Since my knee is preventing me from doing much beyond sleeping and drinking I’m going to freshen this place up with more video from Jimmy’s trip a few weeks back. It’s really warm up here, hopefully that means some sailing here soon.
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April 20, 2012
Two Days in April
Posted by dongshow under backcountry, Skiing, video | Tags: eklutna |[2] Comments
April 2, 2012
Via Jimmy, who is back in town on vacation, some Hatcher Pass skiing from the last couple of days.
March 23, 2012
S Couloir and Front Range Snowmachines
Posted by dongshow under Front Range, Skiing, video | Tags: Ptarmigan |[2] Comments
With the absolutely amazing conditions this winter the front range above Anchorage is opening to snow-machines, and I’ve been tortured all week looking at pictures and videos of friends skiing some amazing conditions (for the front range) after work. The video above is from Max and Charlie’s trip up the S Couloir off Ptarmigan.
March 15, 2012
More Valdez Video
Posted by dongshow under Skiing, snowmachines, video | Tags: Bro Bowl, valdez |Leave a Comment
I’d promised more video to come from Max and Wilson’s Valdez trip a few weeks back. Well, Scott got after it and put together a video from the trip. Enjoy.
March 15, 2012
Trying to keep it looking fresh around here. The video above is from my cousin’s last weekend in Hatcher Pass. Currently it’s dumping up here (i’m reading complaints of it being too deep to turn) so the cousins should be providing some new footage soon.
March 12, 2012
Cousins Ski Hatcher Pass
Posted by dongshow under backcountry, Hatcher Pass, Skiing, video | Tags: Marmot |[3] Comments
After skiing Superbowl on day one of their vacation, and with clouds down south but sunshine over the Talkeetnas, I drove my cousins up to crowded Hatcher Pass yesterday. We parked at Independence Mine, they each took a couple laps on both sides of the road, while I sat in the parking lot sipping stouts while giving out some basic directions. It took some time to sort out the sun crust and get past some skin issues, which combined with a typically late start meant they were skiing till 8:30, but still managing to find good light and fresh snow on every run. From down in the parking lot, the extended light made it felt like the first day of spring. Video of Mike’s last line bellow, more to follow soon.
March 7, 2012
Wilson Takes a Tumble
Posted by dongshow under mitigated disasters, Skiing, video | Tags: Bro Bowl, valdez |[4] Comments
My knee surgery last Wednesday went well. While I was focusing on reducing swelling, Wilson and Max went to Valdez with a motor home, an airstream trailer, and a load of sleds. They lucked out with two sunny days, but Wilson added to this winters casualty list by taking a tumble on Bro Bowl. Luckily Wilson walked away from the scary crash with nothing more then some back pain. If your interested in investigating further you can watch Dan Vandermuelen ski the line successfully, at the 5 minute mark of the video at this link. I’ll have some more of their footage up here soon just to keep things looking fresh around here. Adios.
February 28, 2012
Living Vicariously Through My Friends
Posted by dongshow under backcountry, Skiing, Turnagain, video | Tags: Eddies' |1 Comment
I’m having surgery to repair my knee Wednesday, but Max, Wilson and Charlie went up Eddies on Saturday and Max returned with some footage. Enjoy.
November 23, 2011
Snowing Again
Posted by dongshow under backcountry, Skiing, Turnagain, video | Tags: Cornbiscuit |Leave a Comment
Last week the wind blew and it got extremely cold and I was convinced all the snow had gone to shit. I didn’t even go out on saturday, opting to pass on a day of -17 F. temps, wind, and crust skiing. But sunday, neither Max nor I could resist and we wound up going up Cornbiscuit. Strangely it was cloudy and overcast everywhere but Turnagain Pass, and we actually had decent visibility, although very little direct sunshine. And the snow, was actually fantastic, the week long cold snap had dried it out and made it surprisingly fast, I was shocked how quick I got going before having a chance to throw a turn, and the wind seemed to have minimal effect on the northern lines in Davis Creek. So great times, and I’m thrilled to report that its currently dumping in Anchorage, and has been snowing hard down south since early yesterday. So whoohoo, more snow and more skiing to come. Video form the weekend bellow.
November 16, 2011
Max’s Video From Friday
Posted by dongshow under backcountry, Skiing, Turnagain, video | Tags: Eddies' |Leave a Comment
Max on Eddies from Friday, a decent sample of the conditions in the trees.
November 6, 2011
Crack Fix
Posted by dongshow under backcountry, Skiing, Turnagain, video | Tags: Cornbiscuit, Superbowl |[2] Comments
Fall is an awful season, I’m so glad its over. As with every year, each fall season that I don’t leave the country my accomplishments consist of driving my self crazy over tedium, and boredom. The skiing has been pretty good the last couple of weeks though, and I’ve been feeling better, but today was absolutely fantastic, I feel like I got put back on my medicine. I went up to Goldpan with Andy this morning, and enjoyed a nice ridge walk along Magnum with the Viking before dropping in to Superbowl. Some other folks had beat us up there, but no one had skied the line I was planning on taking, so it was all good. A little wind affected up top, but absolute pow down bellow. I didn’t ski so well, as I’m not really in shape yet and embarassingly my legs were gassed halfway down. From there, Andy and I headed up Cornbiscuit and skied the corner-pocket chute before bushwhacking our way back to the road. Our run down Superbowl has had me in a permagrin since I got to the bottom. After last years horrible season it felt so so nice to finally ski something steep and interesting. Video bellow.
September 12, 2011
Jewel Glacier Skiing
Posted by dongshow under backcountry, Skiing, video | Tags: Crow Pass, girdwood, Jewel Glacier |[2] Comments
Friday I was out in Eagle River with Graham to work on skis and was surprised by the amount of snow on the surrounding peaks. Tentative plans were made to go skiing on Sunday, but I had very little faith that things would actually work out. However, Sunday turned out to be gorgeous, easily the nicest day in weeks, and Graham called early that morning to let me know he was on his way. The parking lot at Crow Pass was packed, but we were the only skiers, and after a little over an hour of hiking, and some serious doubts as to if we’d find anything worth skiing, we eventually came around a corner to find the Jewel with covered with a healthy blanket of warm wet snow. Getting some turns in under the sunshine was fantastic, it feels so so good to be skiing again. A little video bellow, not really anything special, but I figured I might as well put something up to commemorate the beginning of a new year.
