The blue streak could be
looming close to the end as the low to
the SW has started to move in. We have
just been chased out of the Mts. due to
low clouds and snow. I am really anxious
to see what materializes with it.
Personally, if it didn't snow another
day this season and continued to
stay the way it is now, you could call
it perfect!
Conway and his crew have
just come back from Dano's Valley and
the Cordova Glacier area where most of
the groups were riding today. Most
everyone got 3-5 runs and found
excellent conditions again. The half day
feels good. Everyone has been going
really hard. Check out the photos from
today....more to come.....
6:30am
Ummmm....here we go
again and again and again.....
Yesterday we sent 1
aircraft around the Pontoon district and
2 aircraft toward the Massif zone across
the Scott Glacier. All I can say is
wow.....another huge day of Chugach
goodness!
Skian Ian Lamartine left
today and the A team was reassembled. I
think I saw his plane fly over as we
were on the shoulder of Pontoon! Kelly
Gray put in another 10 laps with his CMH
boys and the Rob Klaskin crew said this
morning they are officially done! They
have no legs left....Ed McHugh, Grizz,
Jubal and Chad (AKA, Real-estate) with
guide Dean Conway had another banner day
as well. Their tracks on Gamblers from
the day before are beautiful.
March 29th, 2006 9:30am
Here we go
again.....Forecast is looking good for a few
more days.....Low to the South West looks as
though it is going under us.
Here are some photos from
the Don Johnson crew yesterday. They have
been going to CMH and Wiggles for 20 years.
This is there first time to Alaska and all
of them have mentioned that this could be
one of their top 5 ski trips of all time! I
will let the JKellys photos speak for
themselves. Stay tuned....Quinner
March
28, 2006
Good morning folks!!!
How about 643 ski runs in 7 days. That's the
number over the past week. 643 ski runs made by
all in house. Each group is currently averaging
over 8 runs a day with the 11 groups that are in
house. Current conditions today are blue skies
and deep pow! The Chugach is on like never
before! We have currently skied 9 of the last 12
days. What a run! The cowboys are getting tired
but this is what its all about. I do hope for a
reset button to come soon as the Chugach now
looks like Squaw Valley USA at 10:30am on a big
pow day. Ski tracks are everywhere! From Sphinx
to Pontoon, the zone is going off! I like to say
that it is like Disney Land out there. I think
Chad Hester summed it up best yesterday when he
said: "This place is better than Disney Land,
there ain't no Mickey Mouse stuff out there!"
Check back tonight as we will have a lot off new
photos.....Quinner
March 27,
2006
Good morning folks!
It is another beautiful day in
AK! We have had 5 of the last 6 days of unreal
conditions.
Yesterday my team (Chops, Ian,
SR, 5-0 & Quinner) put lines down everywhere.
Sphinx, Sigalishous, the Massif, Bubbies, the
North side of Humble pie and more. Needless to
say the adrenalin factor or maybe we should call
it "the pucker factor" was as high as it gets.
All of the 11 groups in house went crazy in the
mountains and smiles were huge! The current
forecast for the week is still looking good and
the snow is holding. We are getting really warm
temps and the lower elevations are starting
to have some sun effected snow, but the shade and
shadows are holding deep pow. Oz and the Full
Support valley is all time!
March 25,
2006
March 23,
2006 7:45pm
Hello everyone...
What a few days we have had!! The
Chugach has been deeper this week than we can really
remember! We received anywhere from 60-90 plus cms
of snow and the last 3 days have been huge! The
stability factor with the cold clear nights allowed
us to get after it. Deep is an understatement! Today
PNH camp was in full effect. Skiing, skydives and GO
FAST, you name it... camp is fun! Here are
some photos of the past few days... trying to get
more from everyone as I write this...stay
tuned....Quinner
March 22,
2006
Stay tuned.......were flying.......2
days in a row of unbelievable deepness!!!
More photos tonight...
March 20th,
2006
March 14, 2006
Good morning everyone. The Indians
circled the wagon last night and over ran the cowboys. Only
a few cowboys were left standing in the wee hours of the
morning. Today is a beautiful day in Alaska. Winds are
blowing steady with gusts to 90 plus. We do have a good
forecast for the coming weekend with a bit of snow in store
for us. Today everyone is going ice climbing and doing the
town thing. Alaska time is still ticking away...Quinner.
March 13, 2006
Good morning everyone. There she blows!!!!! The wind has come back
up to near 50mph with gusts to 75mph. Needless to say, the wind
event is getting old! It feels like February. Conditions are not
normal and we look to have snow back in the forecast by weeks end.
Currently all of our Indians here are getting restless. Many are
jumping back on there horse and riding home. Skiing is good and
hard. We do need snow, but any day in the Chugach is a good day.
Currently on "Alaska Time" for now....the 1st timers are learning
what Alaska time is while waiting for snow and the wind to
go....Quinner
March 12, 2006
Hello skiers and riders. Here is the report for Sunday
the 12th of March. All groups rode hard yesterday. I guess I should
re-word that. All groups rode good hard pack yesterday. We did find
good skiing in the Worm Glacier and Strudel area. Most of our runs
were very hard, but consistent. We are hoping for a reset button to
come in and freshen the zone up. Reports from Valdez are the same.
Wind packed conditions are prevailing. Quinner's crew circled
the entire zone looking for snow deposits. Looks as though the reset
will come mid week. Check back later for some photos of the day. The
picture below of our "token" mono boarder, Bill Silliman says it
all.
March 11, 2006
Good morning folks!! The wind event is almost over. We do have an
extreme wind chill however this AM. We are firing groups into the
field this morning with multiple layers. Current wind chill -25 F.
COLD!! We are anxious to see how much snow we have left out there.
Initial reports are good wind buff. Check back this afternoon for
the full update....Quinner
March 10, 2006
Hello everyone!! Hang on and batten down the hatches! We are
under a huge wind event currently! 100mph plus winds are hitting the
entire Chugach as we speak. The banners from base look as though
they are 1000' or better. Today all the heli ski operations in the
Chugach are down do to high wind conditions. If you are arriving
this weekend, think about bringing your carving ski's. Wind buff
conditions will prevail when this blows itself out. Check back with
us....
March 9, 2006
10:45 am
Currently 10:45 am and the winds are howling! We just launched 2
groups aggressively and both have returned. Lets hope that the wind
calms down as both groups made 1 run and found really good skiing.
The winds however have now put us on stand by. All groups are now
hiking in the back yard and headed to the sauna and town. Lets see
what the afternoon brings. Our fingers are crossed!
March 8, 2006
Today the forecasters were close on there predictions, however the
winds did not develop as they intended. We did see winds gusting to
35 plus today however the snow was not blowing off the peaks
creating huge banners like we anticipated upon waking up this
morning. It was a down day for us as the skies finally cleared in
the late afternoon and we are looking for a big day tomorrow. The
forecast for Thursday-Tuesday at the moment is clear skies, but we
know that the weather in Alaska can change in 5 minutes. We are
expecting a pretty good wind event for Thursday, however forecasts
are starting to go against each other again. I am going with the
windier side of things given the current satellite and the placement
of the high and low pressure systems surrounding us. I do feel good
about the possibilities for a big day ski in the mountains but will
see what the AM brings to us. Everyone today spent there time in the
sauna, at the local ski hill (Mt. Eyak) and in town enjoying the
local spirits! See you tomorrow!
March 7, 2006
Hello Skiers and Riders!!!!
This is long over due however, here it is. Reports will be updated
at the end of each day from now until the end of the season. Here is
a recap of the past couple weeks.
PNH 2
PNH 2 is on and open for 2007. I can only encourage you to get your
time in now as space will be limited to first come first serve. The
trip we just had there was one that can only be defined as a dream!
We put down lines in places that no one in the history of man has
skied. First descents were around every corner and the wow factor
never let up. Average runs were around 3500' - 4500' of vertical.
The snow pack was much different than that of the maritime pack we
have here in Cordova. We did find really good stability, however the
line choices had to be extremely smart given we were skiing in a
continental snowpack. Average snow depths were around 90-150cm.
Cordova has snow pack depths in the 500-700cm range. I have attached
some photos to show the events of epic journey and can only hope
that you will be one of the lucky ones to join us there next year.
It was truly an amazing trip.
VALDEZ
After leaving PNH 2 we ventured on to Valdez for a few days to ski
and found really good conditions. Needless to say it
was knee deep and made all of us realize how much we like the
maritime snowpack! The continental pack was good on the north side
of the Chugach but I can say confidently, there is nothing in the
world like the maritime snowpack that the southern side of the
Chugach holds close to the ocean.
CORDOVA
After the land and slay session in Valdez, we completed the first
ever crossing of the Chugach and found ourselves back home in
Cordova. I love this place! This is were it all began for us. So its
March 7th now and we have around 50 + runs in Chugach, most of them
first descents. All that I can say is WOW! Again, I will let the
pictures speak for themselves.
Today is the 3rd down day of our season and we are getting hit with
a really good reset button now. Snow is falling at base. The
temperature is 26 degrees. We have currently received around 3-5
inches of snow here at base and we are expecting to find a foot or
better when things clear in the AM. The current forecast looks good
for mid week however, I am afraid that the wind could come in with
this next high pressure. We will keep our fingers crossed that it
does not. Overall stability here in our zone is rated at moderate to
considerable with the new snow. Prior the the storm that started 3
days ago the stability was incredible. We were able to get on a lot
of our lines in the Worm Glacier, Butter Bowl, and points further.
The only real concern was the heavy sluff. Prior to the storm we
were skiing boot top - knee deep powder. It did have a 2mm sun
crust, but did not affect the skiing in the slightest bit. It was
really good. Now we are expecting snorkel deep conditions, given the
wind does not come up. Please spend some time looking at the photos
here and enjoy! I look forward to seeing all of you that are on your
way! Please stay tuned into us each day and follow our progress
through out the season.
December 15, 2005
We will be updating our Zone Report as soon as we arrive in
Cordova. Until then check out the most recent Newsletter
for exciting early season PNH Events. Or take some time to
relive the past two years here at Points North Heli in the
Report Archives.
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