26 April 2012
42 kms, 2:40
The weather and crust conditions were beckoning, but the question was: could I fit in a 42 km ski and a 2 hr drive and still make it to my 10 am meeting at the office? I decided to give it a try.
I left Anchorage at 5:20 am and started skiing at 6:20. I made the turnaround on Spencer glacier at 7:45 and was back at the car at 9:10. Guess what ... I was 10 minutes late for my meeting. But it was well worth it.
Panorama looking west from the Spencer Glacier
Route from Portage Valley, up Placer Valley and up onto Spencer Glacier.
Kickstep and Tincan Mountains at the Head of Placer Valley
Skookum Glacier and Carpathian Peak
Nice crust conditions above the confluence with Skookum
Crust was so solid this morning that I ventured about a km onto the glacier (with nothing but skate skies for safety)
Bergs in the Spencer Glacier terminal lake.
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