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Site Summit Couloirs
I spent the last two nights searching for the goods in a popular backcountry ski destination at the top of Arctic Valley road. Folks from South Anchorage call Peak 3 their home; people from Eagle...
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Annual Training
I don't post much about my time as a weekend warrior. There's not much "stoke" that comes about when you have to miss hanging out with the Shrink, missing a big powder day, or not running a new river...
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One Man's Wilderness
This is usually the time of the year when i'm chasing the last patch of snow before it melts, and when all of that melt water flows down the creeks and rivers of Southcentral Alaska.This year, it's a...
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Cabin Progress Update
It's been a while since the last update; and in the construction world a lot can happen in that time. And for our cabin project, a lot has!In that time, we had a total of 9 visitors, or should I say...
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Flooding, First Snow and Cabin Construction
It't been a quick minute since this place has seen any updates. We've been going like gang busters at the cabin trying to get everything buttoned up for winter. All the family has left, so the Shrink...
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"Weathered In"
The term "weathered in" in mountain terms would be like sitting in a tent for days on end waiting for a storm to pass. The term "weathered in" when it comes to construction means that you are ready...
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Carpintero
Spanish for carpenter...This past weekend I made good progress on the plumbing side of things. My good friend and plomero (spanish for plumber) made a day trip and got the domestic water system up and...
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The Uptrack now has Stairs?!?!
I was lurking Lou Dawson's blog today, and he had a sticker that said "I ski uphill". Now why the hell didn't I think of that....But in my cabin news, we have stairs. I no longer have to clamor up a...
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Mad Pow Disease
It's been nearly two months since an update. The only two planking i've done typically involves a #8d nail and a two-buh-fower. The best news that I have is that the cabin is complete. We had an...
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First Turns
Its official. First turns of the 12-13 ski season were not had by yours truly. The Shrink officially chalks up "first turns" for the Uptrack this year.Quote: "I was following the pow!" - referring to...
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First Turns (part deux)
I took the day off and took advantage of fresh snow throughout southcentral. Snow totals seemed to be in the 10-12" range in the Peters Creek/Eagle River valleys, but we decided to tour around Hatcher...
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Air Time at Pete's North
For day #2 of the season we tried to get away from the crowds at Pete's North. B-real and Meesh rallied while the girls met for lunch, to find soft snow in the trees and only a couple of our closest...
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You don't know, if you don't go...
With clear skies brings cold temps. I wearily checked the Marmot weather station to find a balmy minus 14.5F temp at the ridgetops. We put off the dawn patrol to get a later start so it could "warm...
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Vertigo
Saturday's tour was like skiing inside of a ping-pong ball. Although the Western Chugach was boasting some sunny sucker holes, the Talkeetna's had us pinned under a thick cloud layer. Even the folks...
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April Fools Update
March skiing sucked in Alaska....April Fools!Just the opposite, as an east coaster would say "it was wicked pissah".Dang, i've got a lot of updating to do. I apologize, to be quite honest, for being...
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April Powder....Brings May Corn
WOW! Mother Nature and Ullr blessed the Eagle River valley with two back to back sizeable storms. 20" on Saturday night, and 10" Sunday night. And the best part about this is that it stayed cold for...
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The Black Prospect
I can honestly say that this past week has been the best week of skiing this year. I somehow managed to ski 4 out of the last 7 days. After three days in a row enjoying the plentiful powder of the...
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Bring Your LJ's
Hey backcountry skiers, friends, and family. It's been a while since an update on this blog. Our summer has come and gone, ushering in yet another ski season. Highlights from this summer were some...
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Solstice Ski
Happy Winter Solstice everyone! Bring back the light!It's still early season out there folks. I headed up Hiland Road for a quick tour and wasn't very impressed. Despite the cool temps and...
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Tincan Trees
Merry Christmas and Happy New Years family, friends and fellow skiers! With it being December, our snowpack is pretty darn shallow. Seff and I ventured south for his first taste of the Kenai...
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The Presidents
Sucker Hole (n): a fleeting patch of blue sky in an otherwise overcast sky.Despite significant snow accumulation in the Anchorage Bowl (reports of nearly 22" on the Hillside), I did the reverse commute...
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Two Bowls
Scott Fennell once told me, "March in Alaska is the reward for December in Alaska". And boy is this true. With the recent turn of the clocks forward, daylight savings time has given us an extra hour...
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Chugach Dawn Patrol
We rallied early. Local powder extraordinaire Meesh and I linked up at the AVSA parking lot just before 8am. With the objective of the shady north aspects of Gordon Lyon and the Nike Missile silo...
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So if you've visited this site within the last year, you'll see no updates. It seems that with two back-to-back shitty winters I've found other priorities to concentrate on - namely my family and our...
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The Ski Lyfe
It's been a hot second since i've been in the mountains. Local pow slayer and expert "relocator of LB's", Haymitch, and I agreed for a short tour last Saturday to work out the kinks and check...
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