I got the call at 8 am. Groggily I listened to filmer, Chris Edmands, “ It’s a go, Jeremy is in the air scoping a camp.”
I rolled over on my friend Lucks’ couch and groaned, “I’ll be down there in 20.” My hangover was pushing in, and I hadn’t slept much.
We had all been in [...]
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The Trip of a lifetime begins
Deeper Alaska, A Night Out
Glacier Bay National Park, Day 9
3,000ft above the glacier floor and a 6 hour hike form base camp. Ryland and I are tucked under a rock cliff, dug into the snow and hidden from a cold north wind that rages an arms reach away. 200 ft to our east is the starting point to the [...]
Deeper, Alaska. Glacier Camp, Day 4
GLACIER NATIONAL PARK, Alaska. Day 4. Today we took a big step up the terrain progression ladder considering it is only our second day on snow. We are surrounded by big terrain. Finding step-in runs is an issue even though the snow pits show a stable snowpack and there has not been a single red [...]
Deeper: Alaska, Glacier Camp
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. [...]
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 [...]