{"id":2237,"date":"2012-02-25T06:33:59","date_gmt":"2012-02-25T12:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/?p=2237"},"modified":"2012-07-03T09:06:16","modified_gmt":"2012-07-03T15:06:16","slug":"tr-alaska-day-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/14erskiers.com\/blog\/2012\/02\/tr-alaska-day-4\/","title":{"rendered":"TR: Alaska – Day 4"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Turnagain Pass area has a lot to offer. After spending the previous day skiing there, we wanted more – and better. With blue sky peeking through, we were hoping to venture a little farther.
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Brett was able to join us and we began skinning up the ridge, with a brief bootpack when the snow got firm.
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Again, we admired lines.
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Alaska has no shortage of aesthetic ridges.
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For our first run, we dropped in on a short south-facing pitch that was fantastic. Frank, ready to ski.
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Me.
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It was so good, we went back up for more.
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Brett, found some good air.
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Frank enjoyed his Frankenspine.
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But increasing clouds kept us from going back for more. We headed 2500’+ back down to the road, enjoying the fun, yet mellow, terrain the entire way. Me.
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A look back up at our final run.
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Here’s Frank’s video of some of the day’s terrain \ud83d\ude42
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