Availability Update - the busy season is on

It's busy season - Months of hard work in the office pay off when I get to spend most of my days out enjoying time in the mountains with the people I talk with on email and phone - and that's why I do it. It's been a great season so far meeting people from around the world. Oh and the skiing has been pretty damn good too!! Computer screens filled with email threads, spreadsheets, land permits, insurance plans blah blah blah... turn into mountain views and powder face shots! 

Current Availability (as of March 4th): I am booked up through April 17th. Although I do have two available weekends for heli-skiing or backcountry touring on the weekends of March 24-25, March 31-April 1 and mid-week April 10-11. But don't be afraid to be in touch, things can change, trips can cancel. 

Beginning April 18th I have availability through June. Skiing in May is particularly one of my favorite months for ski trips in Alaska. Within those time frames I have had lots of interest but with no official bookings yet. If you are serious about doing a trip with me be in touch soon and lets make it happen - I would love to ski or ride with you! 

 

Some photos from recent trips out in action: 

News article on Human Factors

Managing your groups and your personal human factors (AKA heuristic traps) are key to pulling off a successful trip in the outdoors. Whether you are skiing, climbing or on a snowmachine in the winter; hiking, fishing or hunting in the summer or even just driving a car - these human factors are real. They affect your decisions. They are there everyday and the ones that you don't recognize are the most dangerous. 

Human factors are a complicated subject, it's the human brain after all. A topic I've decided is crucial to continue to learn about and strive to manage. Maybe a topic for a future blog post... In the mean time if you see me out and about and you want to hear more of my thoughts we can have a discussion.

I was asked for my thoughts on the issue of "Sun Poisoning" by ADN author Vicky Ho.

Here is a great news article on the subject where I am quoted: Perfect weather can ruin a day in the Chugach Mountains

You can read more stories by Vicky Ho in the series Cautionary Tales