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Come and Ride Alaska with Us, April 1 - April 12, 2012

The Tailgate Alaska Freeride Festival was founded in 2008 as a way to honor the pioneering spirit of riding in Valdez, while giving access to a whole new group of riders in an affordable way.

Set in the ultimate arena for riders, in the middle of Alaska's Chugach mountain range, Tailgate Alaska is your opportunity to come ride the most compelling peaks in the world at their best. Access to powder and mountain terrain is virtually unlimited.

Our goal is to get more people up to Alaska to enjoy the best riding on Earth!

Valdez is known for some of the best terrain on the planet.
With more than 900 inches of snow (that's 75 feet!), you will ride bottomless powder every run. The mountains stack up for miles, their steep faces have become a standard in snowboard movies. Terrain ranges from rolling intermediate runs to free fall faces where stopping is impossible.

Every rider will find a comfort zone and find challenge on increasingly difficult terrain as their comfort level increases.

With virtually unlimited mountains in the area, you are only limited by the power of your lungs when accessing the terrain in Alaska. Meet up with other like minded riders at the Basecamp and head out to legendary mountains like The Berlin Wall, Python and Gully 3.

Snowmobiles are one of the best ways to access terrain on Thompson Pass. There are many peaks available a short ride away from Basecamp.

More than 115 snowmobiles showed up at Tailgate Alaska 2011 - making them a preferred mode of transportation.

We are working on having snowmobile rentals available at the basecamp with a local Alaskan Company.

Transportation to get your sled to Alaska is available through Lynden Transportation

Usually you can work with people who have sleds up there to get rides. And there have been operators out there offing $40-60 powder runs.

You can also rent a sled from AK Toy Rental

You get a good daily discount for long term rentals, so this is not a bad way to go.