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Snowbird Glacier Season Opener
After a slow start to the snow season, we found our first taste of powder for the 25/26 season on the Snowbird Glacier
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Echo Bend (III+/IV)
Echo Bend is a challenging stretch of water 4 miles upstream from the Eagle River Nature Center. It has a reputation of humbling unexpecting paddlers.
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Chickaloon River
The Chickaloon River is a beautiful and rewarding hike or fly in float trip for the blossoming class 3 to class 4 paddler
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Willow Creek
Willow Creek delivers some of the best roadside whitewater Southcentral Alaska has to offer with options for many different ability levels
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South Fork Eagle River
The South Fork of the Eagle River is a frequented hiking and skiing destination that the river-running community seems to have forgotten about in recent years
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Gnarnana 50 Race 2025
The inaugural running of the Gnarnana 50 proved to be a worthy challenge beyond just the miles traveled
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Lion’s Head
Lion’s Head is the classic day run of the Matanuska Valley providing hard glacial paddling throughout mid-summer
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Sixmile Creek
Sixmile serves as a premier whitewater destination for those looking to develop their skills in a variety of whitewater from fun class II all the way to hard class V
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Middle Glacier Ski
The pursuit for turns all year took me to a beautiful destination in the heart of the roadside Portage arena
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South Fork Campbell Creek Lower Gorge
A quick and painless run within town provides the easiest to access, albeit manky whitewater around
Welcome to my blog, in here you will find an ever growing list of trip reports centered around mountain sports in Alaska. I hope to inspire others to take trips of their own and discover a love for the mountains.
Kip Sprout 