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  • #655182
    snowsavage
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    So Stoked to ride Meteorite with you bro! 😀

    My 2nd descent of this route and it remains the most powerful and demanding line of my life.

    Here’s your pics (and pics never do it justice);

    Lil’ black micro-dot is D-Green

    steep MFer (my track lookers left of D’s, you cant see shit right there, it feels like your riding straight down a cliff 😯 )

    once you make the traverse above those rock bands and the crevassee u move out to negotiate the shrund- D-Green micro-dot in photo here

    D-Green pops the shrund


    love this pic; on the left is a close up look at just one of the many reasons this is a no fall zone.

    D-Green; finishing his epic journey in Valdez; well deserved after many years of dedication; :thumpsup:

    whats up for the next mission D? I am fired up for more.

    (savage ak tr coming sooner or later)

    #655183
    powderjunkie
    Participant

    sick D :thatrocks:

    unbelievable shit right there

    and thanks for keepin your legs crossed :thumpsup:

    #655184
    jdoneill
    Participant

    Thanks for sharing the stoke D, what a season :thumpsup:
    @snowsavage wrote:

    whats up for the next mission D? I am fired up for more.

    Yeah D! Let’s keep the lines rolling :mrgreen:
    BTW: When are you going to share the vid stoke :scratch:
    Maybe when you come down from the clouds :doobie: :doobie: :guinness: :disco:

    #655185
    hoji
    Participant

    Amazing line! Looks pretty steep to me :thatrocks:

    #655186
    skierconqueso
    Participant

    just pooped. I bet you are too. good work!

    #655187
    TEX
    Participant

    WOW epic stellular off the hook

    so many questions to ask because after looking at this TR I need to get up there while I can still ride. Dont know if I would have the nuts to ride some of that but I wouldnt mind giving it a go

    Questions

    1- Mr.Green, dont you live in AK ?
    2- If you only have a week or so- where do you recommend?
    3-Transpotation-what type of rig do you need to rent ?
    4-Best month to go?
    5-Whats the best place to fly into?

    Thanks

    #655188
    D-GREEN
    Participant

    Thanks for all the nice comments and kudos everybody! Now I’d like you all to know that I feel pretty narcistic posting and reading this stuff, but I’m just trying to promote Alaska and not myself, (Like Alaska needs it). and with that being said… I AM THE BOMB aren’t I? Just Kidding.

    So yes, I live in Alaska and I love visitors (who are self supportive and not long term). I would recommend flying into Anchorage and renting a RV (so you can be self supportive) sometime in the month of March. Girdwood is a good place if only here for a week… It’s a 30 minute drive from Anchorage as opposed to 5 hours to Valdez. There’s Alyeska resort for down days as well as cat skiing, heli-skiing and great touring around this area, Girdwood, too. As you can see from this report, Valdez Rocks!!! But the weather can be a b**ch and leave you stranded doing nothing while waiting it out, and most of the stuff in this report is sled accessed. As classicauto stated though, there are sled bumps as well as sled rentals up on Thompson Pass/Valdez. And no I did not use Jeremy/ BigMountainTaxi for I have my own sled. Did y’all catch that? BigMoutainTaxi! and oh yeh, bring Verts if you’re going to Valdez ’cause there’s a lot of straight up climbing… Couloir heaven!!!

    Thanks for those photos Snowsavage, as well as promoting your own upcoming TR on my TR, haha. I especially love that last photo though, I was excited and it was great to see you. Wish you had been there longer. As for riding right now, Alyeska resort closed early yesterday due to Avalanches! 😯 …not a good sign. We’ll have to wait and see how the mountains heal right now.

    Sorry but I don’t think I’ll be putting up any videos jdoneil for I wasn’t doing anything but pooping in them :nononno: and the riding is pretty horrible/embarrassing. That’s why my legs are crossed powderjunkie, nothing to see there.

    Thanks again for looking and commenting everyone. Keep up the Stoke!!! and see you here next year? :thatrocks:

    #655189
    jdoneill
    Participant

    @D-GREEN wrote:

    Thanks again for looking and commenting everyone. Keep up the Stoke!!! and see you here next year? :thatrocks:

    While this is the ultimate culmination to an epic season up here, the season isn’t over yet, we should be riding on your birthday :guinness:

    #655190
    jdoneill
    Participant

    @D-GREEN wrote:

    Sorry but I don’t think I’ll be putting up any videos jdoneil for I wasn’t doing anything but pooping in them :nononno: and the riding is pretty horrible/embarrassing.

    BTW: Nothing embarrassing about getting those lines :thumpsup:

    #655191
    bs.
    Participant

    what a great trip report…. though now i’m kicking myself twice as hard for not making it up to AK this year.

    i’m gonna start saving up now so that this will be the last springtime that i say those awful words…. “i’ll be there next year”!

    #655192
    bcrider
    Participant

    Amazing lines! Congrats.

    Thanks for taking the time to share the adventure and stoke with us! :thatrocks:

    #655193
    Ecobrad
    Participant

    RAD!!!!

    #655194
    aliasptr
    Participant

    Congratulations on getting those lines. :rock:

    Utterly amazing trip report and photos. Thanks so much for sharing!

    #655195
    NoKnees
    Participant

    Damn fine TR…. Just more fuel to the fire… Ask Tex says, “Gotta get there while I can still ride…” Word….

    Greg - NoKnees

    #655196
    Method
    Participant

    10/10 – you would have got 11 out of 10, except for the half nude picture of a dude on that indian wood carving thing

    #655197
    ale_capone
    Participant

    Stoke overload!

    Thanks for the great photo report. Eye road several of them lines. My legs where crossed and lm sitting down. Maybe someday… so close, yet so far.

    #655198
    wickstad
    Participant

    http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php/244956-Valdezeased

    For every loudmouth blasting you over there there are dozens enjoying your stoke.

    #655199
    D-GREEN
    Participant

    Thank you.

    and thank all of you splitboard.comers for coming here for the stoke and posting So Much Stoke! (without the drama)

    Nice work BCRider

    #655200
    SchralphMacchio
    Participant

    unreal trip dude. Burly burly … probably way too much commitment for me!

    #655201
    davidr
    Participant

    :bow:

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