Backcountry Skiing..Your Winter Window Into The Chugach.
Got off the road and on to the trail for some change of pace.. Got a new saddle. First time to really take this bike out on a local trail and beat it up as it is typically relegated to studded tires for winter riding. Certainly not a high end mt. bike but works fine. Mineral Creek behind town offers […]
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The Alaska Dispatch reported today that the company Alaska Helisking is being sued by the family of a client who died skiing outside Haines, Alaska. This comes on top of the State of Alaska’s recent hearing before the Occupational Health and Safety Department about bringing some needed improvement in how the heliski industry operates in Alaska. I participated in […]
Read moreEric Auten bounced back from his accident a few weeks ago and along with Dan Heckathorn spun to a second place finish in the 2-Man 200 Mile Time Trial from Sheep Mt. Lodge to Valdez in 11h20m The team that came in first place set the course record for that category with an amazing time of 8h31m. Another 4 […]
Read moreThrew the packs in the car for the 4th Weekend and headed north about 4 hours on Thursday night for the Lost Lake Trailhead on the Nabesna Road that leads into the north side of Wrangell/St.Elias National Park. It’s a spectacular area of mostly 6-7000′ peaks and vast landscapes made of ancient volcanic activity, which hides many unique […]
Read moreYou might experience some site issues over the next few weeks as I get the new website updated. Hope you enjoy the new format by ScareCity.
Read moreThis past week in Valdez. Dock Point Homestead
Read moreGot a sunny break on Friday and hopped off the bike to make a quick tour to the top of Schoolbus finding slushy skiing up top enough to trgger some snail speed wet slides. Always good to ski during solstice. Loveland Basin looks real good as does north Catchers Mitt via the Worthington Glacier Trail.
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