Another June arrived and with it my invitation to Kings and Corn. I got myself up to Anchorage and everything else was taken care of. Our host is the most generous and one of the most passionate skiers I know. Before I get to the pixs, the trip totals were staggering. We had 67 heli drops, about 200,000 feet over 4 and a half days. Lel, Nobis, Harms and Overcast found us some insane new terrain. We spent almost all of day three in the Land Of the Colouiers. These guys stumbled onto this region and we were the fortunate guinea pigs.
We arrived in AK at aound 10PM. Still fairly light out
Not to get sidetracked, but I was sure these were A4’s with new paint jobs. Someone else told me they were old SU Soviet Planes. Would be interested to get an official ruling.
We flew out on the heli, pretty strange buzzing around the airport dodging 747’s and other large aircraft
The new lodge looked sick from the air. It was even nicer inside.
Last years client turned CPG guide, CPG scored huge with Harmsy. Anyone who has skied with him knows what I am talking about.
The rest of our crew arrived on the classic Dehavalin Beaver. The lake provides a perfect landing pad
The greeting party. This A Star B2 was in great shape and was super clean. Another unbelievable stroke of luck was that the mosquitoes where on vacation. As you can see from the windscreen of the heli, there are very few bug strikes. For the four days, I did not get bit once. Overcast did not know if it was early, the weather was cooler than last year or it was the new location, at the mouth of the river with some wind that kept the bugs away. For whatever reason, it was amazing.
Who is that masked man. This was the hat of choice.
The usual suspect relaxing after a great first day
I did not take my camera out for our afternoon session on the first day. After getting about 10 runs, we came in for dinner,then went back out for our only evening session.
Our host
Taking off from the lodge
The snow was tightening up by the minute. Unlike last year where we could ski till 1:30am, this year we pulled the plug at 11. Temps where just colder and we were on more glaciated terrain.
Wig?
Day Two
Day 2
With Colder temps we slept in a little later and enjoyed the food and hospitality of the Todrillo Lodge. Overcast, Nobis and Moe got a screaming deal on the lodge. The plumbing all had to be redone and after some finishing touches the lodge was ready to go this winter. They hosted the Peter Jennings Production crew as well as one or two groups this winter. We were the first group to access the lodge for Kings and Corn.
Foof patrol
Our Crew
The dog was mesmerized by the rotation of the heli’s blades.
J Love and I logged all our laps together. This was the second drop of the second day with Lel. She got us freshies all day.
Buxy, Nobis, Myself and Harms
After going super deep we crossed the divide and went and got even deeper. Whats a couple barrels of fuel amongst friends.
Going to the goods.
Our ride
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06-15-2006, 09:38 PM #1
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TR Two of Five days at Kings and Corn
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06-15-2006, 09:44 PM #2
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More K and C Tr
I have never seen so much foof in AK
After lunch we has some wide open terrain.
Check out the rock above J Love, teetering, ready to go.
This is Nobis at the tail end of this insane run. About 3,800 feet where we skied through so much different terrain it was mind numbing, it was like riding the Monarch Crest Trail on snow. We finished up by maneuvering through a couple different waterfalls.
More to come in a couple days
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06-15-2006, 09:45 PM #3
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Nice TR. Sign me up!
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06-15-2006, 09:46 PM #4
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that looks awesome....
I need money or a cougar someday to do shit like that!
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06-15-2006, 10:16 PM #5
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Where are the damn fish?
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06-15-2006, 10:42 PM #6
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Not sure what plane that is but it definitely is not an A4 Skyhawk.
Looks like a fun trip!The pacifists always lose, because the anti-pacifists kill them.
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06-15-2006, 11:21 PM #7
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Great stuff!!
Long ago, Lel took me to the goods in a land far far away. Or fairly neaby by heli!!!
Originally Posted by Conundrum
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06-15-2006, 11:29 PM #8
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Just awesome. Who needs the southern hemisphere anyway.
Make me feel bad. What does something like this cost? Aw, who cares ....Visa.________________________________________________
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06-15-2006, 11:34 PM #9
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great stuff MR
thanx for bringing the stoke!!!
love those last few glacier shots
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06-15-2006, 11:35 PM #10
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The waterfall is cool.
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06-15-2006, 11:36 PM #11
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Sheeeeee-it.
That is all.
Except -- what's the "kings" part? (JONG me now....)
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06-15-2006, 11:41 PM #12
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I guess I’m assuming, but hope it’s these:
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"Having been Baptized by uller his frosty air now burns my soul with confirmation. I am once again pure." - frozenwater
"once i let go of my material desires many opportunities for playing with the planet emerge. emerge - to come into being through evolution. ok back to work - i gotta pack." - Slaag Master
"As for Flock of Seagulls, everytime that song comes up on my ipod, I turn it up- way up." - goldenboy
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06-15-2006, 11:44 PM #13
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Oh. Duh.
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06-15-2006, 11:52 PM #14
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Whoa, nice trip. Skiing past waterfalls is awesome, I guess they're probably more predictable than sloughs.
Isn't an A4 called a Phantom? Originally Posted by AKPogue
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Cisco and his wife are fragile idiots who breed morons.
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06-15-2006, 11:54 PM #15
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06-16-2006, 12:04 AM #16
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those are security aviation's russian planes they recently bought rocket launchers for them.
Is that Joe Shuslers plane?Its not that I suck at spelling, its that I just don't care
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06-16-2006, 12:27 AM #17
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those are Security Aviation's mysteriously financedCzech-built Albatros's
Nice TR! Wonder what the poor people are doing?
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06-16-2006, 12:51 AM #18
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I really hate you and your charmed life.
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06-16-2006, 01:30 AM #19
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well done svengali.
how is nobis? any updates on his issues?
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06-16-2006, 03:13 AM #20
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nice matt
now i know why you weren't at our crappy highschool reunion this year
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06-16-2006, 04:42 AM #21
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Reading this kind of stuff equals to getting poked in the eye with a pencil or getting kicked in the units with stilettos.
Slightly amuzing but mostly painfull.
Note to self..start saving money.Now.
The floggings will continue until morale improves.
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06-16-2006, 04:46 AM #22
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Jesus do I need to get me some of that....
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06-16-2006, 06:38 AM #23
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Hate you guys.......
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Looks awesome!
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L39 maybe. I think its a czech trainer.
My god where do I sign up?
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