Hogsback Gallery
Pictures of, from, or near Hogsback.
Hogsback is a popular destination of Valdez residents in winter. It is a rewarding trail ride with continuous views, and a large bowl for powder riding at the top. Hogsback is generally a safe place to play as avalanche danger is minimal, though is possible for snow to sluff off the ridge above the bowl. Shedding isn't often large and doesn't extend much into the bowl.
Past the bowl it is possible to ride along to the backside on Corbin Glacier, and on to Hogback Glacier
Hogsback was featured in the Spring 2016 issue of American Snowmobiler, receiving a full page (pg6) to it.
The main trail to Hogsback is an old, now gated road, off the Richardson Highway a few miles outside of Valdez at (61.1069, -146.2310), east of Valdez Glacier Stream. There are trails from the city snow dump locations along the backside of the Robe River community. Which lead out to the old road.
Usually once there is a foot or two of snow on the ground the trail up Hogsback has been already been broken in. From the base it's a little over a five mile trail ride on snowmachine (snowmobile) to the top of Hogsback. The trail can be technical for anyone not comfortable on a snowmachine. Once opening up off the ridge the powder can be very deep.
Naming: The name extends from Hogback Glacier named in 1898 by Captain W.R. Abercrombie, of the USA.
Valdez Glacier Campground Wall,
Flats:Glaciers:Abercrombie Shelf Glacier, Brickslide Glacier, Camicia Glacier, Corbin Glacier, DOT Glacier, Glacier G213783E60980N, Glacier G213784E61033N, Glacier G213788E60991N, Glacier G213798E61012N, Glacier G213804E61037N, Glacier G213821E60955N, Glacier G213835E60986N, Glacier G213860E61028N, Glacier G213869E60950N, Glacier G213881E61189N, Glacier G213882E60988N, Glacier G213883E61190N, Glacier G213898E61187N, Glacier G213934E61146N, Glacier G213935E61200N, Glacier G213941E60895N, Glacier G213942E60986N, Glacier G213944E60979N, Glacier G213945E60907N, Glacier G213952E61151N, Glacier G213958E60963N, Glacier G213959E60945N, Glacier G213962E60977N, Glacier G213964E61199N, Glacier G213967E60919N, Glacier G213971E60895N, Glacier G213981E61263N, Glacier G213982E60906N, Glacier G213982E61094N, Glacier G213986E60928N, Glacier G214001E60962N, Glacier G214001E61199N, Glacier G214004E60942N, Glacier G214005E60907N, Glacier G214017E60985N, Glacier G214019E61092N, Glacier G214021E60977N, Glacier G214022E60997N, Glacier G214024E61234N, Glacier G214027E61088N, Glacier G214030E60925N, Glacier G214032E61170N, Glacier G214039E60964N, Glacier G214042E61141N, Glacier G214048E60957N, Glacier G214049E60918N, Glacier G214053E61154N, Glacier G214070E61096N, Glacier G214099E61139N, Glacier G214117E61192N, Glacier G214132E60990N, Glacier G214139E61173N, Glacier G214148E60959N, Glacier G214151E61165N, Glacier G214161E60914N, Glacier G214161E61234N, Glacier G214166E60906N, Glacier G214169E60899N, Glacier G214170E60888N, Glacier G214175E61036N, Glacier G214177E61238N, Glacier G214183E60923N, Glacier G214183E61143N, Glacier G214188E61150N, Glacier G214191E61237N, Glacier G214199E61016N, Glacier G214210E61229N, Glacier G214214E61240N, Hogback Glacier, Hoodoo Glacier, Keystone Glacier, Rubin Glacier, Sheep Creek Glacier, Tsina Glacier, Valdez Glacier,
Hills:Routes:Angel, Bridal Veil Falls (Ice Climb), Cidersicle, Crystal Visions, Diamond in the Sky, Dire Straits, Fang Gully, Fast Friends, Fishing for Fools, Flying Cloud, Foolagain, Glass Onion, Greensteps, Hanging Tree Left, Hanging Tree Right, Horsetail Falls (Ice Climb), Hung Jury, Jaws Wall, Mud Slide, My Three Rats, Oil Slick, Popsicle Pillar, POS, Secret Journey, Simple Twist of Fate, Ski Race, Spring Loaded, Stem City, The Bight, Tokyo Express, Tsuri Gane, VAC,
Lakes:Crater Lake, Deep Lake, Robe Lake, Trap Lake, Valdez Glacier Lake,
Locales:Heiden View Face, Lookout Bowl, Tombstone Wall,
Mountains:Prospectors Peak, Abercrombie Mountain, East Peak, Mount Francis, Hogsback, Meteorite Mountain, West Peak,
Peaks:Acapulco, Bob's Knob, Mount Bonet, F-Top, Heidi Peak, Loveland Peak, Repeater Peak, Sapphire, Satellite, Stone Mountain, Titan Chair, Tones Temple, Whistlers Mother,
Routes:Lazy Days, No Floss Necessary, Route number 1, Route number 3, Trim the Bush, Wet Finish,
Routes:Dragon's Teeth, Route number 2,
Streams:Bear Creek, Brown Creek, Browns Creek, Cameron Creek, Camicia Creek, Canyon Slough, Corbin Creek, Goat Creek, Sheep Creek, Slater Creek, Wortmanns Creek,
Routes:Browns Creek Trail, East Peak Access Trail, Hogsback Trail, Lost Toque Trail, Northern Robe Lake Trail, Pack Trail of 1899, River Drive Trail, Robe River Hogsback Access Trail, Southern Robe Lake Trail,
Valleys:Browns Basin, Goat Gully, Keystone Canyon, Snowslide Gulch, Sulphide Gulch,
Waterfalls:Pictures of, from, or near Hogsback.
