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Alaska Trails Board member Jack Mosby and Mat-Su Borough Parks Department employee Warren Templin help Travis Bekkedahl, 6, with his ski equipment during the Winter Trails Day event near Hatc
Alaska Trails Board member Jack Mosby and Mat-Su Borough Parks Department employee Warren Templin help Travis Bekkedahl, 6, with his ski equipment during the Winter Trails Day event near Hatcher Pass. This years event is Saturday at 10:30 am. ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman
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HATCHER PASS - Are you ready to get geared up for a winter adventure? If you don't have gear, don't worry, because it is time for the Winter Trails Day event, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday, at Mile 10.6 Hatcher Pass Road and on the upper mountain near Hatcher Pass Lodge.

The eighth annual outdoor event began as a way get people outside in the winter and try equipment and to encourage people to explore outdoor recreation opportunities. The event has grown from around 50 people in 2005 to more than 250 in 2010.

Along with growth in attendance, the variety of activities also has expanded. This year, attendees can enjoy free cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and other favorite outdoors sports. There will also be an avalanche rescue beacon demonstration and a fat bike demonstration. And if one of your family members is of the four-legged variety, then you might want to attend a skijoring demonstration. The best part is if a participant does not have any gear, he or she can learn on loaned equipment.

With free parking at most of the Alaska State Park's areas, Winter Trails Day organizers will also help keep people warm with hot chocolate and warming barrels.

Stella Adamczak, 6, skis along the trail in Hatcher Pass during the 2011 Winter Trails Day event. This years event is Saturday beginning at 10:30 am. ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman
Stella Adamczak, 6, skis along the trail in Hatcher Pass during the 2011 Winter Trails Day event. This years event is Saturday beginning at 10:30 am. ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman
Valley resident Dr. Charlie Cole keeps warm under below zero temperatures as he pedals his fat tire bike along the shoulder of Knik-Goose Bay Road recently. The fat tire rides are designed specifically to navigate snow and sandy conditions. If you want to learn more about the bikes and to see a demonstration attend the Mat-Su Borough eighth annual Winter Trails Day Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mile 10.6 of Hatcher Pass Road and the upper mountain. Fat bike innovator Mark Gronewald will be giving a fat bike demo from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. as part of the all day event. (ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman) Robert DeBerry/Frontiersman
Valley resident Dr. Charlie Cole keeps warm under below zero temperatures as he pedals his fat tire bike along the shoulder of Knik-Goose Bay Road recently. The fat tire rides are designed specifically to navigate snow and sandy conditions. If you want to learn more about the bikes and to see a demonstration attend the Mat-Su Borough eighth annual Winter Trails Day Saturday 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Mile 10.6 of Hatcher Pass Road and the upper mountain. Fat bike innovator Mark Gronewald will be giving a fat bike demo from 2 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. as part of the all day event. (ROBERT DeBERRY/Frontiersman) Robert DeBerry/Frontiersman
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