So I've been pretty damn slow with my website lately so here is a late date all in one!

I last left off with the ominous down days in AK. After 12 days of waiting we got a few half day sun pops. Gotta be prepared to ski the most prestigious gnarly lines in the world after many down days.


This year was a huge learning experience for me! Nowhere near last years trip. The snow was much deeper, the lines much steeper and more treacherous. What your line looks like from the valley floor, nice lookin puffy pillows, turns into school bus sized pillows and overhead deep cold smoke powder. Well that makes it interesting. Navigation of your line is key. Skiing the best you can, rolling over massive sized pillows hoping the other side is the next pillow you spotted from the valley floor, as you land your completely white roomed by the over head cold smoke pow, all while your sluff is cruising along side you. Making sure to be on top of the spine so you wont get swooped away.

This is the result of a huge cornice failure. The most amazing act of RAW power I have ever seen!!!!!
As I watched the cornice drop It looked like water funneling into a drain.






To give an example of these pillow lines, I was skiing my line, rolled over a pillow and unexpectedly smacked the backside of another and fell backwards into a 12ft deep crack in between the pillows. I had to click off one ski putting that foot on one side of the wall while keeping the other ski up against the other wall so I didn’t fall deeper in the hole. Climbing out was tricky!

We then called the run Black Hole.



Alaska takes many years to hit right! It’s not a one time deal. Lots of photo recon, line studying down to the exact turn you will make. Knowing exposures, snow stability, sluff management and many other things all come into play when you’re riding the beast of Alaska. Stoked to have the last 2 years under my belt, working towards achieving my goals in AK!



Next headed back up to Whistler for a few days of shooting, catching the last bit of powda before it got warm! Fun times with Henni, Riley, Charlie, and Sherpa.

MMMMMM


Pete getting Hennis trailer stuck lol!


Heni chillin while Pete GTS


A day of sledding isn’t complete with out getting stuck one way or another :P Stack and I decided it was a good idea to hit a mini air back down towards the cat track. Not thinking about the run out time we both slammed into the other wall haha!




Separate days.....

Bush wackin is pretty fun!


On this one I hit a hip air and was to crooked to land so I jumped off. Forgetting the massive slope full of trees I was on, as my sled disappeared over the roll I came to terms that my sled was totaled in the trees. Luckily this was all that happened :)


Henni lost his pole getting into a line. He realllllllllly wanted it back!


Gnarly Charley!!!!!!!


This is what that prestigious jump looks like from the top before you launch yourself into orbit! Literally.


Then I went down to Oregon to meet up with Pete. He unfortunately got hit by a lady driving reckless as hell. It happened at silent rock... Thankfully the all knowing Oregonite walked away!
His brand new 2010 Tundra didn't though.


Excited to get going with the park shoot we setup a nice jib on the bottom of the chairlift. Sammy and I sessioned for a while, I had a trick in my mind I wanted to do and decided to try it. Tried it a few times, coming close but tweaking my mcl. So now I’ve just been relaxing at the PBP house taking a much needed break, mobbing the truck a little bit, swimming at the pool getting stronger and psyched to ski again!


Thats all for now!!!
DT

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