Mendenhall Campground
The trail leaves from the Skaters Cabin parking lot (Skater’s Cabin Road, Juneau, AK 99801). The terrain is generally flat, with a full loop (skiing all sections) ~3 km. Shorter loops can be skied by cutting out various sections. Skiers with dogs should keep them under control and clean up after them. There is an outhouse next to Skaters Cabin, as well as one or two outhouses open out on the trail (the Forest Service typically marks which ones remain open). Parking is in front of Skaters Cabin, with overflow parking down by the Tolch Rock and West Glacier Trailheads (~.25 and .5 kilometers, respectivelly, continuing to the end of the road). A connector trail back to the Campground parallels the road for ~.5 km. Juneau, AK 99801.
Recent Trail Updates
Set new classic 1245. Three hours of steady rain now. Surface softening. Human and dog tracks sinking in. BF
By 1000 was done with skate. Soft surface, about 2 inches ski kerf left behind as you skate. Broken electrical ...
Classic track really fast but awkward soft spots for poling, pushing the poles through. Use bigger baskets on ...
well. it’s not raining. the wind gave us a few pine needles here and there. but overall things are looking ...
Late posting due to mechanical problems, but now groomed skate & classic all around. Some rain, some sun, ...
Campground Grooming finished at 10am. Reset skate and classic--both turned out good. It was snowing when I ...
I plan on starting to groom about 7:30 tomorrow morning in hopes of finishing before the storm arrives. Plan your ...
Campground groomed for skate and classic. Great conditions.
Campground groomed for skate and classic. Great conditions.
730 am. 1 to 2 inches fresh snow. A slog in sticky snow on waxless Nordic skiis and totally worth it. Hit your ...
Heavy work day of five hours at the Campground for those of you who don't know what it entails. Lots of shoveling ...
Start time and extent of grooming depends on overnight snow or rain and the conditions we find in the morning. ...
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