The crew from Matchstick Productions has been having a great time hanging out in Girdwood and reaping the reward of a truly epic season in the Western Chugach. Here’s a bit of the take from Ingrid Backstrom, Cody Townsend, Mark Abma and Richard Permin. Good times folks! Good times!
Fresh goods from MSP as they play in Girdwood
Posted on: 4.04.2012
Tags: alaska, alyeska, athletes, Cody Townsend, film, girdwood, heli ski, heliski, Ingrid Backstrom, Mark Abma, matchstick, Richard Permin, segment
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Video from CPG Guest Host Jess McMillan
This season, the skiing and snowboarding in Girdwood, Alaska has been so great there are going to be legends about it. We’ve seen 746 inches since October 1 and the snow quality has been ridiculously good with stability that has enabled us to get into areas that rarely see tracks. Woohoo! Check out this video from this weeks guest host, World Freeski Champion, Jess McMillan!
Posted on: 3.08.2012
Tags: alaska, alyeska, clips, girdwood, heliski, Jess McMillan, powder, video
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Cool guest video from snowcat skiing on February 18
The incredible conditions here continue. Check out this video from snowcat skiing a couple of days ago.
Posted on: 2.24.2012
Tags: alaska, chugach powder guides, CPG, film, girdwood, powder, segment, ski, skiing, snowcat, video
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It’s soooo deep right now!
The Alaska snow just keeps falling and it’s coming in light and dry. As a result, early season snowcat skiing and snowboarding has been nothing short of phenomenal. Our snowcats are running and you should be on one. Check out this video from two days ago by guest Kevan Dee. Right now, we are holding the best snow in the country. Come celebrate the goodness!
Posted on: 1.09.2012
Tags: alaska, alyeska, girdwood, powder, skiing, snowbaording, snowcat
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Early season bliss in the CPG snowcat area.
With the CPG snowcat area opening on Saturday, December 24, Henry Munter, Rob Durnell, Andy Ballou and the rest of the crew have been busily preparing to make our current gift of deep powder available to the public. From the footage Henry took yesterday, it looks like things are really shaping up nicely. The crew spent some serious hours in the area this fall with chainsaws improving the glades and making the tree runs better than they’ve ever been. You know what they say about all work and no play. Check out “Play Time” for Henry and the crew below. The early season conditions in Alaska are “All Time” right now. Snowcat starts this week and heli skiing begins February 12. There is still space in the early weeks and the first week of heli is discounted. Time to get some POW!
Posted on: 12.20.2011
Tags: alaska, alyeska, chugach, CPG, early season, girdwood, Henry Munter, powder, Rob Durnell, segment, ski, skiing, snowboarding, snowcat, video
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Where’s the snow? Pretty much all of it is in AK!
While much of the Western US is looking pretty bony from the snow standpoint, Alaska is piling up! Early season skiing and boarding at Alyeska Resort is all time, with the North Face and the High Traverse already open for deep pow lines. The last week has seen significant dumps with over 40 inches at the top of Alyeska in one night.
Here are the current snow totals:
Total Snowfall This Season: 182.6″ for the season and 270.6″ since October 1st
Check out these photos from the last few days of EPIC conditions at Alyeska. It’s time to pack up your gear and head North!
Chair 6 at Alyeska taking people to the goods.
The North Face is open! Photo by Jason Scheben
A fired up crowd is on hand for the opening of the High Traverse.
Alyeska patrol gets ready to open the North Face
The view from Alyeska is always mind blowing
Even the lower mountain is looking fat!
Woot! It's on!
The South Face
Posted on: 12.14.2011
Tags: alaska, alyeska, conditions, early snow, girdwood, snow
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And the Winner Is…
Well, the videos were submitted, the votes counted and the people have spoken. The winner of the CPG / Mammut / GoPro video contest was Ben Szekley. Ben has won a 7 day, 8 night heli ski trip with Chugach Powder Guides in Girdwood, Alaska. Congratulations, Ben!
A HUGE thanks goes out to all of you who submitted videos for this contest. The time and energy put into these entries is amazing. We were fully blown away by the quality of the videos submitted.
Check out Ben’s winning video “This Is The Year” and the other amazing videos submitted for this contest below.
THIS IS THE YEAR BY BEN SZEKLEY
ALASKA 2011 BY JOHN AND XAVIER
COASTIN AK STYLE BY BRIAN MCCLURE
CPG COMPETITION ENTRY 1 BY JASON WILLIAMS AND MIA LOW
CPG VIDEO CONTEST BY DAVID COHEN
CPG COMPETITION ENTRY 2 BY JASON WILLIAMS AND MIA LOW
ALASKA HELI-SKIING BY MICHAEL MCGEE
CPG 2011 BY ANDY SCHMIDT
Posted on: 12.12.2011
Tags: alaska, alyeska, clips, contest, CPG, film, girdwood, go pro, heli skiing, Helicopter Skiing, video
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It’s stacking up in Alaska – Can you feel it?
Melanee opens a gift from Ullr.
Ullr has been blessing AK with plenty of early season goodness. With over 120 inches since October 1, the Chugach is starting to look fat and Alyeska Resort is getting ready to open (Nov. 23).
Our Office Manager, Melanee Stiassny recently went ski touring in our snowcat area, confirming that things are looking really, really good! Check out these photos (pics by Thomas Bailey) from her tour. Let’s hear it for deep pow!
Skinning in the CPG Snowcat area
Deep November Pow
Thomas Bailey getting some pow in the CPG cat area
Posted on: 11.18.2011
Tags: alyeska, chugach, chugach powder guides, CPG, deep snow, girdwood, melanee raney, melanee stiassny, powder skiing, snowcat
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The 2012 Chugach Powder Guides Guest Host Athlete Roster
Our 2012 Athlete Roster
This season if you come to ski or snowboard with us in Girdwood, Alaska, you are going to be doing it in good company. In addition to our stellar group of world class guides and staff, each week our clients will enjoy the opportunity to ride with and get to know a different guest host. These athletes and industry professionals will move from group to group and help show you the best that Girdwood has to offer. There is no additional premium to ski or board and interact with the guest hosts. So keep your eye out in your heli load, on the snowcat and on the hill at Alyeska. The odds are good you’ll run into one of these inspirational personalities.
Check out our 2012 roster and schedule below and pick your week!
2012 ROSTER
Week 1 Feb. 11 – Feb. 19: Ian McIntosh (Download a PDF on Ian’s week here)
Week 2 Feb. 18 – Feb. 26: Reggie Crist (Download a PDF on Reggies’s week here)
Week 3 Feb. 25 – Mar. 4 : Chris Davenport (Download a PDF on Chris’s week here)
Week 4 Mar. 3 – Mar. 11: Jess McMillan (Download a PDF on Jess’s week here)
Week 5 Mar. 10 – Mar. 18: Lynsey Dyer (Download a PDF on Lynsey’s week here)
Week 6 Mar. 17 – Mar. 25: Zach Crist (Download a PDF on Zach’s week here)
Week 7 Mar. 24 – Apr. 1 : Scott Markewitz (Download a PDF on Scott’s week here)
Week 8 Mar. 31 – Apr. 8 : Elyse Saugstad (Download a PDF on Elyse’s week here)
Week 9 Apr. 7 – Apr. 15 : Bryan Iguchi (Download a PDF on Bryan’s week here)
Posted on: 10.30.2011
Tags: alaska, Alaska heli-ski, alyeska, bryan iguchi, chris davenport, CPG, Elyse Sagstad, epicquest, girdwood, heli skiing, helicopter, Helicopter Skiing, heliskiing, ian mcintosh, lynsey dyer, photos, Reggie Crist, scott markewitz, snowcat, tommy moe, Zach Crist
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The Scott Markewitz Photo camp returns
Life through the eyes of Scott Markewitz
After a resounding success last year, we’re happy to announce the return of the Scott Markewitz photo experience with Chugach Powder Guides in Girdwood, Alaska. This year the program will run from March 24 – April 1, 2012. If you’ve picked up any piece of modern ski media in the last 20 years, you are familiar with Scott’s work. Learn to shoot Alaska like a pro from the best in the business.
Check out some of the shots from last years camp below. Get the full details on the program HERE.
Posted on: 10.17.2011
Tags: alaska, alyeska, camp, chugach powder guides, class, girdwood, heli ski, heliskiing, photo, scott markewitz
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