Lost in Alaska

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Friday, April 17th; Tincan

It's Friday, so why not go skiing at Turnagain Pass?

Gretchen's first time on Tincan!!!

Those tree's look a whole lot bigger up close...

Partly cloudy day with sun shine at first turned to very overcast and dark clouds moving in.

Jack enjoying the panorama of the pass

Gretchen ripping up the sick gnar gnar thru the tree's of tincan!!!

Oh yeah...

Good day, almost come to an end

We finished the day out with some live music, fresh beer, and good food at Maxine's in Girdwood.

Ski on a school night - "Nosebleed" Hatchers Pass

April 16th, bluebird skies all day, so we jumped on the first thing smokin to Hatchers Pass in search of some fresh powder.

Looking for some new terrain to ski with fresh powder we went up and over Microdot to get a look at Nosebleed, a shot down the northern aspect of Microdot.

One of several false peaks along the ridgeline.

Matt dropping in.

Fresh powder turns!!!

Good times.

Imported via USPS strait from Upstate New York to Anchortown, Alaska; yummy.

Saturday, April 11, 2009

Sunburst (on a cloudy day) Turnagain Pass, AK

Anchorage, 43 degrees and sunny; Turnagain pass, 32 degrees and snowy!!!

Gretchen, Jack & Jasper in the uptrack.

We found a really dense wet snowpack on the western aspects of Sunburst.

Gettin pumped for the first run!

Jasper found an uptrack for the descent while I search for untracked pow pow.

Picture yourself inside a giant white ping pong ball, you can't tell which way is up or down, using the occasional shrub for a point of reference, if you stare to long upwards you get this weird sensation of vertigo.

Dog Face photo session, Alaska Style.

Gettin set for the second descent!!!

Making turns in the alders

Jasper taking a rest on the ride home

Friday, April 10, 2009

Snowcat Day - Notch Peak "Spring Storm Ski'n" w/ CPG

Getin syked for first fun.

Pumped up for some Cat Skiing with Chugach Powder Guides.

Guides giving the pre-ski brief for each run.

Super sick gnar gnar.
Dave H.

Good Friday 2009. 12,000 vertical feet skiied. 12in fresh snow dump in about 8-10 hours, and counting while we played.

Ray, the snowcat driver, gotta give him some love.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Saturday - Turnagain Pass = Eddies

According to Matt, "best ski day of the year"; which is saying alot for a guy that ski's over 60 days a season....

Celebrating the ability to ski killer powder on a sunny April 4th, we headed to Turnagain Pass. It was my third time skiing in the pass, Gretchen's first. Matt recommended Eddies, so off we skinned thru the woods.