Greetings from the land of the midnight sun! The Points North Heli-Adventures ski season has been off and running for a solid month now, and at Tour Camp we have been firing for the past two weeks. Earlier this March, Jeff, We-Slay and I kicked off our 5th season of heli assisted ski touring in… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2015: IX| Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
Back in 2010, I had the great fortune of being invited up to Alaska to scout ski terrain for a possible helicopter assisted ski touring program in Alaska. Points North Heli-Adventures (PNH) owner/lead guide Kevin Quinn is a Chugach legend, and when he decided to call me that day I immediately put my other ski travel plans on… Continue reading Living on the Side of a Mountain in Alaska| Points North Heli-Adventures Tour Camp Setup
We’re off and running with the fifth season of Points North Heli-Advnetures Tour Camp. The first two weeks went by in a blur of powder, both literally and figuratively. We had to wait a few days to set up camp this year due to a heavy storm in the zone. When the skies finally did… Continue reading A Storm Report in 5 Photos |Chugach Mountains, Alaska
And then it snowed. After 20+ days of high pressure, bluebird conditions in the Chugach, something was bound to give. At the end of our previous week the writing was on the wall. Although the storm wasn’t that big for AK standards, the 10-18” of new snow was a blessing for the last official week… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2014: XIV | Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
It was another banner week for PNH Tour Camp. While everyone’s fired up that it’s finally snowing in the zone after almost three straight weeks of a proper Rex Block, the sunny skies have allowed for the exploration Jeff Dostie and I have been dreaming about since the program started. Read the rest here
It’s the beginning of spring and the 2014 Alaskan ski season is firing on all cylinders. In Cordova, the Points North Heli-Adventures Tour Camp is off and running having weathered just about every type of condition Mother Nature has to offer. We’ve had big winds, several large storms and several feet of new snow since the season… Continue reading State of the Backcountry 2014: XI | Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports
Heli-accessed backcountry touring burns more calories than flying laps and can cost half as much. We like the guided, all-inclusive week with Points North in Cordova, Alaska, Read the rest here
