It seems like the 2009 Antarctic Ski Cruise just happened a few months ago, but once again, it is time to start planning for the ultimate trip down to the White Continent to make some turns in the most amazing place on earth. The trip is organized by Ice Axe Expeditions and the format is very simple – cross the Drake Passage in the comfort of a cruise ship, then disembark with Zodiacs, go to skiing during the day and then return to the ship at night for an excellent dinner while we move to a new location. Repeat until exhausted, throw in a few parties, a bunch of new & old friends, then cross the Drake Passage again back to Ushuaia in Argentina. 119 out of 120 people on the last trip declared it “the ski trip of a lifetime” and the one hold-out is a poofter, so his vote doesn’t count. Continue reading ‘Antarctica 2011 – Coming Soon & Going Fast’


Categories
Recent Posts
tAG cLoUd
Alaska
Alta
antarctica
avalanche
avalanche avoidance
baffin
bases
Beacons
booting
camping
climbing
colorado
contest
current conditions
expeditions
gear
kites
OR Show
packraft
partners
photo
photos
Racing
rappel
rappeling
scarpa
ski
skiing
skinning
skins
skis
steep
straightchuter
Svalbard
training
travel
trip reports
Trips
tuning
uphill
Utah
video
wasatch
weather
weight
1- Wasatch Backcountry Links
2- Ski Mountaineering Links
- AdventureSkier
- Backcountry Beacon
- Backcountry Magazine
- Backcountry.com
- Borea Adventures – Iceland
- Colorado Moutain Journal
- EarnYourTurns
- Greg Hill
- Hardwear Sessions
- Jeremy Jones
- Off-Piste Magazine
- Sierra Ski Journal
- SierraDescents.com
- Silent Summits
- Ski Runner NZ
- Skiing The Backcountry
- SkinTrack.com
- TelemarkTips Forum
- TetonAT
- The Hans Fund
- WildSnow
