Mountain Life

Well like all things Alaska, my trip so far has been big and event filled, thankfully all has been on the positive side!  Flew into Anchorage last week without a solid plan, just a few little things on my to do list and a May 1 date with the Alaska Range and a (weather permitting) attempt to climb/ski the Ramen Route on Mt Hunter.

After reuniting with my long, lost AK family (some of you I see more than others… hint… hint…) we made contact with Friends in Valdez and made a game time decision to rally their direction before heli season ended and the weather closed back in.  We planned on staying a night or two and ended staying for four.

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Will be sure to post details soon, been skiing here the last two days, amazing mountains, amazing friends and good times all around.  Will be here until Saturday give or take (storm coming!!!) then to Girdwood and Seward.  AK Range on May 1! Stay tuned for the full Valdez story in the coming days.  Check out my Alaska set on Flickr for more pics, but here’s a teaser!

So I did it… Hung up the cross and started out on a new adventure and new path.  For the next month I’ll be playing and exploring in Alaska.  Started it off slowly with a quick run up Peak 3 in the Front Range of the Chugach for some epic wasted corn skiing, felt more like spring mogul skiing in the resort.  Last night was an awesome dinner with the Alaska family, great to reconnect with my cousins, aunt and uncle.  A quick breakfast this morning and we’re off to Valdez to hitch a ride with Don and Dylan, by all accounts the skiing down there is currently epic…Stay tuned….

JMH

Been gone from here way too long, but It’s way more fun to ski powder than type away at this thing.  As usual I’m working too much and playing as much as possible which leaves little time  for updating the old blog.  Just to confirm the rumors, I have in fact resigned from Canyons Ski Patrol and I’m excited to move on to teaching more, doing some ski and mountain guiding and having more time to enjoy the places I go in the winter.

I am so excited for whatever adventures may unfold in a week as I head to AK for an attempt to climb and ski Mt Hunter, do a little skiing and see friends and family. So stay tuned for the updates, I promise I will stop slacking…  Anyway, here is a first stab at a little video from the season, I’m still learning to use Pinnacle and now that I have a Mac learning a whole new OS..