Unnamed Couloir, Goat Lake Cirque, Skagway ALASKA

[redalienx11]

********UPDATE. I ADDED MORE PICS LIKE I SAID I WOULD.*****************



I've had my eye on this line for two years now, and finally got a chance to ski it.

Started off with a rowdy river crossing on a pipeline, then a bushwack through dense temperate rainforest, then we hit railroad tracks. From the tracks, we bushwacked straight up a pipeline for another 3 hours. Finally we hit snow and skinned for another 2.5 hours, then got to the base of the couloir and booted for another 2 hours. Couloir was about 2,000 vert. Total ski descent was about 3500 vert.

(Couloir is on the lower, flat part of the ride, right in the middle where the big notch is.)

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

nice..alot of work to get to that point..if I spend the $$$ to get to Alaska someday..I'm doing the heli thing to rack up steezy vert..

 

[redalienx11]

i added more pics

 

[dmc]

nice..alot of work to get to that point..if I spend the $$$ to get to Alaska someday..I'm doing the heli thing to rack up steezy vert..

That would be nice!

 

[deadheadskier]

curious where you live.

I believe I've seen another sweet trip report from you regarding a line in Utah. Do you travel to Alaska often as well? I'm assuming New Paltz is home.

 

[redalienx11]

curious where you live.

I believe I've seen another sweet trip report from you regarding a line in Utah. Do you travel to Alaska often as well? I'm assuming New Paltz is home.

born and raised in new paltz, some college in salt lake, past 2 summers in AK. still back to new paltz on most holidays so i like to call it home

 

[arik]

nice pictures thanks for adding them