Last night’s update from the Mountain House trip got cut off, likely due to random sat phone connection errors… We’ve had some great weather around these parts lately though, so I’m confident they’re having a blast! They come out tomorrow, so stay tuned for a post-trip final report!
Well, we got a sat phone call from the boys on Blackburn yesterday, who said they were at approximately 10,000 feet in a “ground blizzard” of snow blowing around due to the high winds we’ve been having. Unfortunately, today was even worse, and although the sun was shining, it was blustery and cold even down [...]
Unfortunately, due to limited satellite phone battery, we won’t be getting regular updates from the boys on Mt. Blackburn. However, we took this picture today of the peak from along the McCarthy Road, and are thrilled to see that they are getting some magnificent weather!
We heard that they were dropped off about 8 miles from [...]
Sounds like they have had a phenomenal end to a fabulous ski trip out there! They even extended the trip by a day to enjoy the fresh powder and bluebird skies as long as possible. The enthusiasm comes through in these LONG updates describing their fabulous last two days of skiing.
That’s it for this trip, [...]
Update from Little Switzerland, April 28th, 2011
Sounds like they’re having fun out there! Stay tuned!
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!
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]