@saign Active 6 years, 11 months agoActivityProfileFriends 0Groups 0ForumsMedia 0PersonalMentionsFavoritesFriendsGroups Show: — Everything —UpdatesrtMedia UpdatesFriendshipsNew GroupsGroup MembershipsGroup UpdatesTopicsRepliesPostsComments saign replied to the topic redemption in the chugach–two weeks of thompson pass pow! in the forum Trip Reports 6 years, 11 months agoI wasn’t sure if you were going to take the time to post here as well. Thanks again for pulling though the injury, and taking the time write up an awesome TR.Until next year… saign replied to the topic redemption in the chugach–two weeks of thompson pass pow! in the forum Trip Reports 6 years, 11 months agoI wasn’t sure if you were going to take the time to post here as well. Thanks again for pulling though the injury, and taking the time to document our trip.Until next year… saign started the topic Powder days: Thompson pass Alaska part 4 in the forum Videos 7 years agoIts going blue!Upon arrival in Alaska, Ben Starkey and I were greeted with blue skies and fresh powder. Then for the next week we were window shopping between storm fronts that pound the Chugash mountains constantly. While we were able to ride almost every day, and bagged a few big ines, there was an uncertainty…[Read more] saign started the topic Powder days: Thompson pass Alaska part 3 in the forum Videos 7 years agoCrud in the windowAfter a few days of very short lived weather windows, and getting some surprise runs, as well as shut down on runs, the wetaher for the morning looked promising for an early day window. Ben Starkey and I set our alarm for 6 am. Outside our tent looked like blue skies with scattered clouds.…[Read more] saign started the topic Powder days: Thompson pass Alaska part 2 in the forum Videos 7 years agoWindow shoppingUpon arrival to Thompson pass Ben Starkey and I were greeted with fresh stable powder and blue skies, everything you hope and dream about when heading to Alaska.The next few days were a bit different. Most people would call these down days. Every day there was snow falling, and limited visibility,…[Read more] saign replied to the topic Powder days: Thompson pass Alaska part 1 in the forum Videos 7 years agoNow this is funky. Why is the video off center, and partially cut off on the left? saign started the topic Powder days: Thompson pass Alaska part 1 in the forum Videos 7 years agoI’m Pretty sure BS is throwing together a full TR but until then I finally found time to edit the first video.It was my plan all year to go glacier camping around Haines for 2 weeks in April, and Ben Starkey had signed up as a partner. Due to a persistent onshore flow, we pulled the plug and went to Thompson pass…[Read more] saign started the topic Powder days: Thompson pass Alaska part 1 in the forum Videos 7 years agoI’m Pretty sure BS is throwing together a full TR but until then I finally found time to edit the first video.It was my plan all year to go glacier camping around Haines for 2 weeks in April, and Ben Starkey had signed up as a partner. Due to a persistent onshore flow, we pulled the plug and went to Thompson pass…[Read more] saign started the topic Whippet recall in the forum The Gear Room 7 years, 3 months agoIf you haven’t heard Black diamond is recalling whippets that we’re sold last year. This is the info to see if you have one http://blackdiamondequipment.com/en/whippet-recall.htmlI have one and was too lazy to send it back, and it broke on the last tour due to not being tempered correctly. I got an email saying they’ll replace it, but want…[Read more] saign replied to the topic Sherpa Peak NW Couloir 1- 20-21-15 in the forum Trip Reports 7 years, 3 months agoThanks cbalke. I couldn’t figure it out.Utah, We’ve been having a slow season but have been getting after it since late oct. BS broke his foot climbing over the summer, and has been taking it mellow, so no TR’s from him. Ale Capone can’t log on to the new forum or change his password (doesn’t have the same email he used to use) since the…[Read more] saign replied to the topic Sherpa Peak NW Couloir 1- 20-21-15 in the forum Trip Reports 7 years, 3 months agoI’m pretty sure some rodent had piled a bunch of kindling and tinder under the boulder we camped under, and we scavenged a dead and fairly dry fallen tree that was close by. Both were a little moist, and a little smoky at first but as soon as it was cooking, not a problem. It was so warm in there, that I was standing in my thermals for a bit, to…[Read more] saign started the topic Sherpa Peak NW Couloir 1- 20-21-15 in the forum Trip Reports 7 years, 3 months agoNo pictures but here’s a video https://vimeo.com/117761397Scott, Leyland and I decided to head up mountaineers creek on 1-20-15. Leyland had to be back that night, while Scott and I were going to stay overnight and bag a few lines. I picked up Scott and his sled to avoid an extra 4 miles of approach (and exit) and we reached the trailhead…[Read more] saign started the topic Sherpa Peak NW Couloir 1- 20-21-15 in the forum Trip Reports 7 years, 3 months agoNo pictures but here’s a video http://www.vimeo.com/117761397Scott, Leyland and I decided to head up mountaineers creek on 1-20-15. Leyland had to be back that night, while Scott and I were going to stay overnight and bag a few lines. I picked up Scott and his sled to avoid an extra 4 miles of approach (and exit) and we reached the trailhead…[Read more] saign started the topic Sherpa Peak NW Couloir 1- 20-21-15 in the forum Trip Reports 7 years, 3 months agoNo pictures but here’s a video https://vimeo.com/117761397Scott, Leyland and I decided to head up mountaineers creek on 1-20-15. Leyland had to be back that night, while Scott and I were going to stay overnight and bag a few lines. I picked up Scott and his sled to avoid an extra 4 miles of approach (and exit) and we reached the trailhead…[Read more] saign replied to the topic Re-enabling the old forum in the forum Splitboard Talk Forum 7 years, 4 months agoI miss the “view new posts” button. Browsing all the forums for new stuff is a pain in the ass, clicking one button to review all the new posts was my go to. saign replied to the topic Haines beta? in the forum Splitboard Talk Forum 7 years, 4 months agoBumping this back up. For the AK guys to chime in on conditions. I’ve been following the avy forecasts for Haines, Thompson pass, Hatcher pass, and Turnigan still leaving the anchorage area as a possibility. It looks like Turnagan has been really shitty, Thompson OK, and Hatchers OK and I talked to Drake the other day, he said the alpine around…[Read more] saign replied to the topic Shred Dog: November/December in the forum Videos 7 years, 4 months agoGit Some! saign replied to the topic Advice for Anchorage Jan 2015 in the forum Splitboard Talk Forum 7 years, 4 months agoI’ve been following the avalanche forecast for Turnigan pass. http://www.cnfaic.org/They’ve got a shitty snowpack and a deep persistent layer right now. You may want to try and hook up with some locals before you go touring solo saign replied to the topic Holy S**t Cody Townsend!!! in the forum Splitboard Talk Forum 7 years, 5 months agoYa, It floored me watching it! He slayed it!Rice got it first and it will be in his next film, big stink about in on another forumhttp://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/283618-Cody-Townsend-snaked-my-line?p=4374208#post4374208 saign replied to the topic Update your avatar for a chance to win a G3 Bonesaw in the forum Splitboard Talk Forum 7 years, 5 months agodone Load More
