Alaska
Vertical from the water's edge — Valdez and the Chugach
It starts and ends in Valdez. A working fishing port with no pretense and no reason for any. The peaks rise directly from sea level — no approach, no warmup, just vertical from the water's edge. The Chugach snowpack is one of the most stable in the world, which is the only reassuring thing about it. The weather is coastal and unpredictable and doesn't negotiate. You come here because the skiing is unlike anything else on earth.
Operators in Valdez who have built their lives around the Chugach. They know which slopes are stable when, which weather windows are real, and when to wait.
The guides are there. The terrain is real. If you want to understand what we're building and why, start with the Story.