Haines: 33 Mile Roadhouse

33 Mile Roadhouse
Eight years ago we had a problem on our hands. Valdez, the place that changed our lives and became an annual pilgrimage every spring was getting played out. Those endless horizons of unnamed peaks where no longer a mystery and any peak worth a dam had a staked out landing that belonged to one of the 4 heli operations. Our lawless dreamland was becoming over run with rules and film crews. You had a better chance of getting a first descent in the Tetons then the Chugach and we were re-shooting the same terrain year after year.

The desire for a new world led us to Skagway, 40 miles from Haines. Our new world turned into our worst trip ever and after three weeks we tucked our tails and drove threw the night back to Valdez . It was not all for nothing. Total desperation had set in and we found ourselves flying away from the rock strewn, wind hammered peaks of Skagway toward “the white” in a fixed wing plane. “The White” turned out to be 30 miles outside of Haines with a gas station/restaurant sitting perfectly in the hart of it. A year later we made an agreement to base out of 33 Mile Road House and the rest is history.

We did all we could to down play Haines calling it South East Alaska and claiming the weather was way worse then Valdez. The footage contradicted our claims and after a few year people caught on. The 33 Mile Road House is now over run with riders and acts as a makeshift lodge.
    If you want to ride in Haines you better know Sean Dog. He started the operation so he could ride with his friends. His operation is “AK Style.” You will not be picked up in a fancy car or served hot chocolate on the glacier but with any luck you will ride the best run of your life.
    For years you would be hard pressed to see another pro rider in Haines. In the heart of the season there will be up to 50 pro skiers or snowboarders milling around outside the roadhouse.

** Roner and Morrison do the 3 hour meal in hopes of an afternoon session.**


** The Dog**


** jeremy jones snowboarding

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** The terrain park. Not a bad way to wake up from a nap.
jeremy jones snowboarding
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