Thread: Holly F!@$ing S#^% I am stoked!

A single bump could be possible if there are empty seats at some point, but it would probably be expensive since you would likely need a pickup out of the zone also. A ski plane would be cheaper for a single hop..

Right on dude, enjoy.

Originally Posted by Silverton Mt

A single bump could be possible if there are empty seats at some point, but it would probably be expensive since you would likely need a pickup out of the zone also. A ski plane would be cheaper for a single hop..

I can float back down the river. And the spot I'm thinking a plane couldn't land. Peak 5650 next to Mt Palmer. It's only like a 5-10 minute flight for you.

[QUOTE][TGR is here at our heli operation filming the Dream Factory in an area we call the Anchorage Chugach Zone/QUOTE]
saw your heli in Cordova. Wondered where you carpetbaggers ended up. Just got back from a week of skiing over that way. I am very happy that your sorry asses did not drop in on us.

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[TGR is here at our heli operation filming the Dream Factory in an area we call the Anchorage Chugach Zone/QUOTE]
saw your heli in Cordova. Wondered where you carpetbaggers ended up. Just got back from a week of skiing over that way. I am very happy that your sorry asses did not drop in on us.

All the heli operations are carpetbaggers. To my knowledge not one is owned or operated by Alaskans, and a very small percentage of guides and employees are local. I'd like to see that change.

I really do not care who owns the operation. I resent the fact that they are flying in this area. They are taking advantage of the lack of regulations in the Mat Su Borough. They are saying they will fly pretty much everything from the Colony to the Nelchina. I have been touring that area for 30 years. I have never run into another group on a trip in this area. local Alaskan use this area because there is no heli's in the area and offers road access to long trips. It is nice to know where the heli's are so people who choose to can avoid them.

Originally Posted by teamdirt

That last athlete name has got to be a porn star. Seriously TGR are you guys pulling our legs?

Not even close although she is hot as hell....She won the freeskiing world tour if i am not mistaked and was girlfriend to ryan hawk who perished while competing last year. the two toured together with another close friend lars ???? either way the chick can rip and she waas also just featured by skiing mag not long ago.....

Great crew for shooting no doubt.....good luck to Gunder on your first trip to AK......

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Originally Posted by BFD

All the heli operations are carpetbaggers. To my knowledge not one is owned or operated by Alaskans, and a very small percentage of guides and employees are local. I'd like to see that change.

Both operators in Haines are owned by year round Alaskans. And while I can't speak for the other guides, there is a lot more I can do in the lower 48 to improve my guiding skills than hanging around in the dark up here.

P.S. Good luck Gunder!

Originally Posted by stalefish3169

Both operators in Haines are owned by year round Alaskans. And while I can't speak for the other guides, there is a lot more I can do in the lower 48 to improve my guiding skills than hanging around in the dark up here.

P.S. Good luck Gunder!

That puts Haines at the top of my list. I buy local if at all possible. Be realistic though there's nothing you can do in the lower 48 that can't be done in Alaska, mountainwise. Short days make you stronger, faster at least, because you have less time to do whatever it is you're doing.

Originally Posted by Chugachjed

Short days make you stronger, faster at least, because you have less time to do whatever it is you're doing.

Yes, but you tend to get lazy in the summer, well because, you can just take your sweet time.

So Gunder, WAS actually training for AK! Sweet...

Originally Posted by Toadman

Yes, but you tend to get lazy in the summer, well because, you can just take your sweet time.

So Gunder, WAS actually training for AK! Sweet...

We get endurance during the summer, it stays light so we keep going all night!

Originally Posted by Chugachjed

That puts Haines at the top of my list. I buy local if at all possible. Be realistic though there's nothing you can do in the lower 48 that can't be done in Alaska, mountainwise. Short days make you stronger, faster at least, because you have less time to do whatever it is you're doing.

There is a lot I've accomplished down south that I would not have done if I'd only been hanging out in the Chilkats and Takhinshas near Haines all year. For instance, I've been working on an advanced snow science degree and using state of the art GIS technology at my other job, both of which have made me a much more well rounded guide, than say some extra time spent skinning in AK.

More to the point though, congrats, Gunder. And Wissman says, "Good luck" from Haines.

Originally Posted by mtnbiker/boarder

Not even close although she is hot as hell....She won the freeskiing world tour if i am not mistaked and was girlfriend to ryan hawk who perished while competing last year. the two toured together with another close friend lars ???? either way the chick can rip and she waas also just featured by skiing mag not long ago.....

Great crew for shooting no doubt.....good luck to Gunder on your first trip to AK......

...Angel came in second this year, was tied with Crystal at the last comp of the year, was ahead by .03 points after run one, and then Crystal laid down the goods and won the run/comp/season. Angel took first the last two years...


Great crew is right, have fun Gunder!!

Grant - You misspelled 'Holy Fucking Shit'. No spaghetti for you.

Originally Posted by TGR420

We are in the northern Chugach staying at a little lodge called the kink river lodge. Sick zone, largely unexplored. Stoked to have Gunder on the team. Athletes are Sage, Seth, Dana Flahr, and Angel Collinson.l

Knik River Lodge? Yep...I think that's where the ADFG put us up a few nights on a study. At least I think that was the lodge....a bunch of wall tents and some cabins. Great food if I remember right. When you're in Palmer...you GOTTA go to the Valley Hotel...that's where the locals go...best diner food in town...and a fairly interesting 'frontier-style' bar. Valley Hotel diner has great pies!!!! Not pizza pies, though.

Have a blast!

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Originally Posted by stalefish3169

There is a lot I've accomplished down south that I would not have done if I'd only been hanging out in the Chilkats and Takhinshas near Haines all year. For instance, I've been working on an advanced snow science degree and using state of the art GIS technology at my other job, both of which have made me a much more well rounded guide, than say some extra time spent skinning in AK.

More to the point though, congrats, Gunder. And Wissman says, "Good luck" from Haines.

Eh?? Never heard of the Geophysical Institute on the UAF campus in Fairbanks? They're got some of the best snow/ice/permafrost research and graduate education programs in the world. They are highly respected for the breadth of their study and excellent laboratories.

Here's a link to their snow program:

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/research/snowicepermafrost




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Originally Posted by Buster Highmen

Grant - You misspelled 'Holy Fucking Shit'.

And you expected different?

Originally Posted by Buster Highmen

Grant - You misspelled 'Holy Fucking Shit'. No spaghetti for you.

In true Gunder fashion, he won't even post again for a few months.
I miss the days when he and BakerBoy fought on the internet on the one computer they shared.

Originally Posted by Alaskan Rover

Eh?? Never heard of the Geophysical Institute on the UAF campus in Fairbanks? They're got some of the best snow/ice/permafrost research and graduate education programs in the world. They are highly respected for the breadth of their study and excellent laboratories.

Here's a link to their snow program:

http://www.gi.alaska.edu/research/snowicepermafrost




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UAF focuses more on glacier and permafrost research rather than avalanches. Additionally, I'm not really into -50F temps and meager snow with 3hrs of light in Dec. Enough thread jacking. Was just trying to defend against some potshots earlier.

continue tread jack/

Originally Posted by stalefish3169

using state of the art GIS technology at my other job, both of which have made me a much more well rounded guide

Stalefish, this sounds awesome....mind sharing more? I'd love to hear about what you're doing (via PM?)

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Originally Posted by TripleT

continue tread jack/



Stalefish, this sounds awesome....mind sharing more? I'd love to hear about what you're doing (via PM?)

/end jack

Bump. PM sent.

Pre-stoke....HERE