point Woronzof parking area. We will be doing a mellow figure eight circuit on beaches and the Coastal Trail.
Know Juan will lead "Cancelled" with a duration of 0 hours somewwhere in Cancelled.
Meet somewhere that inspires a sense of wonder in Mother Earth.
Rob DeVelice will lead "Tweety Bird" with a duration of 1.5 hours somewwhere in Turnagain Arm.
Meet at 6:30 pm at the Bird Creek trailhead at the end of Konikson Road in Bird. We will head out the Penguin Creek Trail on the approach to Nest and Bird peaks for about an hour and return. Be prepared for the presence of brown and black bears.