Monday was the 2nd day of my 2024 Alaska heli-ski season.
The day started cloudy and slowly started clearing.
By 1:30pm, we were in the air.
Ocean peaks. image: snowbrains
We bumped out to the Shoup Glacier, a place I spent 1 month camping and skiing with a buncha crazy Aussies back in 2014.
Huge glacier.
Gorgeous zone.
I can see my house from here! Valdez, AK. image: snowbrains
We started off on an island in the glacier (nunatak).
A cruiser run to warm up.
We then got into some spice after Mike opened up a stellar north-facing run off the island.
I camped here for 1 month back in 2014. These mini spines are neat. image: snowbrains
The sluff was running long and fast.
I set the right boundary of the run and ended up on a horribly fun nose right down the glacier floor.
I felt like I was floating on the rollovers and small air.
Ocean meets mountains. image: snowbrains
The snow was impeccable.
We skied 2 more runs in the zone and headed home just as the clouds rolled back in.
2 heli days in my 1st 2 days here felt great.
Thanks, Alaska!
Photos
Valdez Harbor. I camped here for 1 month back in 2014. These mini spines are neat. image: snowbrainsVista. image: snowbrainsLong fast running sluff. image: snowbrainsPhillip. image: snowbrainsPilot Phillip getting swoll. image: snowbrainsThe Fat Mermaid. I camped here for 1 month back in 2014. These mini spines are neat. image: snowbrainsGood foods. I camped here for 1 month back in 2014. These mini spines are neat. image: snowbrainsClient Toby giving a speech on how stoked he was. I camped here for 1 month back in 2014. These mini spines are neat. image: snowbrainsBig mountains in the distance. I camped here for 1 month back in 2014. These mini spines are neat. image: snowbrains
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