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2027 ...
by: Tim
Kelley

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September 2026:
Quasi-Retirement |
This website is now in
'quasi-retirement' mode. I won't be making yearly ski trip web
pages any more, like I have the last 23 years. If I make future
posts, they will be here, on this
web page.
I realize that a lot of people use the weather links on this website
and many use the content for trip ideas. I was reminded of this by
the flak I got when I planned to shut this site down at 20 years. So, I will keep this
website up for a couple more years to accommodate those that regularly
use this site. The 25
year mark will be a good time to retire this website. I like
numbers that have an integer for their square root. And Alaska
doesn't need a senior citizen xc skiing website. Ha! Anyway
... just a heads up. |
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October 2026:
One Day Soon You Will Ski, Or Bike, Here ... |
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If you ski or bike in Anchorage,
Alaska ... you will soon be able to travel a new one mile, and 15
million dollar, connector trail from the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail to
the Ship Creek Trail. This new trail has been under construction
this summer and fall. Pt. Woronzof can be seen in the distance. |
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September 2026:
A Canadian "Kincaid Park" |
Anchorage, Alaska's Kincaid Park
has cross country ski trails and mountain bike singletrack on a topology
that is defined by ancient sand dunes.
Another ski trail and mountain bike singletrack venue built on ancient
sand dunes is the Wapiti Nordic Ski Club trails system in Grand Prairie,
Alberta. When I am traveling on the Alaska Highway, I like
stopping at these trails for some exercise. The dunes are not as
big as the ones that define Kincaid Park. But there are a lot of
them. And it's fun to zip around these hills on handmade
singletrack on a bike. I've
skied on the xc ski trails here before too. Nice Nordic center. |
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There are some huge bugs in
Alberta! |
Fuel is expensive in Canada.
But you get free candy! |
Singletrack on a Wapiti sand dune. |
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Alaska Backcountry XC Skiing |