Without a doubt, Alaska is my all time favorite place to ski as it has it all – huge terrain, the longest skiable lines on earth, three different snowpacks, massive glaciers and everything in between. Within Alaska, the Wrangell-St.Elias (WSE) National Park & Preserve tops the list of best-of-the-best and is one of those places that is hard to put into words as nothing really compares to it. If you have been heli skiing in the Valdez area, multiply that by 1,000, double (or even triple) the size of the peaks, erase all of the roads, eliminate 99% of the people and double down on the sense of commitment. As far as AK experiences go, it’s the real deal.
The downside of the WSE is that it is difficult to access, to say the least. There may be a few places where you can do day trips, but for the most part it is Expedition Central and to get anywhere beyond the fringes often involves winter camping, sled hauling and lots of shivering. With this in mind, I’ve teamed up with Wild Alpine and the Ultima Thule Lodge to put together the inaugural “Wilderness Ski Week” from April 1-7, 2012. This will be my forth time up to the Ultima Thule lodge and I’m sure it will be the highlight of the 2012 ski season. Continue reading ‘Wilderness Ski Week – Wrangell-St.Elias Mtns’
