Trip Details

Housing

University of Alaska Souteast

Located in Auke Bay, the trip will stay in the John R. Pugh dorm at UAS. Students will stay in suite style rooms with a bathroom and kitchenette. The full sized kitchen in the common area will be utilized for group meals. Additionally, laundry is available within the building.

Front of the UAS dorm building.

Kluane Lake Research station

After traveling through Skagway, Alaska, and Whitehorse, Yukon, the trip will stay in the Kluane Lake Research Station. The research station is fully equipped with internet, laundry, and showers in addition to meals prepared by staff.

  • A photo of people in the dining hall of the Kluane Lake Research Station.
  • Aerial view of the Kluane Lake Research Station, including several lakefront buildings.

jirp camp 17

As an alternative to Kluane Lake, students may travel up to Juneau Icefield Research Program Camp 17 to stay for a couple nights. The camp is located on a ridgeline just above the Lemon Creek Glacier. Here, students will stay in bunkhouses and share meals in the cook shack. With limited service, no heat, and no electricity aside from temporary generator use, students will experience a slightly more remote setting.

Research team sitting around tables in the JIRP Camp 17 cook shack.
A photo of the bunk house with 4 beds at the JIRP Camp 17 Station.
Houses buried in snow with a peak in the background at JIRP Camp 17 on Lemon Creek Glacier

Gear

Students will be expected to bring personal travel-related items, and gear typical for a day hike or field trip in a normal Earth and Climate Science course. Any required specialized equipment can be provided by the program. Please see the Sea-to-Sky student packing list linked below for details.

S2S student packing list[1599]

Syllabus

Click the link below to access the Spring 2023 Syllabus pdf

ERS410 Spring 2023 Syllabus