FIFTY+ Ice Climbing and Steep Skiing Down a 6,500' foot face

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The hunt for Classics continues. After 6 years of following, climbing and skiing 46 of the lines and mountains in the book "The Fifty Classic Ski Descents of North America", it's time to pursue a personally inspired and modern list of classics.
Pioneer Peak is widely known in Alaska. Little known outside of it. As you drive north from Anchorage into the glacial flood plane known as the Matanuska Valley, there is one mountain that stands taller, looks bigger and feels more omnipresent than the thousands of other peaks on the skyline. To the Dena'ina people, it is known as Dnal'iy, or "The One That Watches Us." It's colonial name, Pioneer was given in 1939 after the european immigrants who created an agricultural colony on the banks of the Knik River under the slopes of the watching mountain.
It's North facing slope is a continuous 6,500 foot face with no breaks and no flat areas. What was once a test piece of endurance and skill for Alaskan mountaineers, has now become a playground for local ski mountaineers.
Joined by Mali Noyes, Logan Logan, and cinematographer Dmitry Surnin, the trio sets out on a picturesque spring day to test their endurance, skills and skiing to determine if the North face of Pioneer Peak, is a classic or not.
Credits:
Produced by: Summit Lunch Productions LLC & B.COLECTIVE
Edited by: Lou Currie - Donderlab (however you want to put that)
Cinematography: Dmitry Surnin & Cody Townsend
Graphics & Art: Gary Martin - GPM Design
FIFTY+ Intro Animation: Blair Richmond - Khyber Creative
FIFTY+ Intro Music: Paddy Fletcher
Special Thanks:
Elyse Saugstad
Mark and Kathy Saugstad
Julie Kingsley
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