Backcountry Skiing..Your Winter Window Into The Chugach.
Tabitha and I hit the trails of Alaska and other parts of the world.
Thompson Pass to McCarthy as the crow flies? Valdezeans Chis Shumate and Kalin King are on the trail as of 1030am along with other’s from the area including Tory Dugan, Meg McKinney and Matt Kress. For Chris, Kalin and Tory, it’s their second attempt to complete the course though they ended up in….Cordova. This “race” series began in the 1980’s, created […]
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 moreIt’s a burden to carry a pack and gear while ski touring. My guide pack alone weighs about twenty-five pounds and along with my skis, skins and clothes, the weight adds up. But even though backcountry skiing requires some heavy lifting, the slow and quiet human-powered mountain travel has given me rewards beyond description. Here in Alaska, I’ve seen how […]
Read moreMatt Kinney & Tabitha Gregory Box 1540, Valdez, AK 99686 info@thompsonpass.com July 31, 2013 U.S. Forest Service Chugach National Forest RE: COMMENTS REGARDING CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST PLAN REVISION We support the current process to revise the Chugach National Forest Plan (CNF). Our primary concern is CNF lands south of Valdez and Thompson Pass/Marshall Pass. Since the last revision, unanticipated changes […]
Read moreWhen I began Googling surfing earlier this year, there wasn’t much information available using the search terms “my age” and “surf lessons”, thus I had serious concerns about the wisdom of pursuing it. Frankly, why punish myself? But as with most of life’s adventures in learning, timing is everything. This visit to the Hawaiian Islands would follow my ski […]
Read moreTown Mountain has a colorful history. The steep narrow ridge that dances to the summit from the green water tank has always enticed trouble. It’s not a mountain to be taken lightly. The Town Mountain Traverse, the recently popular skin trail that strikes up from town to the east through the lower cliff band and across Crooked Creek is steep […]
Read moreIn 2006, the citizens of Alaska voted in favor of keeping our coastal waters clean over allowing the growing cruise ship industry to use our coast waters as its waste water dump. This new law reflected Alaskans’ desire to require the cruise industry to use best available technology to treat sewer and industrial waste before dumping it into our pristine […]
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