End of Season Picnic at Noon today, Upper Loop

Relay race at 11 on Upper Loop, open to all, on short, fun course. Arrive by 10:30 and join a team! Then Nordic community picnic at noon, on UL. Bring your own food and drinks and a mat to sit on! UL will be groomed again Sunday! Yay Eaglecrest.

Eaglecrest upper loop groomed!

Eaglecrest upper loop groomed for skate and classic and conditions are fantastic! Not mushy like last week. Good skate lane and excellent, well-groomed classic track. Expect the same for Sunday. Thank you, Eaglecrest!

Today maybe Final Day on Upper Loop!

The Upper Loop is in good shape and freshly groomed, so come up for what could well be the last groomed day of the season! Eaglecrest has announced end of mountain grooming unless the lower mountain receives a lot more new snow in March. To access the UL it is a muddy...

Ski Race Saturday at Eaglecrest

Join the Juneau Nordic Ski Team at the Eaglecrest Upper Loop. Saturday (Feb. 27) is Race Day! This won’t be just any regular race. The gun goes off at 10:32am SHARP for the First Annual “With or Without You” race at Eaglecrest. Plan to be on skate...

Upper Loop nicely groomed for skate and classic

Eaglecrest is keeping the upper loop nicely groomed for skate and classic skiing for this Presidents Day weekend. Clinics with visiting PSIA Nordic Demo Team Coach Scott McGee are a huge success. If you had a chance to spend a few hours with him today either skate or...

Upper loop good! Access via Trickster.

Upper Loop trails are good today, softer snow with warm temps. Classic with fish scales, and skating. A few spots where edges have melted out, but trails are firm enough, not punchy. Getting to the UL is tougher as much of lower mountain is melted off. You can hike in...
Upper Loop shelter

Upper Loop shelter

Al Clough graciously donated a shelter for the upper loop. He and Scott successfully installed it this morning. Skiers can now get out of the elements to wax skis, switch gear/clothing, have a snack or just take a break. Thanks,...

UL deep again, XC instructor next weekend

The Upper Loop is deep again for the second day from the new snow 3″. They must have groomed at midnight since there is so much fresh on top. Track is now skied in. Skating is still some work. Sign up for XC clinics next weekend with one of the top ranked...

Skier

Eaglecrest is very good for skate and classic today in the sun. Groomers also gave us a nice wide swath up. A very uplifting ski! Don’t forget the community is invited to a Finnish Fartlek Fun nordic relay Sat, 6th at Eagle Beach at 10:30… Bring your...

Visiting PSIA Nordic Demo Team Coach

Visiting PSIA Nordic Demo Team Coach Scott McGee will be offering classic and skate ski clinics at Eaglecrest February 13-14. Intermediate and advanced level skiers. Check out the details at the Eaglecrest website – http://www.skijuneau.com/nordiclessons.php...