Bird to Gird Trail
Saturday 2PM by devo
Rode the Bird to Gird Trail. Conditions generally good, with one exception. A very active stream has jumped its banks and runs along the trail for a few hundred feet, depositing mud and sand. No problem for those with wide tires, but not good for my skinny tire road bike. It is on the big hill between Bird Point and Girdwood.The trail was the busiest that I have ever seen. If you are riding with kids, try to get them to ride on the right, single file. A few close calls out there.
Hillside Singletrack Trails
Thursday May 29 by Julian Mason
Emily-the firebreak is not a trail. It is a firebreak. Trees have been cut and some brush has been cleared but it is not a trail. It would be very tough to bike, or walk, or even to ski without a lot of snow cover. The area has been closed because hot shot crews have been working cutting the firebreak. The firebreak is near the STA trails and is nearly complete. Check back in a day or two.
Tour of Anchorage Trail
Thursday May 29 by Larry Rundquist
Moose caution along the Tour Trail or Old Rondy Trail. Cow with 2 new calfs on the south side of the trail between the two trails that connect to the Airstrip Trail. Another moose seen at the sharp bend in the trail just north of the North Fork bridge. It did not bother me but did charge another biker and thus could have a calf.
Campbell Creek Trail
Wednesday May 28 by pete
Just wondering how this trail is with regards to homeless camps. It was a pleasure to ride Chester Creek without all the mess.
Glenn Highway Pathway
Tuesday May 27 by John
Road paving on the portion of the Glenn Hwy to and over the old bridge that is now a local road makes it less attractive ride, and it will be closed from 2 June until complete. Taking People Mover bus 92 to get around it. Three bikes fit on this one.
Alaska Pacific University
Tuesday May 20 by Sarah Schoen
I was just walking on the APU trails and ran into a woman and her two dogs who had been attacked by a cow moose defending her calf. It was near the trail that goes next to the Faculty Ridge Road. She is going to be okay, but I just want to make sure other people are aware of the aggressive moose in the area.
Kincaid Park
Thursday Apr 24 by wayne
For those who don't want to drive to the mountains: Kincaid multi-use trail, Raspberry pathway, Sand Lake Road pathway, and gravel pit neighborhoods are snow-free and roller-skiable. Some sand on the Kincaid pathway between the hill and chalet; Sand Lake pathway at Kincaid Road has the typical sand trap on the south side; Raspberry pathway has sand near curb ramps; the rest of the pathway is pretty clean. Not sure if the gravel pit neighborhood has been swept or not, but sand/gravel wasn't a problem on road or pathways.
Upper Huffman
Sunday Apr 20 by Heidi
Classic skied from Upper Huffman up a smaller unnamed trail to the Gasline and Powerline to Glen Alps, then back down Gasline to Silver Fern to TH.Snow was spring soft and slushy. First mile uphill from Upper Huffman TH was thin and dirty, but still continuous snow cover for the moment. Winter snowpack starts about halfway between Upper Huffman and Glen Alps. Everything was skiable except Silver Fern trail, which was about half mud patches.
Alaska Pacific University
Thursday Apr 17 by CC
Paved multiuse trails dry! Unpaved trails bottomless mud / ice-puddles / decomposing frost heaves.
Archangel Road
Tuesday Apr 15 by Zack Steer
Touched up the skate and classic lanes to upper outhouse. Punchy on the bottom, icy on top. Ski-able, but not great conditions. At least it's still mostly white trail. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club
Far North Bicentennial Park
Saturday Apr 12 by Ben Neff
Thick snow grabbed at our tires (Trek Top Fuel Mtn Bikes) as we headed south from Muldoon. We made it almost to Moose Ridge before turning back. Fat bikers, where are you? We needed someone to cut trail for us... hehe... Trail showed signs of being very wet underneath, but was stable Sat a.m.
Hillside
Thursday Apr 10 by Scott
Heavy powder snow varying from 4-6” thick. Fishscale and skin skis kick well and don’t have terrible glide. Fat bikes on the service singletrack and multiuse look to be riding in muddy ruts.
Tony Knowles Coastal Trail
Sunday Apr 6 by bike rider
Don't bother yet -- it's just not ready.
Archangel Road
Friday Apr 4 by AWise
Ski trail is holding up nicely despite warm temperatures. We will watch the weather and look for temps to drop below freezing again before grooming. The mine is skiing excellent with a fresh dusting on top of Friday AM grooming Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club
Bird to Gird Trail
Thursday Apr 3 by devo
Rode the Bird to Gird Trail for the first time this year (actually Indian to Gird). Trail was remarkably free of major debris- no avalanche remains to note. The pond that has been covering the trail on the flats ~ 3 mi. north of GW has receded so we didn’t even get wet. A few areas to note - the AK RR is doing construction work at the Bird Creek crossing and they have closed ~300 yards of trail forcing bikers to ride along the edge of the road - not fun or safe. Recommend parking at BC Campground to avoid riding this section. Also of note - at the beginning of the big downhill towards Girdwood a stream crosses the trail and has deposited a bunch of sediment and gravel- I walked my skinny tire bike ~100’ thru this to avoid a flat.
Resurrection Pass
Monday Mar 31 by tony
Measuring snow on the Hope side of the Res pass trail. 87% Normal at Pass Creek. 116% at Res Pass. Trail is bikeable and largely snow free to Caribou Creek. So many down trees between Caribou Creek and Fox Creek. Good afternoon kick and glide on a tree free trail above east creek.
Bird to Gird Trail
Sunday Mar 30 by Brandon
Bird to Gird is snow free and dry. If you park at the trailhead across from the brown bear you will have to cross the highway twice, as the trail is closed over bird creek. Park further south if you don’t want to cross the highway.
Eklutna Lake
Saturday Mar 29 by Katie Hickey
Eklutna crust is in! Skied entire length of lake, starting around 9:45am and 28F. Crust was softening by noon but still totally skate-skiable, both sides of lake. Our biker - on regular but studded tires -appreciated the frozen four-wheel tracks (left by state park rangers on my previous outing). But the softer afternoon snow sent her to the muddy land trail instead.
Archangel Road
Wednesday Mar 26 by Zack Steer
Wed night groomed skate and classic on non-motorized section of Archangel Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club
Anchorage Parks and Recreation
Wednesday Mar 19 by Friendly Report Bot [?]
Coastal Trail:- Coastal Trail Rollers
Moose Range
Wednesday Mar 19 by keith
just enough snow to groom -- wet
Anchorage Parks and Recreation
Tuesday Mar 18 by Friendly Report Bot [?]
Chester Creek Trail:- Chester Creek - Campbell Creek Connector
- Chester Creek Trail, Conditions Warning
- Goose Lake No longer grooming for the season
- Tikishla Park, Tracks set
Russian Jack Springs Park:
- East High to Russian Jack Unlit, Tracks set
- Russian Jack Springs Intermediate North Trails, Tracks set
- Russian Jack Springs North Trails
- Russian Jack Springs Park Craig Drive Spur
- Russian Jack Springs Park Partial Lit Trails, Conditions Warning
- Russian Jack Springs Park Partial Lit Trails, Tracks set
- Russian Jack Springs Park South West Loop
Campbell Creek Trail:
- Campbell Creek Trail Currently clearing the trail of snow and Ice, Tracks set
Kincaid Park
Tuesday Mar 18 by JF
Classic tour on beater fishscale skis, starting at the Raspberry parking lot - Margaux's north of the road was nicely packed, but still plenty forgiving for classic skiing without tracks. Trails south of the road (other than Lekisch) were a winter wonderland touring dream. Put on your gaiters and enjoy the untouched powder.Side note that crossing Bolling Alley, it looked very ridable and maybe even snowmachine groomed??
Moose Range
Monday Mar 17 by keith
groomed moose meadows and zander gander loop
Archangel Road
Friday Mar 14 by Zack Steer
Groomed fri night for skate and classic. 1-2 inches new snow since last groom. Good conditions for skiing. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club
Moose Range
Monday Mar 10 by keith
groomed moose meadows and zander gander
Upper Huffman
Sunday Mar 9 by MMalvick
The NSAA groomer was hard at work when I headed out with the sleddogs. We avoided it by going up the outbound snowmachine trail and dropping down via the single track trail to the Silver Fern Trail. As NSAA reports, the Gasline and Glen Alps grooms are great for skating and classic. The Silver Fern Trail has bare dirt and thin dirty ice sections for about the first half and after than it offers good skiing. Best way to avoid the thin/dirt spots is to ski across the Silver Fern bridge below the parking lot and boot up the shortcut trail to rejoin the Silver Fern trail below the gasline.
Upper Huffman
Sunday Mar 9 by MMalvick
The NSAA groomer was hard at work when I headed out with the sleddogs. We avoided it by going up the outbound snowmachine trail and dropping down via the single track trail to the Silver Fern Trail. As NSAA reports, the Gasline and Glen Alps grooms are great for skating and classic. The Silver Fern Trail has bare dirt and thin dirty ice sections for about the first half and after than it offers good skiing. Best way to avoid the thin/dirt spots is to ski across the Silver Fern bridge below the parking lot and boot up the shortcut trail to rejoin the Silver Fern trail below the gasline.
Talkeetna Lakes Park
Sunday Mar 9 by Ben Neff
Any word on conditions here, post-Oosik?
Campbell Creek Trail
Saturday Mar 8 by Christine Hallas
Looking for report! Had anyone cycled the length of the trail recently? Mostly bare? Ice? Snow? Would like to bike it.. but don't have fat tires
Eklutna Lake
Saturday Mar 8 by Brian
As previously reported, a little under an inch of dry snow on ice. Kick and glide was fine – only once or twice did skis slide out getting to the back of the lake. Poles were another story – you could try sharpening your tips or hope things bake up in the coming days.
Archangel Road
Saturday Mar 8 by Zack Steer
Fri night groomed skate and classic to motorized intersection. Snow is good, no ice. Road is plowed. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club
Moose Range
Friday Mar 7 by Keith
groomed moose range meadows, and zander gander loop
Alaska Pacific University
Thursday Mar 6 by CC
Lots of ice on trails around U lake area. Some nice edges of dry pavement on paved multiuse trail. Some bare patches here and there. Half the time you want spikes, half the time you want summer joggers.
BLM Campbell Tract
Monday Mar 3 by Tundrapaddy
Walked a short survey of the small trails between Abbott Park ballfields and Service HS. Snow lagely gone, Ulu was exposed gravel. Thick ice deposits still mostly intact (for now), but it's definitely not winter conditions anymore. Would recommend NO STUDDED TIRES now, as it'll just tear up roots and soil.
Archangel Road
Thursday Feb 27 by Zack Steer
Groomed AA both skate and classic to the intersection with motorized trail. The snowcat was out as well grooming motorized trails. Hard pack, light skiff of new snow. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club
Eklutna Lake
Sunday Feb 23 by Heidi
Skate skiing on Eklutna Lake is fantastic! Some areas in the middle are packed velvety snow. Most of the ice is covered by an inch of huge frost crystals and crusty snow. It feels like extra crunchy crust skiing.Ice skates would not do well. Any kind of ski or bike would be fine.
Nancy Lake State Recreation Area
Sunday Feb 23 by Sara
We biked the Nancy Lake Canoe Trail this weekend. I would highly recommend this loop while the lakes are still frozen. We didn’t have any overflow. Portages are icy, packed fast snow and bare ground. Lakes are smooth and fast. The whole thing was a unique, fun adventure that won’t be possible every year. Get it while you can!
Archangel Road
Wednesday Feb 19 by Zack Steer
Groomed Archangel skate and classic to the intersection with motorized trail. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club
Eklutna Lake
Saturday Feb 8 by Alaska_rory
Really great skate skiing to be found at Eklutna! Crusty and frosty snow half way up the lake from parking lot. Just before you pass Kokanee cabin the snow changes to huge abundant frost flowers, which provided surprisingly great ski surface! Edgable, smooth, and better glide than the slower crustier stuff on the first half. If you’re looking for some distance on your skate skis without doing multiple Kincaid laps Eklutna is where it’s at!
Moose Range
Thursday Feb 6 by keith
groomed moose range meadows and zander gander loop
Knik Glacier
Thursday Feb 6 by Katie
Has anybody been biking to Knik Glacier recently or any intel on conditions up there?Thanks!
Portage Lake
Monday Feb 3 by Daniel Francom
Does anyone know if portage lake it frozen enough for travel to the glacier?
Moose Range
Saturday Feb 1 by Isaac
MSSC finally completed the first complete groom of Treestand this season. Will be a bit soft for a day to so, but air down and have at it. Remaining Moose Range trails vary from A to B- depending on ruts and grooming. Linguini is pretty chewed up, but doable. Need more snow to fill ATV ruts on some trails.
Hatcher Pass
Friday Jan 31 by MSSC Administrator
Hatcher Pass Road is now open to Mile 14, giving access to Gold Mint Parking. The road remains closed past Mille 15 until DOT finishes clearing debris. Support grooming by the Mat-Su Ski Club
Anchorage Parks and Recreation
Tuesday Jan 28 by Friendly Report Bot [?]
Chester Creek Trail:- Chester Creek - Campbell Creek Connector
- Chester Creek Trail, Conditions Warning
Russian Jack Springs Park:
- East High School Loop
- Russian Jack South Groomed Golf Course Trails
- Russian Jack Springs North Trails
- Russian Jack Springs North Trails, Conditions Warning
- Russian Jack Springs Park Partial Lit Trails, Conditions Warning
- Russian Jack Springs Park Partial Lit Trails, Tracks set, Conditions Warning
