<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by rob2507:
Thanks for the rundown Jerry...
Now for those of us who are visiting in the winter, say 2 weeks from now, any suggestions on what to do with free time? Are any of the attractions like the tramway open at this time of year?</font>
Rob,
The tram is not open in the winter. The ski area (Eaglecrest) is also not open yet as we received our first snow in town just a few days ago. Pretty steady snowfall the past two days so x-country skiing should be available in the area of the campground at mendenhall lake and the upper trail near the ski area is supposed to be ready. An indoor ice rink is currently in the process of being built but won't open until february. You can always hike, fly, or boat in to a forest service cabin for a few days.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r10/tongass/rec...abin_info.html
The Turner Lake cabins are especially beautiful.
You could fly up to Whitehorse and ski and visit the hot springs.
Let me know if you come up.
jerry