To be the first is a hard thing these days. The world seems to be getting smaller and smaller, nowhere seems to be too far out of reach. The summit of the highest mountain in the world was a fortress 60 years ago, but now it is somewhere thousands of tourists have been. However four young British Ski Mountaineers are preparing for a 30-day continuous ski mountaineering expedition through a remote corner of Alaskan wilderness. En-route they will ski from the top of peaks that have never been skied before.

In April 2011 they will depart from Whistler BC and arrive at the Juneau Ice field Alaska, after a week long journey by car, ferry and ski plane. The aim is to be the first to descend mountains that may have been climbed but never before skied, whilst traversing over 170km of glacier. There will be no porters carrying gear and no guides breaking trail . They will only receive one food drop for the entire expedition. Aside from this they will be doing everything for themselves in order to keep the experience pure and gain the most out of it.

The way is fraught with danger, from freezing cold temperatures, gale force winds, gaping crevasses and serious avalanche hazard. The team have been training their whole lives for the experience to come, which is why they are fully prepared and up for the challenge that lies ahead of them. Knowing that style counts for a great deal these days, they are representing all 3 disciplines of snow sports: Ski, Snowboard and Telemark. Not only will they show that these different tools can be used together to achieve a common goal, they will compliment each other in their ability to utilize the unique advantages of each discipline.

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