Dirty Dogleg

Day 2 - Haines, AK

Feeling better about the snow conditions we picked it up a notch.  My day started with gnarly ridge hike. The snow was so rotten that the only way to get up the ridge was to clean all the snow away and climb the rocks.  It took me a half hour to go 100 yards. The reward was the first spines of the year for me as well as the first blind roll over.  No matter how many times I point a blind roll over it still makes me want to puke. Overly amped to have successfully negotiated the upper part of the line I opened it up a bit and felt 5th gear for the first time this trip.  My glory was short lived as I went over the bars trying to stomp a high-speed air.  I had no idea how fast I was going until I found my self violently cart wheeling to the bottom of the line.  

The wind became a big factor today and by the evening you could see huge plums of snow flying of the peaks.  Standing on the ridges was blinding and freezing and trying to talk over the roar of the wind was impossible.  Hopefully it does not do too much damage to the snow tonight.  Cold, wind burned, tired, stoked.

** Deprived surfer Jonas Emery takes it out on this chest high wedge.**


** One of the longest, blindest, rollovers I have ridden. **


** Dirty dogleg was the breakfast special today.**


** Dirty dogleg track**


** Dirtier dogleg, Jonas Emery**


** Our ripping guide Sunny gets the last light.**


** See the protected spines hidden from the wind? Tomorrow we will give the backyard a look.**