GLACIER BAY NATIONAL PARK, Alaska. For sixteen years I have made an annual pilgrimage to Alaska every spring for 4 to 7 weeks. On average I spend more days in Alaska then my home mountain range and it has become a second home to me. Alaska has always been the place I judge my snowboarding. [...]
Archives for April, 2010
Deeper: Alaska, Glacier Camp
Thompson Pass, Valdez, AK with Ralph Backstrom
I went up to Thompson Pass for the King of the Hill and Tailgate Alaska (I ended up getting 4th place behind Travis Rice, Rob Kingwell, and Scotty Lago) and got to check out some REAL mountains. I had both my 164 Flagship as well as my 161 Solution. I’ll be honest; it felt a little weird [...]
The Dream Has Changed
By Jeremy Jones.
Haines, Alaska. The Dream has changed. Since I can remember the dream was always about getting paid enough snowboarding so I could spend the spring in Alaska flying in helicopters and making snowboard movies. After starring in over 45 movies the dream was starting to wear off. The challenge was gone and I [...]