Girdwood

Our 2012 Guest Host Program - Ride with a pro.

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)

Chugach Powder Guides’ headquarters are located near the base of Alyeska Resort in the small town of Girdwood, Alaska. Nestled in a valley in the Chugach Mountains the surrounding area offers access to the some of the best heli skiing in the world. Short helicopter flights place skiers on top of big Alaskan faces with views of Turnagain Arm in one direction and Prince William Sound in the other. On days the helicopter can’t fly, inbounds and cat skiing keep visitors on powder. Choose between some of the finest inbound skiing north of Jackson Hole just a tram ride away at Alyeska Resort or a private cat skiing area that Chugach Powder Guide’s access just up valley from the Hotel Alyeska. These options provide excellent terrain for all ability levels. Après ski in one of the hotel restaurants or the top of the tram. Top the day off with world famous steaks at the Double Musky. If you are looking for the ultimate family or group heli-ski adventure, this is the place to go.

The Western Chugach Mountain Range benefits from the combined influences of warm Pacific Ocean air mixing with colder arctic air that blows in from the Alaska interior. The resulting high-quality powder snow is what makes this coastal mountain range famous. Epic’s operation area averages 600 inches (1,524 cm) of snowfall each winter. The average temperature from February to mid-March is 20°F (-7C). In March, each day gains nearly six minutes of daylight, and as the days grow longer, afternoon highs typically rise from 20°F to 30°F (-7C to -1C). Dry powder conditions can still be found on all but the southern-facing slopes, where excellent corn snow offers yet another style of skiing.