Lars Spurkland Hut Fundraising Update!

I love this time of year – we’re sandwiched in that perfect spot between the cozy darkness of winter and the promise of March and all its sunny, snowy, joyful glory. We’ve done the longest, hardest stretch of winter. We just have one more little push, and before we know it the days will be long and we’ll catch that first magical spring moment when the sun has a kind of warmth to it we haven’t felt in months and we’re skiing in t-shirts.

I hope my enthusiasm for spring snow (and appreciation of anticipating it) excuses the cheesy metaphor, but Alaska Huts is also sandwiched in a perfect spot as we work with you all to make the Lars Spurkland Hut at Spencer Glacier – the first in the Glacier Discovery Project – a reality. Hopefully you’re familiar with the project by now, but if not (or if you want some stunning photos to drool over and future trips to scheme about), please check out our planning and prospectus. Thanks to an incredible number of generous individual donors, we have surpassed our fundraising goal and raised over $80,000. This is nothing short of incredible, and as an organization, we are even more invigorated in our mission in providing backcountry lodgings that promote camaraderie, stewardship, outdoor education and Alaska’s cultural heritage knowing that so many Alaskans share that passion.