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The Best in the Business

Our guide team has developed over the years around a core group of individuals that helped pioneer the sport of heliskiing in the Chugach Range. Many of our guides work as patrollers and avalanche forecasters at world-class ski resorts including Squaw Valley, Jackson Hole, and Bridger Bowl. All of our guides are certified Emergency Medical Technicians professionally trained in avalanche awareness and high angle rescue skills. Our guides have been selected for their experience and attitude. We believe that having a humble ego opens a person up to a more intimate relationship with the mountains and with our clients. If a guide is not fun to be with in the mountains, you will not find them guiding at ABA. Our guide team will lead you and your group safely by identifying the potential hazards so that you may avoid them while exploring the beautiful Chugach Range. Your time with us will begin with a detailed safety talk, which covers traveling in glacial and avalanche terrain, loading and unloading the helicopter, and working as a team to aid in a rescue situation. This list of guides does not exhaust our guide list but these are the faces that you see everyday at ABA.

Jerry "the Chugach Guru" Hance
Jerry
Dave "the wave" Muccino
Dave

Guarantee you or your group is on the ABA priority list for the entire length of your stay, but only pay for the amount of days you want to fly. By booking a Flex Pass in advance, you can feel secure in knowing that your crew will be one of the first groups into the field on the bluebird days, but still allows for built-in weather days or rest days during the course of your stay.

Another of Alaska's original heliski guides and founding member of the Jackson Hole Air Force, Wavie has a fun attitude that makes you feel like a kid in a candy store as he shows you the many runs that he pioneered.

"Happy" Dave Rintala
Dave
"JW" John Wauters
John

A lifetime guide and founder/head guide of Pacific Crest Snowcats, this reformed Squaw Valley ski patroller’s attitude is infectious to say the least. Happy serves as an avalanche forecaster and consultant for film and industry, and his skill set is overshadowed only by his enthusiasm for the alpine environment.

One of the original heliski guides in Alaska, Jerry has more descents and first descents in the Chugach Range than anyone on the planet. Jerry's quiet nature and relaxed style allows you to be comfortable and relaxed as he takes you to the most exciting terrain imaginable.

"3 Ball" Paul Gugliuzza
Paul
Ken Manuel
Ken Manuel

3B is a relaxed and humble guide who is regularly requested at ABA. His skill set has been honed with career ski patrol experience at Squaw Valley and as a lead guide at Pacific Crest Snowcats. Skiing with Paul you may come to understand why we call him 3 Ball, it ain't stock... its aftermarket.

With his roots as a ski patroller decades ago before he became a lead guide at Pacific Crest Snowcats, Ken found his way to Thompson Pass and now manages the operations of ABA. He is a skilled guide and is always there to help our guests with any problem and has helped make the operations seamless for many years now.

Tony "the" Mann
Tony
Lisa Reeber
Lisa

A year round guide who is one of the few Alaskan Heli guides who lives in Valdez. He is also one of the few snowboard guides who make Alaska their playground. Tony's style is precise and his attitude is fun and exciting. The locals especially love to request Tony to be their guide, and you will know why when you explore the Chugach with "The Mann"

The first American female heliski guide and her permanent smile attests to the good life of enjoying every moment. Lisa sees the mountains as a fresh canvas ready for the artwork of new lines and is never one to see limits to the possibilities. Her extensive time spent annually in the backcountry near Jackson Hole is obvious as she shows you the goods in the Chugach.

Mark "Badgr" Barajas
Mark
Danny Caruso
Dany

A familiar face around the ABA base where he worked as ground operations and base manager for many season before beginning to guide. He is another of the skilled snowboard guides who makes Alaska their home. Badgr has a technical style that allows him to explore steep slopes in perfect and balanced form.

Another pioneer of Alaskan Heliskiing and boarding, Danny is skilled, experienced, very funny, and always a pleasure to be with in the mountains. Danny has guided film crews and other clients in Alaska and Europe where he now lives in the off season. By the end opf a day with Danny your legs will be tired and your stomach will hurt from laughing all day.

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