http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com explore the mountains with your friends Tue, 04 May 2010 16:22:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Alaska is a mecca of big mountain riding, skiers and snowboarders, film crews, guides, ski bums, and wealthy clients migrate to Alaska looking for adventure. The combination of amazing terrain, and good snow make it a crown jewel, snow sticks to the steeps and forms into amazing creations, cornices, pillows, ... http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/05/ak-final-thoughts/ [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/11027454[/vimeo] http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/04/gone-trippy-trippy/ Exploring a new zone has been an amazing experience, the mountains here are the gnarliest we have skied and explored,  massive glaciers surround rocky peaks, ice is everywhere, from huge alpine glaciers that cling to peaks, to massive crevasse strung ice fields that are maze like. the terrain is big, ... http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/04/jurrasic-park-pt-2/ [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/10920858[/vimeo] http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/04/what-should-we-do-tomorrow/ http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/04/jurassic-park/ [vimeo]http://vimeo.com/10473359[/vimeo] http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/03/sure-is-steep-down-there/ Packing for a five week mission to the moonscape of Petersburg Alaska is a interesting task. It starts several weeks in advance in the form of Primary, secondary, and tertiary piles of equipment, gear, and comfort items. Books, magazines, computer, water colors, music, pens and pads, movies, and spare parts ... http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/03/mission-to-the-moon/ In a remote part of Idaho Smith Optics has a super sick sending it location with a yurt,  kickers and cat roads everywhere. I linked up with Dylan Hood, and some of the smith snowboarders for an epic session of kickers into powder. Dylan Hood 360 flat spin Photo and sequence ... http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/03/super-sick-send-it-smith-session/ I should have known. The call came in the form of a one sentence email, " Jackson Monday, you in?"All season long Jeremy Jones and I had been talking about linking up for a mission and now was the time. I responded, and 24 hours later was on the road ... http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/03/going-deeper-in-jh/ This year marks the third time the TGR crew and I headed up to northern Washington for a shred session at North Cascade Heli. This year the conditions were good with a layer of snow pasted nicely to the steeps and piled up on the pillows. After an early start ... http://sagecattabriga-alosa.com/2010/02/north-cascade-heli-wrap-up/