Riding Valdez

[nelsonsr1]

Who has been there this year and how is it.
Got a group looking to go and want to know what it is like and where to go.
Ideas?

 

[cjgodden]

You don't want to go to valdez, the hills are to steep for that pile o'crap you ride.

 

[nelsonsr1]

You don't want to go to valdez, the hills are to steep for that pile o'crap you ride.

at least I have 2 skies

 

[nelsonsr1]

You don't want to go to valdez, the hills are to steep for that pile o'crap you ride.

I lost my new stickers you put on they came off last weekend and no I did not rip them off

 

[Gutter]

Its not bad, I have been going almost every weekend.

Loveland Basin was good, snow was pretty unstable as of Jan 30th. They had about 12in of new, but it covered all the visible wind slabs so caution is needed.

There is 275" acording to DOT, with measured 52" at schoolbus and 10 ft at 4000'.

Gully One, Gully2, and Nicks are good. But have slab slides as well. Snow depth doubled from around 2200 to 4000.

They need more snow imo, but everywere else sucks so I just been making the drive. I am going back heliboarding next week. I will get some pics.

 

[Midge907]

Who has been there this year and how is it.
Got a group looking to go and want to know what it is like and where to go.
Ideas?

You could always take your group down for the forum ride next weekend which is in Valdez.

 

[Dash]

Soooo, who is going to Valdez for 4M ride for sure?

 

[Ridgerat]

Soooo, who is going to Valdez for 4M ride for sure?

 

[Midge907]

Soooo, who is going to Valdez for 4M ride for sure?

I'm going and taking two others with me. Leaving Fairbanks friday morning, and heading back monday morning.

 

[2SMOKE]

Only ridden Valdez twice, awesome terrain, seems you would have to have good light to ride. Are there any areas to ride if the light is flat? Hard to drive all that way just to spend the day drinkin at the Pipeline.

 

[pura vida]

2smoke, don't lie. you never have a problem drinking.... anywhere.

 

[Gutter]

Only ridden Valdez twice, awesome terrain, seems you would have to have good light to ride. Are there any areas to ride if the light is flat? Hard to drive all that way just to spend the day drinkin at the Pipeline.

You can park at the worthington glacier pull off and head back toward Tosiana (sp?), there are areas you can dick around in when the weather is bad.

Or you can say the hell with visibility and just go for it

 

[Dash]

Is anybody from the Valley/Anchorage interested to share a ride to Valdez?