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Backcountry Skiing.Your Winter Window Into The Chugach. Worthington Glacier – Mountain Biking. August 13, 2015. It’s been a different type of biking this summer for me as I am taking a break from my road bike and time trials that have dominated my last few summers. My mountain bike has been regulated to local transportation during the winter and summer, with occasional rides around town in places like Mineral Creek. Last week I rode all […]. Picture of the Day – Mountain Biking. November 19, 2014.
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DNR Denies Black Ops Permits – July 30, 2015 – Thompsonpass.com
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Backcountry Skiing.Your Winter Window Into The Chugach. DNR Denies Black Ops Permits – July 30, 2015. July 30, 2015. The Department of Natural Resources has denied two(2) Land Use Permit applications by Black Ops submitted last spring One permit would have allowed Black Ops use of a portion of the old Valdez Heli-Camp site at Mile 18. In the decision the Department noted potential conflicts with Alaska Snowboard Guides who have a permit for the site issued in 2014. Here are the Decision documents. Wizard...
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White Room – Thompsonpass.com
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Backcountry Skiing.Your Winter Window Into The Chugach. My essays on outdoor adventure including trips, gear reviews, avalanches. etc. Back In The Day – Opening The Books 1983. March 29, 2016. Back In The Day. First Winter Ascent of Sugarloaf Mountain – 1981. February 28, 2016. Back In The Day. New In The “White Room” – Airbag Attitudes. December 22, 2014. Throughout my backcountry ski life, a number of safety devices have come along that one should have when traveling in avalanche terrain. A problem...
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Backcountry Skiing.Your Winter Window Into The Chugach. Flood Watch With Dusting – August 24, 2016. August 24, 2016. Sierra – Great Divide Double Traverse. August 17, 2016. Good-Bye Damalanche 2014 – It’s Finally Gone. July 20, 2016. Within the next week, a small patch of snow will melt at the base of Snowslide Gulch. Lasting nearly 2-1/2 years, this is the last dirty white remnant of the debris pile from the largest avalanches cycle ever seen in Valdez. The enormous amount of snow that slid off ...Twent...
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Backcountry Skiing.Your Winter Window Into The Chugach. June 23, 2016. Bradford Washburn opened his first photo business in Valdez in 1936. It was from the tidal mudflats near town where he took his camera to the sky over mountains for the first time and framed glaciers and mountains, including the Shoup. The rest is history as far as his glacier photography and of course his mountaineering. I get plenty of […]. Spring Ski Report – Video – All Good Things Must End(for now). June 16, 2016. June 15, 2016.
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Backcountry News – Taylor and Salys Go Big – Thompsonpass.com
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Backcountry Skiing.Your Winter Window Into The Chugach. Backcountry News – Taylor and Salys Go Big. August 7, 2015. Seems like there is renewed interest in Valdez peak bagging this summer. Though many of the summits around Valdez were first climbed in the early 80’s by the aggressive “Peak-a-Week Club”, winter interest soon left the peaks a paradise for winter ascents and ski descents. Sapphire East Ridge (Taylor). Weather continues to amaze as we are on pace for our second driest year in history and per...
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Jotunheimen Ski Touring Days 3-4 — Spiterstulen to Leirvassbu - THE Backcountry Ski Touring Blog
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The Backcountry Skiing Blog. Articles & Posts. Ski Touring Gear Weights. Lou’s Avalanche Story. Backcountry Skiing Book List. Wild Snow The Book. Colorado High Routes Book Info. Fritschi Frame Binding Mount. Fritschi Diamir Bindings FAQ. Dynafit Beast Binding FAQ. Silvretta Pure Mount DIY. G3 ION Ski Touring Binding. G3 Onyx Ski Binding FAQ. Marker F10-12 Duke Baron Kingpin. Salomon Guardian & Tracker. Dynafit Beast 16 FAQ Review 1. Dynafit Skiing Bindings Info Index. Dynafit Tri-Step Binding 2001-2003.
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Articles By Andrew McLean. Articles About Andrew McLean. Antarctic Peninsula Ski Gear. This list contains a few duplicate items (boots, skis, packs etc., ) as I’ll often mix and match according to conditions. If it is a great powder day and I only have time for one run, I might go with a heavier setup. If I’m going for an all day high-mileage tour in spring conditions, I’ll go with something lighter. Black Diamond “Current” Ski. 176cm – Great all around ski. Black Diamond Stigma Ski. Mountain Hardwear Po...
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Adventures In The Slow Lane. Living the simple life. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Perhaps I’ll Go For a Little Ride. Crossing the 10,000 mile mark. I like having goals. While the original goal of circumnavigating the globe may have fallen short, my takeaway was the fact they set an audacious goal, worked through the minefield of obstacles to prepare themselves then actually. The sharks eat you. Eliminating sailing was a pretty straight forward process. I also thought about purchasi...