Hatcher Pass

Alaska and British Columbia are known to be powder paradises - as long as you can rent a helicopter and a huge lodge on the edge of the mountains. My companion and I, on the other hand, camped in our converted van in May 2016 with little money in our pockets. In Canada, we were mostly only able to climb, due to the low snowfall, in winter. In Alaska, however, the trip took us to some breathtaking ski touring spots.

Alaska - just "ÄyKäy" to those in the know - is probably the dream destination of almost all freeriders. The Powdernoerds alias Dieter Grafl, Andy Razic & Christian Skala were there and review their trip.

Steep flanks, narrow gullies, wide slopes, pow up to your chin: these are the dream lines that Andy Razic, Chris Skala and Didi Grafl are chasing in Alaska. The first part of their trip took them from Anchorage via Turnagain, Hatcher and Thompson Pass to Valdez and into the helicopter.