Ski Trips: Winter
Trail and Spring Skiing Pictures - 2006 by Tim Kelley
Paradise Island
Skiing in the Sound:
Early June skiing on the spine of Culross Island. The snow was
quasi-crust, consolidated summer snow which made for good skiing up to
the 2500' highpoint of the island. And it was good snow for
cutting turns coming back down.
"We parked at
Troublesome Creek (about mile 137) and skied down the creek to the
Chulitna River, upstream about 4 miles to the Tokositna, then up the
Tokositna to the trail east back to Mile 131 parking lot. We had a
hitchhike back to the car, but I'm scheming on a better way to close the
loop. It was a total of about 28 miles skiing right at the foot of the
Alaska Range - very nice! The trail to mile 131 is off the north end of
the Swan Lake swamp (look for a cabin on the ridge), but there is also
another trail back to the road (at mi 127 I think) a little further
south that could make for a little longer tour." Good one Mark !
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Skiing Circles Around a Poet:
The distinctive peak at the east end of Portage Lake is Bard Peak
This was a spring ski across Portage Lake, up the Burns Glacier, across
the Whittier Glacier, down to Whittier, up over Portage Pass and then
back across the lake ... the Bard Peak Circle.
Crust and Gravel Are a Good Combination:
We didn't know anything about the Main Chugach Mountains Gravel Creek
drainage until the day we skied there. Now we know that it is a
great place for spring skiing.
Springtime Visit to the Bergs:
Photos from one of Southcentral Alaska's most popular crust skiing trips
- up the Placer River Valley to the Spencer Glacier.
A Crust Ski Into the Past:
Checking out old homesteader roads in the Eagle River Valley.
Kusko
Cruising:
Skiing village trails from Aniak to Bethel on the Kuskokwim River.
Chuathbaluk - Easier to Ski To Than Pronounce:
A 36 mile "truck trail" day trip on the Kuskokwim River out of Aniak.
Taiga 'Til Yer Tired: 50 miles of swamp
skating on the Trapper Lake - Rabideax Trail.
Mark Doner sent me
these two pictures and a description of a cool spring skiing trip:
Chasing Beluga on
Skis: Two ski trips (one recon 40 miler, one successful 60 miler) to get to Beluga,
Alaska (population: 26) and back.
A Good Possession for Skiers: Skiing
to Pt. Possession, the northernmost point of the Kenai Peninsula, from
Captain Cook State Park (60 mile overnighter).
WTC and LSDA are A-OK: Skiing the Willow
Trail Committee (WTC) groomed multi-use trails and Snowmo-Skiing on the
Lower Susitna Drainage Area (LDSA) groomed trail that goes down the
Susitna River and up the Yentna River.
Skiing in Musherville, USA: Checking
out the Talkeetna Mail Trail and Intertie area. There is a reason
many big name mushers live in the Willow area ... these trails.
Ice
Roads, Mile-Long Tunnels, Forbidden Trails and Abandoned Cabins,
Pictures from exploring the Lower Susitna Drainage by skis (and a bit by
use of Nordic Blades).
[2005]
Give the
Sport of SkiFishalon a Try:
Combining cross country skiing and ice fishing (with a touch of
snowmobiling), this is a good way to explore the Susitna Valley.
Alaska Performance Backcountry Skiing
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