Just got back from an awesome bunch of days skiing in Valdez. I met a bunch of great people and enjoyed day after day of clear weather. Above is Kellie skiing a run with Mt. Diamond in the backround. Below is the E. face of Staircase...we skied a bunch of the couloirs shown.
The photo to the left here shows us approaching staircase, and at the bottom is us approaching Promise Land, another awesome area. We skied a bunch of lines on the shady face. Not visible in any of these photos is the 2000' approach from the road, which gets you to the base of the runs. It makes for a big last run of the day. Fun!