Massive Alaska: Encore

The last update left us up in Haines with sunny skies, severely wind affected snow, and sketchy avalanche conditions. Still there was a glimmer of hope that a couple days time could heal the mountains, and that it did.

With Tanner Hall down with an injured ankle, Dana Flahr was left to carry the torch for the AK segment in “The Massive”. Under the given conditions, most of the other film crews in town were flying all over the range outside Haines looking for good snow up high. Unfortunately, up high is where the wind hit the hardest: a little gem of knowledge our seasoned guide and snowboard legend Tom Burt was keen enough to factor in. We began working the lower elevations where all the puzzle pieces had to fit together perfect to make for a good run: proper aspect not getting heat from the sun, good light, and wind protected.

All of a sudden, in a place that normally has endless possibilities, the options became few. Tom’s wisdom and experience put most of them under the skis of Dana Flahr. For two days while other film crews fruitlessly burned budget or pulled out to town, Dana slayed some of the nastiest AK lines of his life. The kind of runs you don’t find anywhere else: steep, narrow, high consequence spines. Appropriately, the doors came off the heli and some epic aerial shots were captured, ensuring “The Massive” will have some Grade A Alaska footage.

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