Powder skiing and rescue sled practice
Update from Little Switzerland, April 29th, 2011
Archive for April, 2011
Snow kitchen remodel and “playful powder” on the Pika
Update from Little Switzerland, April 28th, 2011
Sounds like they’re having fun out there! Stay tuned!
7 Laps in Little Switzerland
Update from Little Switzerland, April 27th 2011…
No time to transcribe today’s update, so you’ll have to listen to it!
Sounds like a fabulous day of lapping the ski hill in pristine snow in the Alaska Range!
Snowy Day on the Pika!
Update from Little Switzerland, April 26th, 2011
TRANSCRIPTION: Hey Everyone, this is Katy checking in from the Pika Glacier on Tuesday, April 26th, at 10pm. This morning we woke to a storm, which was slowly but steadily dumping snow on us. So we decided to wait for the weather to break. We hung out in the [...]
Deep Powder in Little Switzerland
Update from Little Switzerland, April 25th, 2011.
Transcription: Hey, this is Tyler checking in from Little Switzerland. It’s Monday April 25th at 10 after 10 pm. This morning we started the day with some rescue practice, using the nicely compacted runway as a simulated debris field. We did some practice with ropes and got acquainted with [...]
First Dispatch from the Field!
Lead Mountaineering Guide Tyler called in last night from the Pika Glacier, deep in the Alaska Range, from the first day of our Little Switzerland Ski Mountaineering Trip. Sounds like a fabulous start to a trip, with an unexpected flightseeing tour on the way in and an abundance of fresh powder!
THE FIRST TEN SECONDS ARE [...]