Backcountry Skiing..Your Winter Window Into The Chugach.
Looking through my archives today prior to a skate session on the nicely groomed Mineral Creek trails, I found this gem from the Winter of 85/86 and recall attending the free class. This article helps bring some context to the history of local avalanche awareness and education. Of course Doug Fesler is a mentor to many Alaskans and others who […]
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It’s a good thing. Backcountry skiing had a rich history in Valdez and Thompson Pass before the mechanized buzz hatched by WESC in the 90’s. That powder dream continues today in the community at many levels. While it’s easy to think of WESC at the start of it all, that was not the case based on my research and experiences […]
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Teton Gravity Research just released this historical video of the 1992 World Extreme Championships. I had never seen it before yesterday and the quality is very good. For those who tour on the Pass, many of the locations are familiar such as Loveland, 27-Mile Peak and 42-Mile. Dean Conway and Doug Coombs video is as amazing as it is rare. […]
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