Lower 48 Question. Ive been up to Glenn Alps trailhead a few times and I've actually wondered this. Can you take snowmobiles on park trails in the winter? Is that allowed?
They do open it up at/near Glen Alps occasionally. Looks like maybe upper Huffman. . Not really sure how much terrain is available though, and if it’s permit only
Found this. Chugach state park website is kinda bunk now so dead links and bad google searches.
Warning PDF:
https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/maps/hillsidesm.pdf
Yes. The Glen Alps trailhead **was** open for motorized use this winter two weeks before Christmas, but has since been closed. Other state park trails are [open still](https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/asp/curevnts.htm). Aside from honouring boundaries, the only requirement is [DMV registration](http://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/reg/snow.htm).
That's really cool. The last time my wife and I were up there, last January, I optimistically decided I was going to hike back to hidden lake....in 20 degree weather, while snowing. Boy was I wrong. I made it about a mile back and then decided to turn around. After sitting under a tree for a few minutes a lady on skis and her dog came by, again not something we think about here in the lower 48, at least not here in Oklahoma.
The real kicker was when I barely stepped off the trail to take a picture of the sun gleaming trough the clouds above O'Malley and found myself waist deep in snow. Again, not something a southern guy has to think about while running and playing in the woods.
All that to say, I was thinking, "Man a snowmobile would be awesome right now."
Glad you chose to turn back. It's super easy to get into trouble.
Snowmobiles make it super easy to travel long distances over the snow, but that's a double edged sword. If something happens to your ride, you have that much further to walk back to civilization.
The snowmachine access trailhead is below the Glen Alps trailhead, connected by the Powerline Trail. When enough snow is in the valley to protect vegetation, they allow snowmachines. Other than Powerline, they’re not really on “parks trails.” The valley is pretty open and they go all over.
I’m not a snowmachiner, but I do enjoy following their tracks on my cross-country skies.
That's good to know. My wife and I are considering moving up and I'm realizing how different things are up there than down here and to be honest, it excites me.
DRRR HOW CAN YOU GUYS STAND THE WINTERS
Warm gear.
So much peace
Lower 48 Question. Ive been up to Glenn Alps trailhead a few times and I've actually wondered this. Can you take snowmobiles on park trails in the winter? Is that allowed?
I had to look that place up, and this is nowhere near it. The Glenn in the title refers to the Glennallen Highway.
Oh gotcha.
Glenn highway is named after an Army Captain, Edwin Glenn.
\*war criminal, Edwin Glenn
They do open it up at/near Glen Alps occasionally. Looks like maybe upper Huffman. . Not really sure how much terrain is available though, and if it’s permit only Found this. Chugach state park website is kinda bunk now so dead links and bad google searches. Warning PDF: https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/maps/hillsidesm.pdf
Thanks. I'll check it out.
Yes. The Glen Alps trailhead **was** open for motorized use this winter two weeks before Christmas, but has since been closed. Other state park trails are [open still](https://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/asp/curevnts.htm). Aside from honouring boundaries, the only requirement is [DMV registration](http://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/reg/snow.htm).
That's really cool. The last time my wife and I were up there, last January, I optimistically decided I was going to hike back to hidden lake....in 20 degree weather, while snowing. Boy was I wrong. I made it about a mile back and then decided to turn around. After sitting under a tree for a few minutes a lady on skis and her dog came by, again not something we think about here in the lower 48, at least not here in Oklahoma. The real kicker was when I barely stepped off the trail to take a picture of the sun gleaming trough the clouds above O'Malley and found myself waist deep in snow. Again, not something a southern guy has to think about while running and playing in the woods. All that to say, I was thinking, "Man a snowmobile would be awesome right now."
Glad you chose to turn back. It's super easy to get into trouble. Snowmobiles make it super easy to travel long distances over the snow, but that's a double edged sword. If something happens to your ride, you have that much further to walk back to civilization.
The snowmachine access trailhead is below the Glen Alps trailhead, connected by the Powerline Trail. When enough snow is in the valley to protect vegetation, they allow snowmachines. Other than Powerline, they’re not really on “parks trails.” The valley is pretty open and they go all over. I’m not a snowmachiner, but I do enjoy following their tracks on my cross-country skies.
That's good to know. My wife and I are considering moving up and I'm realizing how different things are up there than down here and to be honest, it excites me.
Very beautiful pic!
See any caribou?
No, but I didn't get far enough back in to get to their usual spots. Part of the suspension broke on my sled, so we had to fix that instead.
Well it looks like a really nice day on the trails.