Archive for April, 2012
The Elusive Pot Parka
I was checking out Forrest McCarthy’s ultralight gear list from his recent sufferfest on the Alaska Mountain Wilderness Ski Classic, and was surprised to see that a pot parka made the cut. I’ve been using them for years and haven’t been able to find them any more, so I was especially psyched to see that […]
Powder, Couloirs and the Heaven’s Gate Exit Couloir
Bandwidth is slowing to a crawl here, but it was another fantastic day in the Wrangell-St. Elias range..
Solidarity Peak
Yet another great day in the Wrangell-St.Elias Mountains, this time with a climb and ski descent of Solidarity Peak in perfect conditions.
And Another..!
The Wild Alpine Wilderness Ski Week just keeps rolling with one of the longest stretches of good weather and great skiing that I can recall.
Incredible Skiing!
Today in particular, and the last four days in general, have more than made up for the entire season in the Wasatch. The Wrangell-St.Elias range not only has a fantastic snowpack, but is currently enjoying fantastic stability.
SkiLink Update
As much as I enjoyed being in Alaska (details and photos forthcoming) for the past three weeks, I couldn’t help but have a Wasatch flashback while we were flying over the spine of the mighty Chugach Mountains. Cruising at something like 125mph, it took us about an hour to cross the range and we saw […]
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