Juneau Nordic Ski Club

We seem to be in the good graces of the snow gods this year, with good skiing opportunities as early as most of us can remember. For a couple of weeks our dedicated JNSC volunteers were able to pack a beautifully groomed skating trail, even though the snow wasn’t quite deep enough to set classic tracks, snow was continuing to accumulate higher up on the rougher terrain at Eaglecrest.

This year we are looking at more skiing opportunities and more grooming than ever before. Our new trail extensions at Eaglecrest, cut last summer by our volunteer work parties, are opening up fun new terrain. Eaglecrest is already on top of the Nordic trail grooming this early in the season, and they’ve even been grooming the upper loop to offer additional variety for more experienced skiers. Remember, Eaglecrest’s trail pass is now separate from JNSC membership: it’s $5 a day during December but is due to go up in January, or for the best deal you can get a Nordic Season’s Pass for $79. Skiing in the Valley at the campground or on Mendenhall Lake is free, as always. In either case, your $25 JNSC membership helps make it all happen!

To: Nordic Club members
From: Ken Leghorn, Eaglecrest Snowsports School Nordic Supervisor

Greetings! I will be working 2 days a week at Eaglecrest this winter for the Snowsports School, helping with all activities related to Nordic skiing, including lessons, clinics, events, and coordinating things like trail work, signage, and future planning. This is a great step forward for Nordic skiing at EC and shows real commitment by Eaglecrest to grow the program.

Most of our members are on our email list and get alerts for upcoming events and other significant news. Email, and this website, are the only ways we have of contacting you. But quite a few members didn’t supply email addresses on their applications. More commonly, we have an old email address that is no longer in use. And even if you’re not a member of JNSC, we can add your name to our email list if you want.