Nov 4, 2021 | Recent News, Website Notice
Did you know that the Juneau Nordic Ski Club is teaming up with the Orpheus Project this winter as we remember and honor Juneau’s favorite wolf, Romeo? Join us this February for The Wolf Who Came to Juneau—a diverse series of events for the whole community...Oct 21, 2021 | Trail Conditions, Montana Creek Kaxdigoowu Héen, Recent News
Volunteers needed this Saturday, October 23rd! Help us get Montana Creek ready to groom (and ski!) before the snow flies. The trail has been cleared of trees, stones, and stumps, but we are left with MUD–lots of it! Our goal is to move as much crushed rock as we...Mar 22, 2021 | Recent News
There are great photos and a story of the event on their website. Mar 18, 2021 | Recent News
The grooming crew is prepping Salmon Creek for the Border-to-Border Saturday. Hike your skis up the hill and put them on at the top. Skating is a little rough, but the classic track is fair to good and more snow and grooming is forecasted!Mar 11, 2021 | Recent News
The lake is back for now! Monitor grooming reports for conditions.Feb 27, 2021 | Recent News
Our friends at the Coastal Alaska Avalanche Center have a great weather stations page that is now linked under our Weather menu. If you are venturing out into the backcountry be sure to check their website for recent observations too. During the winter only (not...Feb 5, 2021 | Recent News
Thanks to the groomers and fallen tree removers (and their support teams) for making this fun hilly road skiable.Jan 7, 2021 | Recent News
We envision MMS connecting trails together to create a continuous winter cross country ski trail and multi-use trail system on the west side of the Mendenhall Valley. Juneau could host a 50 kilometer ski race that starts on shores of the Mendenhall Lake, connects up...Dec 27, 2020 | Recent News
Get your toque, headband, thick neck buff, cloth face mask, and ski ties now. Go to the Shop to purchase your items.Dec 17, 2020 | Recent News
To eliminate the human-generated spam that has been posted daily on the site, we will soon be requiring all posters to log in. Groomers and other frequent posters will be given logins. Others that wish to make a post about trail conditions should just drop us an email...Dec 5, 2020 | Recent News
Our popular hats and buffs are back in our new online shop! Pre-order your gear now. See this year’s color. Once we get photos of the hat (slightly lighter weight than last time), buff (thicker than last time), and new headband we’ll post those. We hope to...Oct 7, 2020 | Recent News
The temperatures are dropping and there has been some inspiration dust on the Mendenhall Towers. We are excited to get back on skis at Montana Creek, the Mendenhall Campground, Mendenhall Lake, and the North Douglas Pioneer Road. Please support our grooming efforts...Aug 23, 2020 | Recent News
August 27, 2020 – Montana Cr. Update JNSC Members, First we apologize for yet another email. This has been a bit challenging to keep on top of this situation and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee decision making process. Important – if off road...Jun 30, 2020 | Recent News
Thank you for your membership for the 2019-2020 Nordic ski season! June 2020 Thank you for your membership this Nordic ski season! This message is sent with hopes that you are well, hunkering down and enjoying the new ‘normal’, as much as possible, with outdoors...Mar 22, 2020 | Recent News
If skiing behind another skier, keep 15-30 feet back depending on speed so you’re not in their breath slipstream. With an abundance of caution we’re basing this recommendation on one model for active sports. While stopped, 6 feet is a good minimum...Feb 27, 2020 | Recent News
You’ve probably seen some Russian and other SPAM posts on the JNSC website. Weirdly enough these are actual humans that are posting on our website that of course have nothing to do with skiing or Juneau. We were manually deleting them until we instituted a...