Kip Sprout

Skier in powder conditions

Welcome to my blog, in here you will find an ever growing list of trip reports centered around mountain sports in Alaska. I hope to inspire others to take trips of their own and discover a love for the mountains.

  • Mt Eccles Ski

    Mt Eccles Ski

    A shot in the dark in Cordova pays off with a day of harvesting corn

  • East Fork Sixmile Creek

    East Fork Sixmile Creek

    East Fork Sixmile Creek is a great stretch of water to tack on extra miles after floating Bench Creek or Granite Creek.

  • Bench Creek

    Bench Creek

    Bench creek balances hiking and paddling in a digestible class II river with reliable flows.

  • Glacier Creek

    Glacier Creek

    Glacier Creek provides easy after-work white water for the Anchorage area.

  • Winner Creek Gorge

    Winner Creek Gorge

    A sublime slot nestled behind Girdwood provides some of the best early season paddling around south central Alaska.

  • Mint and Bomber Huts

    Mint and Bomber Huts

    My first time to the Mint and Bomber Huts provided a great long weekend of skiing and making new friends

  • Byron Peak

    Byron Peak

    Byron Peak offers climbers and skiers a big mountain experience just outside of Anchorage

  • Tincan Proper and the Library

    Tincan Proper and the Library

    Tincan Proper and the Library deliver some of the best bang-for-your-buck steep skiing within Turnagain Pass

  • Ragged Bowl Ski

    Ragged Bowl Ski

    Amazing snow leads to two great days of skiing above Girdwood

  • Goldpan Ski

    Goldpan Ski

    We managed to score near-perfect snow while the rest of the state complained about how the rain was ruining the winter