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The Tsirku Glacier : Tackling Corrugated’s Spines

In a remote and inaccessible area where British Columbia, the Yukon, and Alaska converge, lies a peak called Corregated, on the outskirts of the Tsirku glacier. Watch The North Face Ski Corrugated.

Last updated August 22nd, 2021
Words by Staff Writer
Photos by The North Face & Sherpas Cinema
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The North Face snowboarder at summit - The Tsirku Glacier : Tackling Corrugated 's Spines | SEIKK Magazine
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You’re searching and exploring for these things that haven’t been done. Corrugated is one of the hardest places to get in the world (and) only a couple people have done it.

Mr Sam Anthamatten

The Spines of Tsirku

Corrugated has only been ridden once previously by Jeremy Jones, Xavier De La Rue and Ryan Bell in the movie Deeper, before Ralph Backstrom, Sam Anthamatten, and Hadley Hammer travelled to the remote zone to film Tsirku – a short three-part series from Sherpas Cinema and The North Face.  The team’s journey began with dreamy heli-skiing in the Saint Elias Mountains and some airborne reconnaissance, before Mr Backstrom, Mr Anthamatten and Miss Hammer prepared for an arduous 60-kilometre snowmobile journey marked by crevasses, severe wind, and avalanche zones to the inaccessible Tsirku glacier.

FIRST RIDDEN BY JEREMY JONES THE NORTH FACE TEAM SKI THE FABLED CORRUGATED SPINE LINES OF THE TSIRKU GLACIER.

I’ve never seen anything like that face . . . It’s indescribable.

Mr Ralph Backstrom

The huge, tightly packed spines hold an incredible amount of snow, given how steep the face is. Spine skiing is incredibly technical, and on Corrugated accessing the Spines from fragile cornices at the Summit, was an additional challenge.

The beautiful thing is every descent is a first descent.

Mr Sam Anthamatten

That one steep line had the three of them in the Yukon for an entire month, but for the adventures, it was certainly worth it. Be sure to watch The North Face ski Corrugated above.

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