After a long day of travel from Vail to Girdwood, AK to visit my brother, I woke up today to blue skies and cold temperatures. The weather station was reporting a temp of -15 degrees when we got up, so we weren't sure what we were going to do.
Despite the cold and wind, we drove up Turnagain pass to sightsee and check out the conditions. Luckily, the wind had died down and we just started hiking. 2 hours later I was standing on top of a ridge looking down the steepest face I have ever been on.
I can't think of a better way to have spent my first day in the Chugach.
Our playground in the morning light
We ended up coming down the left side of the rightmost peak in this picture
Enjoying the view
Geoff eyeing his line
A pleasant tour back to the car
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02-04-2009, 03:16 AM #1
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TR: First Day in the Chugach - Turnagain Pass
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02-04-2009, 03:36 AM #2
In van, down by the river
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thats actually not the chugach but the kenai mountains
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02-04-2009, 03:38 AM #3
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Wow. Very nice. Not a bad way to spend day 1. Can't wait to see the rest.
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02-04-2009, 04:10 AM #4
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Sweeet! I was looking over there jealous as hell today, that s one of the most scenic ski lines for pics. that shit is rad.
How was the sloughing?
lemme guess, manageable? But the bottom of plopper proper can be sketchy.
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02-04-2009, 10:44 AM #5
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You are a lucky man, I wish that, that was my first run on Tincan.
Last edited by Ted Shred; 02-04-2009 at 01:09 PM. Reason: im an idiot
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02-04-2009, 11:43 AM #6
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Damn, I wish I had the skill set to drop into that. Looks fuckin incredible.
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02-04-2009, 09:44 PM #7
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The sloughing wasn't too bad, but something you definitely had to be mindful of. We were more concerned about the shallow winds slabs that were reactive to our ski cuts.
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02-05-2009, 03:17 PM #8
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wow...nice.
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02-05-2009, 05:01 PM #9
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OH my, I am 6 weeks behind you, I just stood up for no reason
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