crust.outlookalaska.comAlaska Backcountry Cross Country Skiing Web Site

Intro Gear About Ski Trips: 2024 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 UBXC Apps eBook This web site is a skiers’ resource for exploring Southcentral Alaska on cross country skis. Check the ski trip links above for ideas of where to ski backcountry winter trails and crust skiing venues. Check the weather links below to determine what the ski conditions will likely be where you want to go skiing. Be safe, have fun ... and ski as much as you can! ~ Weather Links ~ South of Anchorage Bird Point road cam and weather data Portage Lake Visitors Center webcam Borealis Broadband Potter Marsh weigh station webcam Portage Road intersection webcam (where you can park to ski the Placer River Valley, click here: for temp and wind) Tunnel to Whittier cams in Bear Valley, shows cloud cover at Portage Lake (click here for temp and wind: ) Whittier FAA webcams Whittier Cliffside Marina webcams Whittier/ Passage Canal marine weather Prince William Sound tides Western Prince William Sound marine weather Weather forecast (Western Prince William Sound) Alyeska Resort snow and weather conditions Alyeska Resort webcams Turnagain Pass hourly telemetry data Turnagain Pass snow depth graph Turnagain Pass webcams CNFAIC weather data: Turnagain Arm to Sterling Hwy Seattle Ridge (Turnagain Pass) CNFAIC weather data Grandview hourly temp and wind data Summit Lake weather conditions and webcam views Summit Lake hourly weather data (good for Manitoba Mountain & Mills Creek) Cooper Landing FAA webcam Moose Pass hourly weather data Chugach National Forest Avalanche Information Center Sunburst Webcam (view north to Tincan, Center Ridge below) Moose Pass FAA webcam In and to the East of Anchorage Greater Anchorage area Mesonet weather map Anchorage weather forecast Anchorage Hillside and Turnagain Arm forecast Borealis Broadband Webcam Multiview of Anchorage and surrounding areas Glen Alps webcam Borealis Broadband webcam on top of Denali Towers North - view of the Western Chugach front range Arctic Valley Chair 2 weather station data Borealis Broadband webcam at Arctic Valley Southcentral AK weather radar Chugach Mountains webcam - Flattop Anchorage tide tables (tides above 30’ will flood the tidal flats) Alaska DOT Road Weather cams and weather data map for Greater Anchorage (click on the site you are interested in) Borealis Broadband Lake Hood webcam, shows Western Chugach Mountain cloud cover to the east Indian Pass hourly weather data, this site is at the high point on the Arctic Valley to Indian traverse Eklutna Lake (the AMBCS "MORAINE" station, 1000 feet above the lake on the Bold Ridge Trail, 5 miles down the lake) North of Anchorage Hatcher Pass Lodge webcam and weather data Gold Cord Mine (Hatcher Pass) weather data. Hatcher Pass MP 15 webcam Marmot Ridge webcam Skeetawk webcams View east of cloud cover over Western Chugach, MP 24, Glenn Highway, Thunderbird Falls View east of cloud cover over Twin Peaks, MP 31.1, Glenn Highway, Knik River Flats NOAA hourly weather observations (Select site: Willow, Sutton, Butte) Palmer FAA webcam (views of cloud cover over Talkeena Mountains and Knik Valley) Matanuska Valley weather Susitna Valley weather Parks Highway (near Big Lake) webcam, temp and wind: Willow FAA webcam Big Lake Trails Willow West Gateway Trails Deshka Landing Mid-Valley Trails Friends of Yentna Curry Ridge Riders Trails Denali Nordic Ski Club Willow weather (also good for Nancy Lakes, west side of Hatcher Pass) Su Valley High School (at start of Talkeena Spur Road) hourly weather data and snow depth Talkeetna weather (also good for Sheep Creek, Trapper Creek) Parks Highway / Talkeetna Road webcam views, temp and wind K2 Aviation webcam in Talkeetna FAA Talkeetna webcam Cantwell weather forecast Broad Pass (Summit) FAA webcam Alaska DOT RoadWeather webcams at Gunsight Mtn, shows what conditions are like near Sheep Mountain, Majestic Valley and Eureka FAA webcams at Sheep Mountain (Lion’s Head) ... and Tahneta Pass Chickaloon FAA webcam Sheep Mountain weather/ Copper River Basin forecast Lake Louise weather/ Copper River Basin forecast Lake Louise Lodge webcam and weather forecast Paxson weather forecast Paxson FAA webcam West of Anchorage Borealis Broadband Mount Susitna webcam Knik, Alaska airport - FAA webcams Statewide Weather Information NOAA Alaska snow depth map Map of FAA web cams around the State of Alaska ( site list ) State of Alaska, Department of Transportation, RoadWeather camera and weather data site-map USDA snowpack map EarthWindMap ... coolest weather map on the Internet A Few Places to Backcountry XC Ski In Alaska ... For information on most of the skiing sites mentioned below, and on many other skiing sites ... use the search feature of this web site to find more infomation. Kenai Peninsula Placer River Valley Spencer Lake at the end of the Placer River Valley Grandview Valley Turnagain Pass Center Creek Valley Twentymile Valley Grandview Valley Johnson Pass Portage Lake Portage Lake Western Chugach Mountains South Fork Eagle River Eagle River Peters Creek Valley Glen Alps South Fork Eagle River Susitna Valley Willow Trail Committee Trails Curry Ridge Riders Trails Susitna Valley Winter Trail Talkeetna Mountains Dogsled Pass Bald Mountain Hatcher Pass to Houston or Willow Trail to Mint Hut Matanuska Valley and Copper River Basin Boulder Creek The Denali Highway Gravel Creek Fairbanks Area White Mountains Yukon Quest Trail Northern Alaska North Slope Brooks Range Kobuk Valley Western Alaska Iditarod Trail Kuskokwim River Western Susitna Valley Skiing the north ridge of Mount Susitna, February 2005 - click here And March 2009 - click here . Skiing a circle around Mt. Susitna (March 2010) - click here . Prince William Sound If you want to try some unique spring skiing, especially in May or June, try Prince William Sound out of Whittier. You can get their by private boat or commercial water taxis can drop you off and pick you up. There are also guiding companies that can take you spring skiing in PWS. Or you can kayak out to ski if you have the time. When the weather is nice in the Sound, skiing there is spectacular. Here are some pictures of skiing in PWS: The Colin-ator churns up a ridge high above Three Fingers Cove off Cochrane Bay. Skating above Cochrane Bay. Noon and 70 degrees F. Sweet summer shredding (June 21st)! From winter to summer - ski to the sea ... and then jump in! Wow guy! That sure is one sickly looking "Alaska Tan" !! May & June Prince William Sound skiing pictures below: Harriman Fiord Three Fingers Cove (below) Derickson Bay (above) Culross Island (below) PWS locals ... Click on the picture above for 2006 Culross Island skiing pictures. Click here to see a 2007 video of skiing at Culross Island. (Above) Skiing east of McClure Bay in mid-June...