Upper loop freshly groomed!

Dec 7, 2015 | Eaglecrest

Eaglecrest groomed the upper loop late this afternoon and it was the best skate skiing conditions I’ve seen in over a year. We took the Juneau Nordic Ski Team up there for training tonight and every skier had a blast. You can ski up and down the road, no...
Upper loop update

Upper loop update

Dec 7, 2015 | Eaglecrest

Classic skied to and around upper loop mid-morning through early afternoon under changeable conditions. Old school set classic track. Good snow coverage of 3 inches on packed, wet, sticky snow for 0 skis; pretty good glide with fish scales. Upper loop will be rolled...

Upper loop inice skate, ok classic

Dec 6, 2015 | Eaglecrest

Sneaky road access is smooth and skiable for uphill access to upper loop. Nice packed powder skate skiing and there is a good classic track now but it is getting filled in by new snow. That’s a good thing. 🙂

Upper loop packed for skate skiing

Dec 5, 2015 | Eaglecrest

Eaglecrest packed the upper loop for skate skiing and it’s pretty good. Walk (or skate) up the road, stay to one side and be aware of downhill traffic. They said they will groom it tonight so it should be nice tomorrow. Thank you, Eaglecrest!

Mini Upper Loop groomed- use caution getting up there

Dec 5, 2015 | Eaglecrest

We groomed the mini upper loop on Friday night. It took a lot of groomer time to repair rain damage so we didn’t get a chance to track set. We hope to track set Saturday night. It should be a nice to day to get out. That said the lower mountain is locked up...

Climate Photo Op at 2:00 today, visitor center

Nov 28, 2015 | Mendenhall Campground

Since there is no snow to ski on, come at 2:00 today to the visitor center for a large group photo in front of our shrinking glacier, to be shared with photos around the world to support the Paris climate talks. Look for group out by Photo Point or maybe just by lake...
Dan Moller

Dan Moller

Nov 27, 2015 | Backcountry

The Dan Moller valley will be very sweet for one more day even though the machines are there. Parking at the lower Dan Moller lot, hike up out of the woods and and head to the right down into the cut across the creek. Wind up through first meadow; no machines there. I...

At Least a 7

Nov 27, 2015 | Mendenhall Campground

Skied the campground at noon on Thanksgiving. Despite no tracks, nordic was at least a 7 and better ins some places. The overnight cooler wx really helped. Enjoy before the floods come

Lower and Upper Loop options

Nov 25, 2015 | Eaglecrest

Lower Loop is skier-packed the entire loop; good for classic but not skate. Meadows also fun to ski tour around. Upper Loop is actually smooth and ideal for skate skiing now! Or classic without a track. Access is via the road up Sourdough/Sneaky, and you could skate...

CaMPGROUND CONDITIONS IMPROVED

Nov 25, 2015 | Mendenhall Campground

Rolled again this morning with about an inch of new snow. Conditions improved from yesterday. Manhole covers shoveled over and track in better shape than yesterday. Probably a 5+ out of 10 now. Sunshine and high 20’sF there at 10AM.

Rolled Mendenhall Campground this Morning

Nov 24, 2015 | Mendenhall Campground

Rolled and flattened out newer snow with many walking and skate ski tracks from the weekend. Snow is marginal for skating with many patchy spots, some ice, old runoff and manhole covers are not covered. Bring beater skis as it’s skiable for some but not good for...

Upper Loop groomed

Nov 24, 2015 | Eaglecrest

What a lovely ski under the moon last night… skate or classic up the road and EC has set a pretty nice smaller upper loop. No classic tracks but good for both. Thanks to Matt and EC. Enjoy!

Campground

Nov 23, 2015 | Mendenhall Campground

Conditions were not good this morning. Patchy, especially in the treed areas. If you go, bring your old skis and plan to get them scraped up.

Upper Loop

Nov 23, 2015 | Eaglecrest

We groomed a small upper loop today. No classic track. It should make for some fun skiing. Please be mindful of mountain equipment as there is a lot of activity on the mountain.