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Extreme Backcountry Skiers | Alaska Wing Men


[Music]

[Music] let’s like a photo field off there at

let’s like a photo field off there at

let’s like a photo field off there at our block

our block

our block yeah it’s still a lot of texture as

yeah it’s still a lot of texture as

yeah it’s still a lot of texture as itself it’s not a surprise

after aborting a dangerous landing

after aborting a dangerous landing Dustin searches for a safer spot to drop

Dustin searches for a safer spot to drop

Dustin searches for a safer spot to drop the TGR skiers they kind of tell me

the TGR skiers they kind of tell me

the TGR skiers they kind of tell me where they want to go and I tell them

where they want to go and I tell them

where they want to go and I tell them where you know I can safely get them in

where you know I can safely get them in

where you know I can safely get them in whether it’s changing a little bit there

whether it’s changing a little bit there

whether it’s changing a little bit there that cloud layer right on their grids

that cloud layer right on their grids

that cloud layer right on their grids you don’t want to get stuck up there

you don’t want to get stuck up there

you don’t want to get stuck up there with the helicopters they have a lot of

with the helicopters they have a lot of

with the helicopters they have a lot of survival equipment with it but with Esau

survival equipment with it but with Esau

survival equipment with it but with Esau I don’t like to get stuck but survival

I don’t like to get stuck but survival

I don’t like to get stuck but survival equipment isn’t always enough Alaska has

equipment isn’t always enough Alaska has

equipment isn’t always enough Alaska has more Avalanche fatalities per capita

more Avalanche fatalities per capita

more Avalanche fatalities per capita than any other state and 25% of the

than any other state and 25% of the

than any other state and 25% of the victims are backcountry skiers I mean

victims are backcountry skiers I mean

victims are backcountry skiers I mean all this stuff is really you know not

all this stuff is really you know not

all this stuff is really you know not normal mountain flying this is pushing

normal mountain flying this is pushing

normal mountain flying this is pushing the pilot to their limit

the pilot to their limit

the pilot to their limit Dustin is our connection to this world

Dustin is our connection to this world

Dustin is our connection to this world kind of like that big ramp thing over

kind of like that big ramp thing over

kind of like that big ramp thing over here guys

here guys

here guys yeah EER is paying thousands of dollars

yeah EER is paying thousands of dollars

yeah EER is paying thousands of dollars a day to have Dustin take them to the

a day to have Dustin take them to the

a day to have Dustin take them to the ultimate ski spots but if he can’t find

ultimate ski spots but if he can’t find

ultimate ski spots but if he can’t find a place to land his a-star 350 there’ll

a place to land his a-star 350 there’ll

a place to land his a-star 350 there’ll be no filming further wanted our night

be no filming further wanted our night

be no filming further wanted our night yeah see what’s on the other side of

yeah see what’s on the other side of

yeah see what’s on the other side of this deal here

this deal here

this deal here [Music]

good to be out the fresh air mountains

good to be out the fresh air mountains we’re not just regular heli skiers this

we’re not just regular heli skiers this

we’re not just regular heli skiers this is the the motherland of our sport this

is the the motherland of our sport this

is the the motherland of our sport this is the North Shore of skiing and

is the North Shore of skiing and

is the North Shore of skiing and snowboarding and this is where we all

snowboarding and this is where we all

snowboarding and this is where we all come to get the dream we’re staying in

come to get the dream we’re staying in

come to get the dream we’re staying in the only Blue Hole out here right now

the only Blue Hole out here right now

the only Blue Hole out here right now we’ve just been kind of following it

we’ve just been kind of following it

we’ve just been kind of following it around at this point that dark cloud and

around at this point that dark cloud and

around at this point that dark cloud and to our south there is also another dark

to our south there is also another dark

to our south there is also another dark cloud so that sucks and we’ve got to be

cloud so that sucks and we’ve got to be

cloud so that sucks and we’ve got to be able to get up and out of here before

able to get up and out of here before

able to get up and out of here before they can ski canta must make sure an

they can ski canta must make sure an

they can ski canta must make sure an avalanche won’t kill them we’ve had some

avalanche won’t kill them we’ve had some

avalanche won’t kill them we’ve had some wind and some other meteorological

wind and some other meteorological

wind and some other meteorological cycles that you know could lead to

cycles that you know could lead to

cycles that you know could lead to potential avalanche danger so got one

potential avalanche danger so got one

potential avalanche danger so got one layer down here and it’s a layer of

layer down here and it’s a layer of

layer down here and it’s a layer of concern so I really want to study that

concern so I really want to study that

concern so I really want to study that because it’s actually pretty deep and

because it’s actually pretty deep and

because it’s actually pretty deep and you take this time is it by kazillion

you take this time is it by kazillion

you take this time is it by kazillion across the slope and that’s a lot of

across the slope and that’s a lot of

across the slope and that’s a lot of snow coming down if you don’t make the

snow coming down if you don’t make the

snow coming down if you don’t make the right call sooner or later the mountains

right call sooner or later the mountains

right call sooner or later the mountains will they’ll show you who’s boss he

will they’ll show you who’s boss he

will they’ll show you who’s boss he finds the slopes safe to ride and the

finds the slopes safe to ride and the

finds the slopes safe to ride and the team of photographers and skiers take

team of photographers and skiers take

team of photographers and skiers take their positions riding

their positions riding

their positions riding everybody right 90%

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