Winter 2022/23
SUNDOG SKI
GUIDES

Sundog Ski Guides is a backcountry ski and splitboard guide service specializing in tours of the Chugach and Talkeetna mountains.
Sundog Ski Guides is a backcountry ski and splitboard guide service specializing in tours of the Chugach and Talkeetna mountain ranges of Southcentral Alaska. We offer tours for folks of all ability levels, from low-angle meadow skipping to steep committing Alaskan spines. Sundog Ski Guides employs local guides with their finger on the pulse of current conditions. Sundog Ski Guides is committed to combining our passion for skiing and our knowledge of Alaska to provide the best backcountry ski and splitboarding touring experiences.
Knowledgeable guides
“We had a great time with Mike showing us around, he helped us learn some touring spots around the AK mountains. He is a knowledgeable guide, and we can't wait to come back and use Sundog Ski Guides again. Bonus of the trip was his homemade smoked salmon?”
Jonathan + Monika Sussman
Jan 2022
ALL DAY LONG
“I just wanted to quickly reach out and say how much i appreciate your help as we planned and executed our trip to AK. I'm beyond happy that we were able to find Sundog Ski Guides to allow us to get into the backcountry and tour with Conor! It was an absolute riot and i loved every minute of it! Also thanks for helping us push through the storm safely and for being willing to push as hard as we did ALL DAY LONG!”
Jaron Howll
Feb 2022

MIKE WELCH
Mike Welch founded Sundog Ski Guides to unite his greatest joys, exploring the mountains of Alaska and sharing their beauty with others. Mike started his ski career in 1995 ski patrolling at Hilltop ski area in Anchorage, Alaska. He ski patrolled at Arctic Valley and Alyeska Resort, then joined Alta Ski Patrol in Utah. He joined Chugach Powder Guides in 2007, becoming CPG snow safety director in 2017. Mike shares his home in Girdwood, Alaska with his partner Tatiana and daughter Sylvie, who both love to ski.
GUIDES
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MELANEE STIASSNY
GUIDEMelanee's life started in a cabin homestead in Haines, Alaska. Raised with 3 siblings her adventurous parents started them skiing and exploring early. Alaska's unforgiving weather and 30 years of backcountry skiing has humbled and shaped her into a person who listens to the mountains. Owning Chugach Adventures with her husband Ari, she operates as a raft, kayak & glacier guide in summer. As a veteran ski guide she continues to fine tune her skills through Avalanche & Snow Science education. She agrees with her brother Miles when he wrote at 9 , “I want to ski until I can't ski anymore.”
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GEORGE CRIEGHTON
GUIDEGeorge grew up skiing at Bogus Basin Ski Area, ID. His ski passion lead him to Utah, training on the U.S. Ski Team for three seasons. Following college he worked for the Forest Service in Alaska, pursuing ski objectives in some of the world’s largest mountains. For ten years he has lived above Girdwood, AK where he owns and operates his own ski tow rope, accessing tremendous terrain from his backyard. He teaches avalanche classes with the Alaska Avalanche School and guides for CPG. His guiding includes two seasons in Chamonix, five years in Iceland, and an extended Caucus Mountains trip.
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CONNOR ROLAND
GUIDEConor grew up skiing the Pacific Northwest’s old-growth draped slopes. Quickly finding his way to the summits of the Cascades, he set out to explore the west on skis. He spent two winters in Alta and Big Ski, the drier intermountain and continental snowpacks of the Rockies, before moving to Girdwood. The unique combination of roadside access in a maritime climate clicked immediately for him. He has spent the last five seasons developing his avalanche assessment, mitigation, and rescue skills on the Alyeska Ski Patrol. He continue to share his passion for safely sliding on untracked snow, and is excited about his new roles as a backcountry ski guide and avalanche instructor.
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Address
P.O. Box 505,
Girdwood, Alaska
99587