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ALASKA MOUNTAIN RIDING THE TRAILHEAD EDITION
SLEDS / SNOWBIKES / BACKCOUNTRY
A little less noise.
A lot more north.
A weekly, sourced briefing for Alaska snowmachine and backcountry riding. The illustration is not a place, a date, or a conditions report.
See what’s comingTRAILHEAD ILLUSTRATION · NOT CURRENT CONDITIONS
01 / BEFORE YOU HEAD OUT
The conditions desk.
A National Weather Service forecast for one grid point. It is not a legal trail opening, not a snow-depth report, and not an avalanche advisory.
The forecast is the National Weather Service grid that contains the selected point.
Official places to check openings and advisories
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UNAVAILABLESnow report
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No snow-depth observation is connected. A forecast is not a base depth.
NOT A RATINGAvalanche advisory
Not a rating
No danger rating is displayed. Read the center’s own advisory.
Source: Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center
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Forecast periods
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02 / OUT THERE
From the riding desk.
First issue Thursday, Nov 19.
Live weather is on this site now.
ISSUE ART · ILLUSTRATION, NOT A PHOTOGRAPH
ISSUE #1 · THU NOV 19
First issue drops Thursday, Nov 19.
The first briefing will cover riding conditions around Southcentral and Interior Alaska, the Iron Dog 2027 build-up, gear and safety, and reader rides. The issue itself is not on this site yet.
See what’s coming
CONDITIONS DESK
Check the weather before you roll.
Live National Weather Service forecasts for riding areas across Southcentral and the Interior. A forecast is not a trail opening and not an avalanche advisory.
Open the conditions desk
YOUR LINE, YOUR LENS
Wrecks, catwalks, and big air.
Got a ride worth sharing? Send an original photo or clip. Credit, ownership, and permission come first. Not everything will run.
How to send a ride03 / YOUR LINE, YOUR LENS
Bring the ride back.
Email an original photo or clip — wrecks, catwalks, big air, or the quiet miles in between. This is not a contest, there is no prize, and nothing here promises a product, a guide, or a future feature.
- Say who shot it, so they can be credited.
- Say that you own it, or that you have a license to share it.
- Say that anyone who can be identified has given permission.
- Give a broad area only. No GPS pin and no exact spot.
Email a ride
Write to tips@northernthrottle.com. Sending a file does not give Northern Throttle a license. We ask again before publishing anything. Not everything will run. Nothing is posted automatically.
04 / ON THE CALENDAR
Make room for the ride.
NOV19
FIRST ISSUE
Calendar notes land with Issue #1.
The first issue, Thursday, Nov 19, will carry the dated calendar. This page does not list events ahead of that send.
PORTRAIT COMING SOON
05 / THE RIDER BEHIND THE BRIEFING
Meet
Scuba Steve.
Stephen Kasprisin / Northern Throttle
Scuba Steve edits Northern Throttle, a weekly briefing written from the rider’s seat. The first issue lands Thursday, Nov 19.
See what’s coming06 / OUR PARTNER BRAND
Different work.
Shared horizons.
Northern Throttle and Boreal Threadworks are partner brands; Boreal Threadworks is owned by Northern Horizons Group LLC.
Northern Throttle is published by Northern Horizons Group LLC. Boreal Threadworks’ founder and owner is Northern Horizons Group LLC.
07 / HOW TO READ THIS SITE
What this desk is, and isn’t.
- Temperature and wind, when they appear, are a National Weather Service forecast. They are not observations, trail openings, or avalanche ratings.
- Snow depth stays blank. This page does not infer depth from precipitation, and it does not parse land-manager snow reports.
- This site is not a trail-status authority and not an avalanche forecast. Check the land manager and the regional avalanche center before you ride.
- Signup is not open yet. This page does not collect email addresses.