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Dr Alex Lee

Alex Lee
Dr Alex Lee

Dr. Alex Lee lives in Anchorage, Alaska. Alex is a professor at Alaska Pacific University, teaching philosophy and environmental studies. He also works as a sometimes guide, naturalist, writer, and photographer.

  • Quarantine gotcha down? Plan a trip for next year! (May 22, 2020)

  • The Virtues of Little Skis In Big Peaks–A Conversation (May 1, 2020)

  • G3 SLAYr Ski First Review: Pura Vida (March 24, 2020)

  • BC Skiers and Climate Change — 5 Easy Things (February 14, 2020)

  • Is It Next Snow Year Yet? (October 14, 2019)

  • How to go with the (Lava) Flow (August 19, 2019)

  • La Sportiva Sytron — Gnar Level .9 and That’s Good (May 27, 2019)

  • A Canadian Vacation — Rogers Pass Trip Report (March 8, 2019)

  • When the Earth Shakes, Go Skiing (December 6, 2018)

  • A First Year in Alaska (August 27, 2018)

  • Ski Touring Backpack Review — Black Diamond Cirque 45 (March 30, 2018)

  • Black Diamond Coefficient and First Light Hoodies at Valdez (March 12, 2018)

  • Dispatch from the North: As Days Grow Longer, So Do the Ski Turns (February 7, 2018)

  • The Black Diamond Helio Kit: Beyond the Skis (February 5, 2018)

  • 2018 Black Diamond Removable Whippet: First Look (February 1, 2018)

  • Danke Mittersill: A First Timer in the Alps (January 22, 2018)

  • Black Diamond Helio 76 – First Look Ski Review; BD ATK – Binding Peek (January 18, 2018)

  • Ski Factory Dispatch: Black Diamond, Handmade in Austria (January 12, 2018)

  • How to Avoid Walking Downhill in the Summertime (July 24, 2017)

  • Dispatch from the Kenai: Nunatacks, Bergschrunds, and Bears (July 5, 2017)

  • Dispatch from Alaska — Denali Speed Record — West Buttress (June 23, 2017)

  • Saying Goodbye to Colorado — Five Favorite Ski Mountaineering Lines (May 22, 2017)

  • Hokkaido, Colorado (January 30, 2017)

  • Black Diamond Helio Ski Comparison: 95 and 105 (October 3, 2016)

  • Layering With BD: Black Diamond Clothing Review (June 29, 2016)

  • Black Diamond Vapor Helmet — Review (June 8, 2016)

  • Eastern Alaska Range 2: Hey, Did We Climb That Mountain? (June 7, 2016)

  • Eastern Alaska Part One: No Guidebook No Problem (June 2, 2016)

  • The Postal Run — New Colorado Ski Touring Race (March 3, 2016)

  • Como Se Dice, ‘Ski?’ (January 26, 2016)

  • Summer Backcountry Skiing — Colorado: Almanac For Endless Winter (September 15, 2015)

  • Summertime Skiing in Holy Cross Wilderness (July 24, 2015)

  • The West Buttress Experience (June 23, 2015)

  • The Talkeetna Wait, Alaska — Denali (May 13, 2015)

  • Dispatch from the Mosquitos, Colorado ()

  • Springtime in Paradise: Ski Mountaineering in Central Colorado (April 21, 2015)

  • Annals of the Wapta: Touring, Turns, and Take-Aways (April 13, 2015)

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