Article updated October 30, 2023 originally published: November 04, 2020 Matanuska Glacier Summer to Winter Transitions One of the most common questions asked of our guides is whether they prefer summer or winter on the glacier. The answer is not so simple; it’s like comparing night and day. While there are some who have a […]
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Matanuska Glacier’s seasonal blanket of snow has more in common with milk than just being white. Like milk it doesn’t last long. It has an expiration date. It’ll melt away, become runoff feeding the Matanuska River leaving behind an expanse of glacial till, mud, open crevasses and new challenges and dangers for glacier travel. Not […]