❄️WINTER DISCOVERY DAY 2024❄️
IMPORTANT EVENT UPDATES BELOW:
Free, family-friendly event (map below!)
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024 from 10AM-2PM
Please note trailhead parking fees apply
This event is made possible by the Mat-Su Trails and Park Foundation, the valley’s local trails and parks resource. Learn more about the work they do here. Revel is coordinating this event. If you have specific questions related to the event please reach out.
What is Winter Discovery Day?
Winter Discovery Day is a half-day event designed to connect locals to winter recreation opportunities and resources in the valley. The main staging area for activities will be at Hatcher Pass and Government Peak Recreation Area (GPRA). We are partnering with local businesses and nonprofits to offer a variety of activities (snowshoeing, xc skiing, sledding, avalanche preparedness activities, and hot chocolate) at different trailheads.
Please note parking fees apply. Government Peak Recreation Area (GPRA) is a Mat-Su Borough maintained trailhead.
Gear demonstrations, educational opportunities, and hot chocolate provided by the following businesses and organizations:
Government Peak Recreation Area (location here):
Backcountry Bike and Ski - Fat Bike and Hok Ski Demos
Mat-Su Ski Club - Cross country skiing Q&A
Valley Mountain Bikers and Hikers Association - Hot chocolate
Skeetawk/Hatcher Pass Alpine Xperience (location here):
Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center - Avalanche awareness: gear, activities and Q&A
Skeetawk - normal operations: downhill skiing lift passes, rental gear, and snacks available for purchase
Blue and Gold Boardshop - snowboard demos
Now staged at Government Peak Recreation Area. Gold Mint Trailhead (location here)
AKtive Soles - Traction devices, poles, and snacks
Onward and Upward - Snowshoes and avalanche awareness: gear, activities and Q&A
Now staged at Government Peak Recreation Area. Independence Mine Winter Trailhead(location here)
Mat-Su Trails and Parks Foundation - Information and maps
Revel Treks and Tours - Snowshoes and sledding demos
Salmon Berry Travel and Tours - Hot chocolate
Adventures by True North AK - Snowshoes
When: Saturday, February 24, 2024
Activities available from 10AM-2PM
Is registration required? No. This is a free event, visit every trailhead or stop at one you’re interested in. Day use parking fees apply to trailheads visited.
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About the Mat-Su Trails and Parks Foundation (MSTPF): Since 2014, your local trails and parks resource -the MSTPF- has awarded over $2.3 million in grants to local organizations. These grants have facilitated trail-building, trails and parks maintenance and related infrastructure investments in the Mat-Su Borough. Both motorized and non-motorized trail users have benefitted from MSTPF investments.
About Revel Treks and Tours:
Revel is a Palmer-based guiding company that emphasizes community, education, and connection to places for visitors and locals alike. We operate year-round trips for visitors and use tourism to create opportunities for locals to learn and connect with the outdoors. In 2023, they connected with over 400 locals through events and outside adventures. Revel is coordinating Winter Discovery Day with support from the Mat-Su Trails and Parks Foundation. Learn more about Revel events online here: www.reveltreksandtours.com/events