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Lake Kodiak, AK Ice Report

Here are pix from a few hours ago. Devils Walk is compressed pan of peaks behind town where I went hiking today. Found a pond which will be great skating but too small for wings.     The rain which recently fell has exerted enough hydraulic pressure to pump warm […]

Kodiak Alaska Ice Report 25OCT12 – Early Season Check Up

I stood on the ice today and chopped a test hole to review the freezing history. The temps were in the high 30s. The one and a half inch black ice sheet was shooting cracks from under my feet. Ice was layered, showing 5-6 freeze and thaw cycles. Not ice […]

Snow kiters target 13000-foot peak in Alaska

    A group of eight athletes are preparing to be the first people on the planet to ever snow kite mountaineer to the top of a 13.000-foot plus peak. Project Ataraxia 2012 involves a two and a half month trip and expedition across Alaska. The crew will be snow […]

Kite skiing lifting off in Yellowknife

Local instructor looks to start racing circuit Jesse WinterNorthern News ServicesPublished Tuesday, April 10, 2012 SOMBA K’E/YELLOWKNIFE  Hanging from a 20-meter kite while it rockets you across the waves on a sun-drenched lake sounds like a pitch from a Caribbean vacation company, but in Yellowknife there is one key difference.  […]

WISSA President William Tuthill Might be Insane

  We all love ice and snow, but maybe this is taking it a bit too far? After seeing an unfortunate XC skier fall thru the ice, an idea wasborn. Once the skier was safe and dry, Tuthill thought that it might besmart to take advantage of the open water […]