Video: Weighing Risk and Reward in the AK Backcountry
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People travel thousands of miles to shred the steep and deep in Alaska, but steepness and deepness aren't always advantages.
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Skiers Carston Oliver and Eric Balken, alongside Mystery Ranch Sales Manager Ben Nobel almost learned that the hard way on a recent backcountry camping/skiing trip in Alaska. As tends to happen in AK, the skiers emerged from their tents after a multi-day storm to find that a huge amount of snow had fallen. Unfortunately, the faceted snowpack proved to be highly unstable, leading to some scary moments. Watch the full video above to see how the crew mitigated risk, and check out Mystery Ranch's line of ski and snowboard packs here.
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