A few from Thursday and Friday

I up tracked Tincan by myself on Thursday and hooked up with another group and did a few laps with them. The day started with terrible visibility, but by early afternoon it had cleared a bit and conditions were great. I took a few pictures of the group descending the front apron of Tincan, we were able to lay first tracks that day (The edited picture)! The pictures of Jordan are of him removing clumping snow from the bottom of his skins. With the warm temperatures lately, the snow has been a bit fickle, sticking to skins and crampons. My trip up skyline yesterday was a clumpfest.
Cheers
Josh

Feet

On Thursday and Friday the snowfall wasn't measured in inches but in feet. The pass got hammered on Thursday night and Friday, and Friday night. I was able to get out on both days, breaking trail to the top with Jordan on Friday. More pictures to follow.

Josh

Great Mid-season Weather

Here are a few scenery shots from skiing Friday, Saturday and Sunday. I met up with Zack on Sunday and we made 3 laps on Tincan, it was good to catch up. Hope you enjoy them, this week was such a great week for riding; the weather, snow and friends were all top notch.
Cheers,
Josh

Stiff Neck and the Anatomy of the Tomahawk.

I spent most of the week skiing on Tincan with amazing weather. Today I reserved an entire post to diagram a sweet crash I had the pleasure of experiencing on Thursday. The Tomahawk is a maneuver during witch the body flies through the air in a tomahawk like fashion due to an abrupt deceleration. The pictures speak for themselves. More from this weekend later tonight.
Enjoy,
Josh

Friday Freshies

Amazing snow in the pass on friday and Jordan and I were a few of the first to hit it. The skiing shot is of Luke Simpson, a guy we met up there, i just happen to snag a few images of him hitting a nice line off the ridge of Tincan. Clear and cold lately making for stable snow conditions and great riding!

Portage Ice Climbing

On Thursday I met Jordan on the road into Portage valley and we hiked back in a bit to get on some ice. The weather was beautiful in the pass, but there was a low fog hanging on Turnagain arm. It was a great session nonetheless.
Saturday Ski pics to come,
Thank you followers for the comments, I look forward to them!

Josh

Training

I spent most of the last week in the mountains; 4 days skiing in Turnagain Pass, and Monday I battled my way up Skyline Trail. The wind was horrendous. The ski days in the pass started off a bit warm with 30 degree temps on Wednesday, and high 30's and rain on thursday. On Thursday Barb and Travis joined Jordan and I on Tincan, the pictures show the wide range of emotions felt about the trip. Needless to say, we were all a bit wet. I spent Saturday and Sunday back up on Tincan Mt. cooler temps, but hard snow. Training is going well, we spent a lot of time in the rock gym in Anchorage and the trip up skyline was good, the legs feel ready. Hope all is well,
Josh