Coach

A special thanks to the groomers who worked so HARD all week to turn the lake into a special play area for skiers and other users. On behalf of the Juneau Nordic Ski Team, we send a special high five as we had a magnificent double track classic course and for the...

Refreshed Corduroy

Campground and lake loop were groomed for skate skiing this morning. Lake classic track looked to be in good condition. No classic set for campground due to low snow. Some thin areas in campground, heads up skiing recommended.

Mendenhall Lake

Lake has side by side classic tracks on a 5k loop. Groomed skate track as well. Should be outstanding going into the weekend. Campground is great for skate skiing but thin for a classic track.

Mendenhall Lake

Lake has side by side classic tracks on a 5k loop. Groomed skate track as well. Should be outstanding going into the weekend. Campground is great for skate skiing but thin for a classic track.

Mendenhall Lake

Lake has side by side classic tracks on a 5k loop. Groomed skate track as well. Should be outstanding going into the weekend. Campground is great for skate skiing but thin for a classic track.

skier

The Mendenhall Lake is lovely for classic, ice skating (ask John Neary!) and enjoying the sun. Blue wax . No need for rock skis but grab them for the campground- it was rolled by a master! with the 1-2″ snowfall; plenty of rocks and will clean up with 2-4″...

skier

The Mendenhall Lake is lovely for classic, ice skating (ask John Neary!) and enjoying the sun. Blue wax . No need for rock skis but grab them for the campground- it was rolled by a master! with the 1-2″ snowfall; plenty of rocks and will clean up with 2-4″...

Mendenhall Campground groomed

I rolled and groomed Mendenhall and it went from about 6 fresh inches to 1 1/2 inches groomed. So there’s enough to classic without tracks set (too Shallow) and skating at least for the early part of the day. No one was out there skating by the time I left at 9....

Lake Ice depths

I drilled 3 holes about 100 meters apart. I started at Skater’s Cabin. Ice depths; 8″, 6″, 12″. Each of these holes had a noticeable ‘air-pocket’ that whooshed as I punctured it., about 2″ above the bottomost layer. The ice...