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  1. #1
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    Yet Another AK TR - 2010 Edition

    Week 1

    My trip got off to a bit of a rough start as I missed my flight Fri afternoon. Was dumping over Rose and due to multiple wrecks I ended up sitting in an unmoving line of traffic for 80min and when it finally got moving, it was slow going to RNO. Arrived at 5:30 for a 5:40 flight, they just shook their heads and rescheduled me for 24 hours later. I did get to enjoy all that fresh snow at Rose the next AM and arrived in Cordova at Points North Heli Adventures just a day late. I was met with gray rainy skies that continued til the next AM when it suddenly and unexpectedly cleared. So out we flew.

    (As has been said multiple times, I'll just repeat as a disclaimer. Pictures do not do this place justice. It is near impossible to capture the size & scale in pics. You have to see and experience it firsthand.)

    We started and ended the day in South Funkytown and worked the Ridiculous/Mixmaster area in between.

    Good Morning!


    Back in the Chugach


    Ridiculous - Everywhere you can imagine skiing in that pic, we do.


    JW Comin' round the bend


    Ridiculous pow shot


    Mixmaster - Just a bit steeper over there


    Another group about to drop in down Mixmaster


    Max's


    A side view of Max's showing the traverse in over gnarly exposure


    Finishing off the day in the sun on South Funkytown
    "The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

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    I <3 neverending blind rollovers. Sweet shots.
    More fucked up than a cricket in a hubcap

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    yea good shots! need to make it up there sometime in the next 30 years

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    Day 2 we started back at South Funkytown before heading deeper out to The Red Light District & Full Support Valley. Finished up with some nice relaxing pow runs on Better Than Sex.


    Nice warmup run in S Funky


    Things looking a bit tighter - Banana Hammock


    MC through the choke


    MC opening it up


    Looking back up at Banana Hammock


    Full Support - about 2K vert, consistently about 40-45


    Vapor Trails on Coogans


    Atom Smasher - You can barely see me perched just up & right of center




    All stacked up, I'm about to drop.....
    "The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

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    Happy Clappy!
    i wish i never chose that user_name

    Whitedot Freeride

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    Day 3 we just hung around The Worm Glacier. Seems no one took many actual ski shots but plenty of scenery.


    Looking up The Worm Glacier. From right to left, Ate The Worm, Buddy Love, The Proshop.


    Landing on Ate The Worm


    Lower Flanks of Ate The Worm


    Scary lookin' crown on The Proshop


    Nailed It


    Lunch stop on Icebox


    Buzzed by the heli at lunch


    Scrambling into Donkey Kong


    Donkey Kong


    Heading Home
    "The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

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    fucking beautiful weather, this is Alaska?
    where the fuck do I live?

    thanks for the stoke

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    gotta love alaska's snow, it comes in so wet that it sticks to everything, but the cool air sweeps in after and dries it up like crazy. this makes some of the steeper terrain unthinkable as far as skiing everywhere but there.

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    Day 4 Saturday. Finished off a great 32 run week. Fun times skiing with the Brits, and thanks to Ben for taking us to the goods!
    Not many pics today either, was a shorter day, we headed out to Salt Lick, Mihiella, Pontoon Wall & Magic Bus. Snow was more wind affected and downright firm & scratchy in spots.

    Taking in the scenery


    Best snow we found was on this ramp on Pontoon Wall


    So we setup and took a few pics:


    Where'd he go?


    Workin' the left side (bastard stole my line)




    Wish I was more photogenic


    "The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

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    Donkey Kong


    I spent about an hour on that run last year looking for a guy's ski. Never did find it.

    Great pics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RiderX View Post
    Donkey Kong

    I spent about an hour on that run last year looking for a guy's ski. Never did find it.
    I remember a situation like that. Was Al-z your guide? I was in the group that went down the other side (skier's left) when it happened. We flew back up and they were still searching. Bummer.
    "The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

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    Thanks Andy! Its as good as it gets now!

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    Wow, looks like fun!
    Quote Originally Posted by SpinalTap View Post
    I'm really troubled by whatever pictures the Don had to search through to arrive at that one...

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    Wow great pics. I am completely and utterly...jealous.

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    Just wanted to say Fuck Yeah.
    "The skis just popped me up out of the snow and I went screaming down the hill on a high better than any heroin junkie." She Ra

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    looks amazing up there, Nice!

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    That was sick dude! Great times
    Ski Argentina!

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    My friend went yesterday, the guy on the skinny skis. First words out of his mouth when we asked him how it as. It was sick. Never heard him say that before. Anyway looks like a great trip.
    off your knees Louie

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    Quote Originally Posted by BFD View Post
    My friend went yesterday, the guy on the skinny skis. First words out of his mouth when we asked him how it as. It was sick. Never heard him say that before. Anyway looks like a great trip.
    Yeah, Dana was in my group yesterday. We had a great day, and yes, it was sick!
    "The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

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    Week 2, Day 5

    A new week and new group, Kip was leading the charge. We worked The Worm all day. Did Ate The Worm 3 times, worked some lower spines & flanks, but the highlight was getting up on Buddy Love, once from the top & twice from the shoulder.


    We're next


    Lotsa eye candy to look at


    Looks big enough that a train could come rumbling outta there




    Buddy Love




    I was a bit gripped on this one. The top 100 feet was firm & scratchy with a bit of wind affect through the rocks before it softened up nicely below.




    Last run of the day we had a bit of time so we did about a 20 min hike along and back of the ridge to get to McGovern's


    "The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

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    Gorgeous TR.

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    Day 6

    After 3 down days to let it freshen up a bit, we got out on Thursday. Got some good video of me rippin' down our warmup run, Max's. (Can't figure out how to embed so here's the link the old fashioned way)

    http://tinypic.com/r/34pnifk/7



    We spent the day in the Ridiculous/MixMaster area.


    Was slow going to start so we had a party


    I had a nap


    We were soon on our way again & looking down WhiteChops.
    Top section was firm and scratchy, just a bit of exposure below. Precision was essential.


    Looking back over from MixMaster


    A couple runs later, we worked our way into the Pencil Chute, skier's right of WhiteChops




    Last run of the day was Lex Luthor. You can see our guide just below the notch near the top.


    Heading Home


    Local Critters
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    "The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

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    Day 7

    Light was kinda iffy so we weren't sure how long a day it would be.

    First things first, gotta sling fuel out to the cache.


    Started in the Red Light District. Our morning ramp in the background on X Rated


    A quick hike up to Banana Hammock


    JM Workin' the wall


    Out on the apron


    JL Scoring pow on Full Support


    Plenty left for Kip


    The winds picked up a bit and the light gotta bit milky so we moved closer to home, back to The Worm.

    Peering over the edge on Donkey Kong


    On the DK spine


    Working my way down a chute off The Wave


    Another great week! Thanks Kip! 3 more days & 26 more runs, 58 total now, visions of reaching 100 beginning to tease me. More to follow................
    "The mind, once expanded to the dimensions of larger ideas, never returns to its original size."

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    So sick.

    MUST. SKI. AK!

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    Fun Times

    Andy-

    A pretty sick recap of the days I got to fly with you. I'm pretty stoked I got to take a look at the pics, names & descriptions.

    I was able to throw together a vid of the late April week:
    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lv7Q7KZEarc"]YouTube- 2010 Alaska Heli Adventure[/ame]


    enjoy.

    -JM

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