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 […]
It may be hard to keep in mind, with our current sunny weather and warm temperatures, but the nordic skiing opportunities in Juneau are still great.
First of all, there is still some good skiing at the campground, at least for the moment. Some qualifications apply: take advantage of it early in the day when the […]
Hot off the presses this morning: the Eaglecrest groomers have set the upper loop for both skate and classic. Skiers have already reported back that conditions are fantastic. In order to stretch their limited resources, Eaglecrest grooms the upper loop only on special occasions when snow and weather conditions are especially good. The terrain is […]
On Monday, March 2 Juneau park rangers Mike Eberhardt and Joel Telford will meet with persons interested in volunteering for snow grooming at Eagle Beach State Park. The meeting will be at 5:00 pm in the 1st floor conference room at the Alaska Department of Fish and Game Headquarters (next to the Plywood Palace, adjacent […]
This sunny, cold weather is creating ideal Nordic skiing conditions. I was just up at the lower loop at Eaglecrest, and I’ve never seen a better trail. The snow was firm but not hard, with a fine courderoy texture on the skate lane and perfectly chiseled groves for the classic tracks. While skate skis glide […]
This is where you can look for hot news on the cool tracks. Click on the comments link to see what’s been groomed, what the snow’s like and where it’s worth heading before you make the long drive. To add your latest report on skiing conditions, leave a comment by scrolling to the bottom of the page […]
To: Nordic Club members
From: Ken Leghorn, Eaglecrest Snowsports School Nordic Supervisor
Ken_Leghorn@ci.juneau.ak.us day message phone: 523-5450
December 3, 2008
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 […]
Here’s a site to share information about backcountry skiing: ski touring, telemark or whatever our members find useful. Click on the comments link to post or read.
JNSC member and volunteer Jack Kreinheder has just used his own snowmachine to set a classic and skate track on part of the EC upper loop. While Eaglecrest doesn’t have quite enough snow yet to fire up their operations, JNSC is eager to take advantage of whatever snow exists wherever we can find it. […]
The good news just won’t stop! Jack reported via text message from the top of the mountain that he’d hauled the roller and track setter around the upper loop at Eaglecrest today. He was about to head back down and run the track setter around the lower loop again, too. So now you have no […]
Just a quick update: JNSC’s grooming efforts paid off in spades yesterday as the lower loop was groomed for both skating and classic. Due to the time it took to groom by snowmobile in the fresh snow, the loop was a little shorter than usual, leaving out a few of the switchback and […]
Here’s the latest news flash from the HQ of Juneau Skinny Skiers Unlimited (aka the Juneau Nordic Ski Club):
A bounty of snow.
Despite the onslaught of spring’s longer days and usually fairer skies, we just couldn’t bring ourselves to hang our skis up in the storage shed for the summer yet. Mother nature has been […]
The Juneau Snowmobile Club is again donating their time, energy and equipment to help skiers get to Spaulding Meadows. They will be offering free rides on sleds pulled by their machines from the Lake Creek trailhead on the hour at 8:00, 9:00, 10:00, 11:00 and 12:00 on Sunday, March 16. It takes about […]
Good news for adventuresome Nordic skiers: our initial experiment working with the Juneau Snowmobile Club to groom a classic track at Spaulding Meadows was so successful that we’re doing it again this coming weekend!
Just to remind you why we’re putting so much effort into this, Spaulding consists of miles of gorgeous, gently-rolling hills surrounded by […]
Here’s another tempting JNSC event coming up in mid February: Ray Imel of JNSC and Ray Howard of the Juneau Snowmobile Club have been collaborating on getting some Nordic tracks set up in Spaulding Meadows. We plan to haul some grooming equipment up by snowmobile and set several kilometers of classic tracks. […]
