--- title: "Baker Boyd: Alaska" date: 2021-12-20T07:38:00-08:00 author: Admin Istrator canonical_url: "https://www.polartec.com/news/baker-boyd-alaska" section: News Entries --- [Skip to Main Content](#main-content-wrapper) Accessibility Feedback Contact Us. ![Foreground Image](https://polartec-polartec.transforms.svdcdn.com/production/img/News/Baker/BakerBoyd_Alaska_Blog_Header_Base2.jpg?w=1900&h=880&auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=crop&dm=1706543374&s=aac1dfa7500cf175c982320c36cf1c19) [ News Hub. ](https://www.polartec.com/news) # ![Baker Boyd Alaska Blog Header Logo]() Main Story. 12. 20. # Baker Boyd: Alaska Baker Boyd grew up watching classic ski movies and Warren Miller Films to foster his love of the sport. His favorite segments were always filmed in Alaska, a land full of enormous, steep, and extremely unique terrains. At 30 years old, Baker took the pilgrimage for himself to the promised land for skiers. With help from locals and pilots from the Valdez area, Baker and his group of friends found a cooler spot at higher elevation where they could safely set up camp and hike. His six days in Alaska were some of the best runs of his life. Watch Baker ski through some of the craziest spines, flutes, and walls with effortless motion. Baker and crew were bummed to leave earlier than planned due to warming weather. But after a day of eating pizza and drinking beers, they couldn’t stop talking about returning to Alaska every year for the rest of their lives. [Watch On YOUTUBE ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvrs18rcl78) Share. 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Baker grew up skiing in Telluride and Aspen, moved to California in high school to play club soccer, ended up getting into surfing more, and ultimately came back to the mountains to ski. He's the type of person you could envision being good at anything they put their mind to, but skiing is his thing. He skis tall, hands up, shoulders square. But more than anything he skis fast and powerfully. Exuding confidence through his strong, quiet form, his smooth style makes it look easy in a way that leaves you wanting to ski harder. It’s a model for how it can be done. Recently his skiing has been getting more exposure thanks to his newfound productivity with content and continued effort to get to bigger, untracked lines. It's not surprising, but to those who've known him it comes as a bit of a relief, that, after years of just skiing and not taking the time to shoot or compete, his talent isn't going unnoticed by others. 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