Blue. The world here in Valdez revolves around it. We were fortunate enough to catch one our first day here. They say you need to treat each blue day like its the last one for months. Since the crew all had yet to get our Alaska cherries popped we figured the best way to warm up and test the waters was via Snow Machines out of the MTN OPS headquarters staged at A.B.A. in the heart of Thompson pass. After a big doubles mission we got our crew up to the perfect warm up spot in a zone "Nicks" named accordingly after Valdez snowboard pioneer Nick Perata. Wyatt Caldwell popped the zoned off proceeding by every member of the group including photographer and filmer each getting at least 7 or 8 solid runs on a this fun face. Â Thanks again to Mark Sullivan, Rob Kingwill and Aaron Robinson for brapppin us all up there.
* Stay tuned for more updates and the big feature All Roads Lead To : Valdez, AK coming very soon!
- Mark busting out pink camera for a quick pano of the Valdez Harbor.
- Amazing views all the up the canyon to Thompson Pass.
- Everything up here is Big.
- Wyatt with the point.
- All roads lead to Valdez. The RV still standing strong after the 3200 mile journey.
- Entrance to the Pass
- Mad Glaciers. You can still see the ash from Mt Redoubt eruption a few days prior to our arrival.
- Wyatt charging Kingers sled up Nicks with Berlin Wall looming in the background.
- A sea of mountains as far as the eye can see.
- Staging zone in Nicks with a nice of the Berlin Wall. Somewhere in the fog Sullivan, Arob and Kinger where boot packing their way to drop west face of the wall.
- Johnny stoked on the view.
- Dropping
- Smelliot glad to be out of the RV and on his board.
- Gives you a little perspective of the mountains up here. Mad respect.