Backcountry Skiing..Your Winter Window Into The Chugach.
As with most Octobers, we were blessed with a few days of powder skiing on a shallow snowpack mainly from some wet snows the first week followed by fair weather through mid-month. The last week was dominated by clouds and brisk north winds creating some slabs. As of today snow totals at upper elevation are three feet of settled snow […]
Read moreI don’t like getting hurt, especially on the first day of skiing which may be only days away. With that as my primary focus it is time to move around and get in ski shape. In the past I’ve done a variety of routines on a nearly daily basis beginning on September 1 for an Oct 15 start date. Last […]
Read moreBeing October 1st it seems like a good time to put some backcountry ski vibes out. Two seasons ago, I had a couple clients interested in making a video of their Valdez experience for a European sport channel. After some editing it was released last winter. It’s a unique perspective production wise and they put some work in to capturing […]
Read moreHere’s a few fall pics from today’s short MB ride with Brian Teale exploring the “pipescar” under Crudbuster and the old highway, including some free handing on Rubiks Cube.
Read moreLooming large above Thompson Pass and below Sapphire Peak, the 27 Mile Glacier pours out of a high basin, frozen in a desperate attempt to invade the valley below. Since the 1970’s and the advent of melting glaciers around the world due to our over-consumption of fossil fuels, Valdez stands as a witness to global warming and the dramatic […]
Read moreWith the monsoon season drenching Valdez, Tabitha and I loaded up the rig and headed north to the Alaska Range again for some backpacking. Rainbow Ridge is a strikingly colorful feature above the highway to the east as it descends north from Isabel Pass. The guide book Outside In The Interior by Kyle Joly gives the basics about a number […]
Read moreFound this slot canyon filled with water (see 20 sec video below) near the terminus of the Worthington Glacier today and with Jordan Pond, hiked up the East Spine Trail for some summer views [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/102368899[/vimeo]
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