Winter Trails Day

Mark your calendars!  Winter Trails Day 2008 is February 16, 10:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Winter Trails Day is designed to promote responsible winter recreation on our public lands. The event also helps connect trail users with various recreation groups in Anchorage. Activities offered at this annual event typically include free use of cross-country skis, skate skis, and snowshoes (provided courtesy of REI); a GPS navigation and geocache activity; a self-guided snowshoe hike; and clinics on winter camping, avalanche beacons, snow shelter construction, skijoring, winter mountain biking, and ski-waxing.


At Winter Trails Day 2007, ten different user groups joined the Science Center and the Friends of the Campbell Creek Science Center to set up information tables inside the building: Alaska Mountain and Wilderness Huts Association, Alaska Trails, Anchorage Equestrians, Anchorage Scoop the Poop Committee, Anchorage Skijor Club, Chugach National Forest Avalanche Center, Friends of Bicentennial Park, Municipality of Anchorage Trail Watch, Nordic Ski Association of Anchorage, and Singletrack Advocates. Complimentary hot chocolate, coffee, cookies, donuts, and marshmallows for roasting were also offered to participants.

The event attracted more than 400 visitors and was a complete success thanks to the participation and support of our volunteers and partner organizations.