I’m headed to Cabo, wooooo!
Just kidding.
Like any-self respecting skier, a dream spring break doesn’t involve beaches and condos, but mountains and powder. As the result of long-time dream come true, I’m lucky enough to be heading up to Haines, Alaska, for two weeks. As of writing this post, my last final ended hours ago, and since then I’ve been frantically packing.
Everything that I'm taking. It all fits into three 50 lb bags, believe it or not. I'll be testing and reviewing quite a bit of gear up there as well. Highlights include Mountain Equipment clothing, Dynafit Huascaran skis, a K2 Shovel + Axe, Petzl Sum'tec. Also not pictured are Black Diamond tents, and Billy Goat Technologies Ascent Plates.
I’ve finally crammed everything into a few bags, and I think I’m somewhat ready to go. We will be arriving in Haines on Friday morning, and then flying with Fly Drake to a basecamp where we will of course ski! Right now, there is a beautiful weather window, although it is looking like it might close by the time we roll into town.
I’m lugging a bunch of blogging gear up there (the boxes in the upper right of the above photo), and will be filing posts from the glacier. Oddly enough, this is also a cross-cultural ambassadorial mission. Joining me are 3 mono plankers, Tyler Wilkes, Jonathan Cooper, and Russel Cunningham.
Tyler did a similar trip last year, and snapped this photo. Stuff dreams are made out of.
Needless to say, I’m excited. I’ll do my best to keep sending out regular updates. Hopefully we find good conditions!
Louie Dawson earned his Bachelor Degree in Industrial Design from Western Washington University in 2014. When he’s not skiing Mount Baker or somewhere equally as snowy, he’s thinking about new products to make ski mountaineering more fun and safe.
