Archive:2011 4 week Spring Ski Traverse
Tim Blair, Evan Morris, Greta Raymont and Ben Singleton-Polster are planning a traverse of the Juneau Icefiled. This page is being used to help them plan logistics.
Next Meeting: Tuesday Apr 5 at Ben's
Schedule
- April 22 to May 23 total of 31 days including travel
Food
- Are we doing sleds or food drops?
Flight Information (with prices)
Trip Dinners
1 food group: Each person plans 7 dinners for 4 people
Trip Breakfasts
Do we want any group breakfasts? - yes with a food drop, no without
Travel Day
Leave April 22nd.
Travel Logistics
Juneau Icefield:
Option 1: Drive Evan's truck to Skagway. Catch ferry from Skagway to Juneau on Sun 24th 2.30pm arriving in Juneau at 9pm, $50pp. Approx. car costs $750pp
Total travel cost approx. $800pp
Option 2: Fly to and from Juneau with Alaska Airlines (approx. $775 inc. taxes return from Van or $536 inc. taxes return from Seattle).
Flight time Van-Juneau approx 6-7 hrs including layover in Seattle (all flights to Juneau from Van go through Seattle).
Baggage allowance - 1-3 bags $20 each then 4 or more bags are $50 each. Oversize bags (max dimensions exceed 62 linear inches) additional $50-$75 each. Overweight bags (exceeds 51 pounds) additional $50 each.
If flying from Seattle, $130 per month to park Evans truck at Skyway Parking close to Seattle airport.
Either fly or ferry from Skagway back to Juneau. Fly Skagway to Juneau $118 with Wings of Alaska (flights leave daily)http://www.wingsofalaska.com/, or Air Excursions (907) 697-2375(allowed 70 pounds of luggage pp).
OR: Ferry Skagway to Juneau. Departs Skagway 7am May 20 and 21, arriving Juneau 1.30pm. $50pp
Total approx. travel cost flying Van-Juneau $1050pp with ferry Ska-Jun OR $1120pp with flying Ska-Jun
OR
Total approx. travel cost flying Seattle-Juneau $830pp with ferry Ska-Jun OR $900 with flying Ska-Jun
Group Gear
- Sat Phone (Confirmed rental through [1] April 22 to May 24)
- SPOT (Tim's)
- 2 X 30m ropes (Ben and Tim)
- 2 stoves (Ben's Simmerlite and ????)
- Fuel, 110ml/per/day = ???
- First Aid Kit (list items here)
- Tensor bandage
- Ibuprofen
- Tylenol 3
- Robaxacet
- Benedryl
- Binding repair kit
- Voile switchback (2xstandard rod, 2xcartridge, 1xheel, wire, pliers, screw driver (pozi3, ....)) - Ben
- dynafiddle - Tim
- Targa Assent or whatever Evan and Greta bring
- sewing kit (?????)
- 1:50 topo maps
- 93D01
- 92M16
- 92M09
- 92N05
- 92N04
- Tim to add others!
- tents - If we want a 4 person tent we would need to buy it.
Personal Gear
- Evan's skis
Sleds
- Materials
- Plastic Grommets - Tim
- Build sleds at Ben's place April 5th.
Gear To get (put name beside)
1:20 imap printouts of tricky sections (Ben has tyvex/plastic paper)?
Gear to borrow
General Phone Numbers
- Mark Grist: 604-987-6336
- Tyax Air (Dale): 1-888-892-9288
- Mike King (Whitesaddle Air): 250-476-1182
- CAA avalanche forcast : 1-800-667-1105
- East side of traverse weather:
- West side of traverse weather, Bella Coola:
Emergency Phone Numbers and Info
- Tim
- Tim's Mum (Jill): 604-929-0806
- Mirella Mazur (Tim's Girlfriend): 604-971-1005
- Ben
- Allergic to Penicillin
- Ben's Parents (Genevieve and Dave): 250-746-8052 or 250-701-1054
- Frances Sharpe (Ben's Girlfriend): 778-868-8409
- Evan
- Evan's Mom (Dolores): 604-591-9579
- Evan's Dad (Al): 778-773-5527
- Greta
- Greta's parents (Chris/Nev): +613-5367-3258
Trip Plan
Juneau Icefield
Exit Options
Backup Plan
Clendinning/Compton?
Maps
Juneau http://crevassezone.org/icefield.htm
Personal Gear
References
http://bivouac.com/TripPg.asp?TripId=1291 Coast Range Ski Traverse: http://bivouac.com/TripPg.asp?TripId=1319
Link to wiki page for Lillooet - Homathko Icefield Traverse April 14 - May 6 2006 Link to wiki page for Whitemantle Traverse 2008 Link to wiki page for Stikine-Iskut_2009
Smithers ski plane [2]
Bob Quinn helicopter available in May. $1500 food drop onto Stikine Iskut. [3]