Backcountry Skiing..Your Winter Window Into The Chugach.
It is hard to explain years later the frightful events of an avalanche on the first ascent of SnowDome. When something like this happens to a skier, it can be hard to pick up the skins again, regain some confidence and get back out there doing it again. I think for all us ever involved in an incident know it […]
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VIDEO report below from today skinning with Jessica and Taylor to Very Good conditions in Loveland Basin with a bit of a soft crust over old settled snow. Measured 75cm of snow on the glacier. Stability was Good. Enjoy the tunes.
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Temperatures to 18F through the Pass have made for icy approaches which give way quickly to good skiing with a few inches of aging, textured snow above 3000 feet. A few poseys out today in Schoolbus and Catchers Mitt with mostly sunny skies and calm winds. At upper elevations in exposed terrain expect to find some ice spots around rocks, […]
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SKI – GOOD on 2″ of wet fresh snow over a solid base. Very little drifting. North aspects are by far the best as the Odessey Arena should be good for the next few days. Catchers Mitt will be sunniest. Skied Harvey’s Ditch on Little Odessey today and was real nice. AVALANCHE – LOW with some minor wet sluffing at […]
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Mt Dimond gets spelled wrong as often as it is skied. From movie credits to ski industry advertising they just can’t seem to get it right. But it’s a simple mistake as with other editing errors in Alaska’s rich ski mountaineering history which bares some humor and correction. Donald Orth’s Dictionary of Alaska Place Names is the epitome of books on […]
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Like having reasonable alcohol rules, marijuana will now becomes legal in Alaska 90 days after Tuesday’s elections. Skiers and yes, summer tourist will find Alaska just as they always have, but without the draconian laws against a natural herb that has little more impact than a 6-pack of beer or two shots of whiskey, no matter how much you use. […]
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