Lodge-based fly and ski backcountry adventures give you the best of all worlds: a day in the Alaskan wilderness followed by a hearty meal and a soak in our cedar-fired hot tub.
Ski descents in the Wrangell St. Elias are as endless as the hours of daylight in the abundant summer months.
Four mountain ranges converge here. 13 million acres of virgin powder in the largest protected land mass on earth. But you can’t heli ski here – helicopters aren’t allowed. So why is everyone talking about skiing the Wrangells?
My friend, you have just discovered plane-assisted skiing.
Paul Claus is the undisputed ruler of his own sub-Arctic kingdom.
In this 13-million acre stretch ... he can spend 1,000 hours a year flying and skiing ... and never cover the same space twice.”