Author Archives: ericpacker

Spring Skiing Video

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The latest, greatest crust skiing adventure video!  Check it out here: I had a ton of fun working on this project.  In case it isn’t already apparent, I REALLY like skiing, and just want to share it and inspire people to get out and explore.

World Cup Thoughts

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Four weeks, seven races, ten flight legs, and a whole lot of skiing.  The last month has been a whirlwind- exhausting, exhilarating, at times frustrating, and unquestionably one of the best experiences of my life. As I write this, I’m sitting in a cramped economy seat toward the back of a long-haul Swiss Airlines flight …

Eagle Glacier Camp 1 w/VID

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Glacier camp number one is in the books.   I made a short mini-vid with some highlights from the week.  Check it out! My goal this summer is to make the next step in my training volume. I trained 80 hours in May and am looking to increase that in June-September for the primary preparation …

New VIDEO is up!

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New video is up from spring skiing adventures! Had a ton of fun working on this one! I wanted to show the way I experience xc skiing, and show how much possible on nordic gear.  I’ve always had a hard time describing how awesome spring crust skiing is, so I just had to make a video! All …

The Glacier, or the Beach?

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I just finished up a solid training block, capped off with an unbelievable training camp on Eagle Glacier. First I have to rewind a bit, since it’s been a while since I last posted.  I had a big fall while running in the mountains in mid June (story here) where I slipped off a cliff and tumbled …

Close call in the mountains

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Quick Update: I took a fall in the mountains Saturday on an OD run with some of my Alaska Pacific University teammates, but I’m ok and recovering well.  We had planned a fun OD run, starting from the Highland Road trailhead in Eagle River and doing a ridge run to Triangle Peak, before coming back …