Alaska Outdoor Reports

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Today 8AM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: The Lighted trails, SML, Stadium, Biathlon area, Icebox, Mize’s Folly, Compression, Moose Hill, Big Dipper, Stairway and Chalet Loop have all been freshly groomed. Enjoy!

Hillside: Still a little chilly out there, but rumor has it warmer temps and maybe some fresh snow are lining up for the big weekend?! Lighted trails and the Gasline have been freshly groomed with track and are ready for your finest skiing. Slide fast and enjoy the day!

Updated 3.5.2026

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Plumbley/Maud Trail & Mud Lalke area Yesterday 10PM by Knik Groomer

Freshened up Plumbley/Maud trail and Mud Lake area. Looks like Plumply/Maud Trail (Parking Area) and Maud Rd. to Lake/Range was plowed recently by locals. Thank you and enjoy nature!

BLM Campbell Tract Yesterday 2PM by GregV

The cold temps have left the trails in excellent, firm condition. Even the multi-use are fairly smooth due to recent grooms and foot traffic leaving limited divots. Get out there and enjoy the warming conditions. Classic tracks are mostly untouched.

Eklutna Lake Yesterday 1PM by Monty and Gary

Wind blown, 2-3" of snow on lake. Boiler plate then soft then boiler plate then soft etc. Snow machine track was broken snow and harder so best for our walk. Saw skiers headed to hut, 1 bike track on lake. Lakeside trail hard packed by snowmachiners, looks like good xc width. Saw several runners on lakeside trail. Also saw a very large overflow(aufeis) covering trail at the usual spot of the water intake lagoon. We didn't walk the trail , so don't know if more exists.
The parking lot was well plowed. The road up to Lake was like side streets in city. Lumpy bumpy and shiny. Sand and gravel for most part. Looked worse than what it was. The road was sanded enough to make going dowhill not too scary.
Nothing like sunny early spring day at Eklutna. 11 to 3 gave us full sun.

Monty and Gary

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Yesterday 8AM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Lighted trails, SML and the Sisson are freshly groomed. Dress warm and make a few laps. Tour of Anchorage is this Sunday!

Hillside: Spent most of the evening working over Spencer and Double Bubble and achieved solid results. Skiing should be good today, dress warm and enjoy yourselves.

Eagle River HS/Yosemite Dr: Two passes with new track both sides. Single pass on the unlighted trail down to the state park road.

Beach Lake Multi-use/the Lake: The Multi-use and the trail around the lake have been scuffed up.

Updated 3.3.2026

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Plumbley/Maud Trail and Mud Lake Area Tuesday 10PM by Knik Groomer

Groomed Plumbley/Maud Trail, to Mud Lake, Intermediate Lake, Gull Lake, McRobert Creek to Jim Creek. Over 20 miles of trails. Enjoy Skate Skiing, Fat Biking and Hiking.
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Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Tuesday 8AM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: It’s an another cold day! The Lighted trails, the SML, Stadium, Elliot’s, World Cup, Easy Street and S-Turn have all been freshly groomed with new track set. Enjoy!

Hillside: Lighted loops, Service Stadium, & Gasline have been refreshed. Dress warm and enjoy the day as skiing should be quite nice!

Beach Lake Trails: Did the core trails on the Chalet side and everything on the high school side. Two passes with new track, except on the high school side, which had very nice track and so it was just a skate lane overhaul. Have a good one!

Coyote Trails at MLMS: Pretty hard stuff. Made three passes on the skate lanes to scratched it up. Skiing should be good. Have a great day!

Updated 3.3.2026

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Anchorage Parks and Recreation Monday 4PM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Chester Creek Trail:
- Chester Creek - Campbell Creek Connector Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Chester Creek Trail Good conditions - Did not groom Goose Lake itself, Tracks set
- Chester Creek Trail Good conditions, Tracks set
- Goose Lake Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Goose Lake Grooming around pavilion and trail but not the lake, Tracks set
- Tikishla Park Good Conditions, Tracks set

Russian Jack Springs Park:
- East High School Loop Good Conditions, Tracks set
- East High to Russian Jack Unlit Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Russian Jack South Groomed Golf Course Trails Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Russian Jack Springs Intermediate North Trails Good Conditions
- Russian Jack Springs North Trails Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Russian Jack Springs Park Craig Drive Spur Good conditions, Tracks set
- Russian Jack Springs Park Partial Lit Trails Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Russian Jack Springs Park Partial Lit Trails Scraping the trails has begun
- Russian Jack Springs Park South West Loop Good Conditions

Campbell Creek Trail:
- Campbell Creek Trail Good conditions, Tracks set

Eagle River - North Fork Monday 2PM by Monty and Gary

Briggs Bridge

Good solid path on river, good for biking, skiing, running. We walked up river to where river trail goes up off river and into boardwalk swamp. Solid trail up river bank. We stopped at swamp, don't know if trail crosses confluence. Many bike tracks.
Max sun at 1pm-2.

Monty and Gary

Government Peak Recreation Area Monday 1PM by Ed Strabel

GPRA trails are still corduroy and bomb proof tracks. Some debris in the tracks.
Mat-Su Ski Club will probably not re-groom the wide ski trails until the weekend. Flat Top and Mtn Streams will be re-groomed tonight. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Monday 8AM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Lighted trails and SML are refreshed. Dress warm and have a wonderful day!

Hillside: Starting to do some prep work for the Tour of Anchorage. Multi use has been groomed all the way down to Northern Lights.

Updated 3.2.2026

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Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Sunday 8AM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Happy March! Another chilly day out there. The Lighted Loops, Elliot’s/World Cup, SML and Chalet Loop have been refreshed. Stay warm and enjoy the sunshine!

Hillside: With minimal traffic and temps forecasted to be in the negative double digits, there won’t be any new grooming today. Regular grooming will return as soon as weather allows.

Beach Lake Trails: Worked everything on the Chalet side in preparation for Ski the Beach which kicks off at Noon. Started early but everything turned to concrete around 10:30 making any speed in the cat too fast. I think I shook all the chrome off. Anyway, it should be a beautiful day and a fun and festive atmosphere on the trails. Enjoy!

Updated 3.1.2026

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Archangel Road Saturday 8PM by Matt D

Clear, cold and beautiful! Groomed the non-motorized trail for skate and left the classic tracks intact. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club

Girdwood Ski Trails Saturday 8PM by SkiGirdwood

The 5K and Arlberg bike path received some grooming attention tonight. Bundle up for a Sunday ski. The meadows are multi-use and receiving lots of traffic: Watch for ice flow sections, which prevent grooming equipment from accessing more Girdwood valley trail segments.

Glen Alps to Ship Pass to Indian Saturday 6PM by Dave Bass

Good kick without wax or scales (thanks to the extra cold snow) but I needed skins for the steady uphill to ship pass.
Consistently supportable windboard made for enjoyable turns down to Ship lake. Soft snow between the lake and Indian Pass was really nice travel. I hit a nice classic track on the Arctic to Indian route that presumably came from (or went to) Arctic. The down to Indian was pretty brushy up high and got thin down low. I was able to ski to the Seward highway but it wasn’t the dreamy luge run I was hoping for. More snow please…

Anchorage Parks and Recreation Saturday 4PM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Campbell Creek Trail:
- Campbell Creek Trail Good , Tracks set

Tony Knowles Coastal Trail Saturday 3PM by ipickupmydogspoo

Wow, assuming NSAA used the big groomer to groom the coastal trail with a great classic set track also. Likely prep for Tour next Sunday, great skiing conditions.

Moose Range Saturday 2PM by Almost Run Over

A black oversized big tire rig on middle traverse heading west did not wait for me to fully get bike and feet off trail -missed me by an inch.. This is the second time

Kincaid Park Saturday 1PM by Arctic Orienteering Club

There will be a ski orienteering event starting and finishing at the Raspberry Road trailhead tomorrow from noon until 2 p.m. Watch out for multidirectional skiing on ski and single track trails around the Lake Loop, Horseshoe Loop, Easy Street, and Little Niagara. There could be some skating on the classic trails - NSAA approved! Come and join us. First timers participate for free.

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Saturday 8AM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Brrrrr! The Lighted Loops and parts of the SML have been refreshed. Conditions are cold and hard! Have a great day!

Hillside: Happy Saturday! Your operations team took a slow grind around all wide trails and the multiuse from South Bivouac to the Campbell Creek Science Center along the airstrip. Dress warm and enjoy!

Beach Lake Trails: Bill will be out tonight prepping the trails for the Ski the Beach for Erin 2026 community race on Sunday. Registration begins at 12:15 pm. This is a fun family event open to all ages, entry is free, but all donations are appreciated and will go toward the Erin K. Johnson Memorial Fund to support efforts to get kids outside skiing!

Updated 2.28.2026

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Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Friday 8AM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Cold and hard conditions out there called for a slow grind. Lake Loop, Horseshoe, Multi-use and Jodhpur have been groomed. Bundle up!

Hillside: Another cold morning! Did our best to grind up the hard cold-soaked snow to varying levels of success. All wide trails and the classic only trails have been regroomed. Mind the track on the wide trails, it will be a bit chunky in places.

Beach Lake Trails: Hit the high traffic trails on the Chalet side. 15 below made for pretty hard conditions and even at a crawl, the leave was pretty cobby in places.

Updated 2.27.2026

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Archangel Road Thursday 8PM by L. Austin

Groomed hard pack snow for skate and classic and smoothed out some minor wind drifting. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club

Kincaid Park Thursday 6PM by Julie Truskowski

The middle school races scheduled for tonight have been canceled. The wind chill temps are predicted to be below school district's minimum temperature cutoff. It's been a great season!

Talkeetna area Thursday 6PM by Jonathan Korta

DNSC Trail Update: Multi-day wind event continues to impact trails. Downed trees were cleared on Thursday from Talkeetna Lakes park trails, Mahoney/Herbie's Lake, Fish Lake. Ski Hill was groomed and has minimal drifting. Classic tracks were set (shallow) in Talkeetna Lakes Park. Many multi-use trail sections are hard packed and wind scoured, open areas have significant drifting. Winds are expected to diminish into Friday and trails will get regroomed heading into the weekend.

Government Peak Recreation Area Thursday 4PM by Ed Strabel

Mat-Su Ski Club re-groomed the Flat Top and Mtn Streams loops this afternoon. All wide ski trails were re-groomed late last night. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club

Anchorage Parks and Recreation Thursday 4PM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Thursday 8AM by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Fresh groom and new track on the Lighted loops, SML, Elliot’s and dark Lekisch. Bundle up, it’s COLD out there! Middle School race tonight at 6 pm using the SML. Have a great day!

Hillside: Out of an abundance of caution and equipment preservation we’re holding off on grooming everything today. At -14 degrees (cold weather advisory) the current track remains solid, and with light ski traffic it’s best to let it rest a day. Will reassess tonight/tomorrow morning. Skiing should be firm but decent. If you head out, dress like it’s well below zero. Be well everyone.

Updated 2.26.2026

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Anchorage Parks and Recreation Wednesday Feb 25 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Campbell Creek Trail:
- Campbell Creek Trail Good , Tracks set

Chugach Foothills Connector:
- Chugach Foothills Connector Good Conditions
- Chugach Foothills Connector Good Conditions , Tracks set

Hillside Wednesday Feb 25 by Thomas Pease

Today’s conditions at Hillside get very mixed reviews. Lighted loops were freshly groomed and receive an A+. Excellent kick, glide and edging for both ski techniques. Spencer and classic-only earn a D. Grooming is several days old, with debris and draggy, wind-blown snow in tracks. Skate lane is no better. Wind hammered with minimal edging.

Anchorage Parks and Recreation Wednesday Feb 25 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Coastal Trail:
- Coastal Trail Good. snow drifts affect previously set tracks

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Wednesday Feb 25 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Lighted Loops, SML, Stadium, Eliot’s, World Cup, Easy Street, S turns, Crossing trail, Old 6, Ice Box, Moose Hill, and Stairway groomed with new track. Dress warm and have fun!

Hillside: Good morning, trail users. It’s noticeably colder out there today, and with the drop in temps, results after grooming are coming in about average, maybe slightly above. All Lighted loops have been refreshed and are ready for you! Bundle up, manage expectations, and enjoy your time on the snow.

Beach Lake Trails: Two passes with track on all the major trails. The leave was a bit cobby in places but will ski fine. Don’t forget Ski the Beach is this Sunday!

Bartlett HS: Did three passes on the skate lane. Snow is pretty hard and well packed, still edgeable enough for a good ski. Enjoy!

Updated 2.25.2026

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Moose Range Tuesday Feb 24 by keith wieneke

groomed moose range east meadows, and zander gander loop

Moose Range Tuesday Feb 24 by Wet Feet

The creek on Porcupine (between Secret and Southern traverse is not frozen!!

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Tuesday Feb 24 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Lighted trails, SML, Sisson, Lake and Horseshoe are freshly groomed. Have a wonderful day!

Hillside: Good morning, skiers and snow connoisseurs alike! All Lighted loops received a fresh overnight groom and are skiing quite well today.
A gentle heads up-be mindful of the Stadium start lanes as they will be buzzing this evening with a Middle school race taking over Randys, Hillside, and Jr. Nordic loops. Translation; small humans, big energy! Proceed with festive awareness. Best of luck to the young speedsters, and to the rest of you… go make it a GREAT day out there.

Updated 2.24.2026

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Resurrection Pass Monday Feb 23 by boxofkittens

Does anyone has Intel on recent conditions of Resurrection Pass, from Bean Creek to Swan Lake? Wondering if it's going to best via fat ski, skinny ski, or microspikes. Thanks

Resurrection Pass Monday Feb 23 by Dave Bass

In response to roandog’s question about the first few miles of trail heading south from the Hope, it was in pretty great shape weekend before last and I bet it hasn’t changed much. We found a nice soft snow surface and adequate base for good skiing in open areas and trails but not enough snow to cover tiny rooty footpaths under thick evergreens.
Enjoy!

Resurrection Pass Monday Feb 23 by Dave Bass

Anchorage Parks and Recreation Monday Feb 23 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Chester Creek Trail:
- Chester Creek - Campbell Creek Connector Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Chester Creek Trail Good conditions - Did not groom Goose Lake itself, Tracks set
- Chester Creek Trail Good conditions, Tracks set
- Goose Lake Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Goose Lake Grooming around pavilion and trail but not the lake, Tracks set
- Tikishla Park Good Conditions, Tracks set

Russian Jack Springs Park:
- East High School Loop Good Conditions, Tracks set
- East High to Russian Jack Unlit Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Russian Jack South Groomed Golf Course Trails Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Russian Jack Springs North Trails Good Conditions, Tracks set
- Russian Jack Springs Park Partial Lit Trails Good Conditions, Tracks set

Campbell Creek Trail:
- Campbell Creek Trail Good conditions, Tracks set

Resurrection Pass Monday Feb 23 by roandog

We are planning to ski south from Hope in a week. Has anybody been on the trail lately? We're especially wondering about the first couple miles where there tends to be overflow and skinny snow. Any reports would be appreciated!

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Monday Feb 23 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Lots of fresh groom and new track throughout the park. Enjoy!

Hillside: All wide trails are ready to go! Colder conditions are causing the snow to harden a bit but should ski well!

Eagle River HS/Yosemite Dr: Did three touch up passes on the skate lane. A little bit of fresh powder blown onto the trail always helps.

Coyote Trails at MLMS: Two passes with new track. Making it nice for the dog walkers.

Updated 2.23.2026

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Chester Creek Trail Sunday Feb 22 by Sam

Skate skied Upper Chester from Goose Lake to antenna hill on the Tour trail. Such a pleasure to have such a firm uniform surface for skating the whole way. Thanks much to NSAA for Fri night grooming all the way down from Hillside to the south end of the Goose Lake overpass. Only issue is the tunnel under Ambassador Dr at ANMC where speed bumps developed during recent grooms.

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Sunday Feb 22 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Today’s event, the Sven’s AMH race #5 kicks off at Noon and should be wrapped up by 3 pm. The course will be using most of the park, so be mindful and watch for racers. Enjoy!

Hillside: Refreshed Lighted loops with new track. Cold base. Decent result. Mind the track. Have fun out there!

Beach Lake Trails: Worked the whole park, two passes with new track. Surprisingly little debris. Should be a gorgeous day to hit the trails!

Beach Lake Multi-use/Lake: The Multi-use and the trail around the lake have been refreshed.

Updated 2.22.2026

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Girdwood Ski Trails Saturday Feb 21 by SkiGirdwood

Some of the 5K was touched up last night. Watch for massive ice overflow in meadow below 5K parking lot, near Crockett's Bridge and beneath Upper Meadows. Have a sunny Sunday ski!

Archangel Road Saturday Feb 21 by L. Austin

Groomed non-motorized trail for classic and skate. No wind - enjoy the sunshine ! Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club

Anchorage Parks and Recreation Saturday Feb 21 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Coastal Trail:
- Coastal Trail Good Conditions , Tracks set

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Saturday Feb 21 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Light and dark trails, plus Stadium groomed with track. So, throw on a wind breaker and enjoy!

Hillside: Happy Saturday! All wide trails and the Multiuse (TOA) from Bivouac to Northern Lights and the APU stadium have been refreshed! Trails are firm. Bundle up and enjoy!

Beach Lake Trails: No new grooming last night due to gusting wind. The crew will be on the trails today clearing debris then out tonight for a full park groom. Ski with caution and watch for tree debris and snow drifts. Have a great day!

Updated 2.21.2026

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Government Peak Recreation Area Friday Feb 20 by Ed Strabel

Winds have died down. Mat-Su Ski Club re-groomed the Flat Top Loop and in the very early AM will groom the race trails for the ASAA State Nordic Skiing Championship Mixed Technique Relay Races ( Girls at 10 AM, Boys at Noon). They will be GREAT races. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club

Girdwood Ski Trails Friday Feb 20 by SkiGirdwood

The 5K and mid-meadows were freshly groomed this evening. Tracks were left. After tonight, the trails should be set for Saturday skiing!

Anchorage Parks and Recreation Friday Feb 20 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Campbell Creek Trail:
- Campbell Creek Trail Good , Tracks set

Nordic Skiing Association of Anchorage Friday Feb 20 by Friendly Report Bot [?]

Kincaid: Lots of stuff groomed. Lighted loops and most dark trails. Lake and Horseshoe loops have new track. Enjoy!

Hillside: A little colder out today! Everything is groomed except the Multi use and TOA. Harder conditions with the cooler temps, should be good skiing!

Updated 2.20.2026

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