Valdez, AK, Report: What Is “Alaskan Velvet?” Hint: It’s This… And It’s Great… Report from April 16, 2024 On Tuesday, we got out to have a look in a northern zone I’d never been to with Pulseline Adventure. 3 Pigs. It was windy out there. More than expected. We skied 2 runs in good, wind-buffed powder in some high-quality ski terrain. I wanted more, but the wind sent us back to our staging […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 19, 2024 0 Comments
[FOR SALE] Meadowlark Ski Area, WY, AKA “Little Jackson Hole” Looking for New Owners Currently for sale for $3.75 million is Meadowlark Ski Area in Wyoming which is located in the Big Horn Mountains just off Highway 16 between Buffalo and Tensleep. The resort boasts a respectable 735-foot vertical rise with majestic views of the lake and the Big Horn Mountains. The resort averages 300 inches of snowfall a year across its 320 acres and […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 18, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Skiing Through an Ice Cave & Epic Powder on a Heli-Assisted Ski Touring Trip Report from April 14, 2024 On Sunday I got the nod to take a fun group of skiers on a heli-assisted ski tour with Pulseline Adventure. Malou Peterson, Etienne, and Carson. We chose to get dropped off near “Girls” and drop down into the Hoodoo Glacier zone. The first run held happy, fun, blower powder. The second run was right […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 17, 2024 0 Comments
My Ego Led To The Hardest Crash of My Life in Alaska Report from April 13, 2024 On Saturday, I took the hardest fall of my life. It was 100% preventable… On the first run of the day, we found 75 cm (30 inches) of new snow. “The deepest snow of my life!” yelled our buddy Travis Ganong (former World Cup ski racer) after his first run. Related: U.S. Ski Racer Travis […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 17, 2024 1 Comment
Michigan Man Skis Nearly 100,000 Vertical Feet in One Day at Beaver Creek, CO Mt. Brighton Resort, Michigan, is an uplifting family winter destination on the Midwest snow sports scene. Since 1960, skiers and riders from Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, and Northwest Ohio have accessed its 25 trails and five lifts covering 130 acres for pure mountain fun. It is here where ER doctor, Will Ellis, 38, resides and calls Mt. Brighton his home […] Industry News Brent Thomas | April 17, 2024 1 Comment
[FOR SALE] Abandoned Ski Mountain in New Hampshire Could Be Yours for $3.2 Million An old treasure to the state of New Hampshire and once a frequent destination for skiers and riders of the Northeast has gone back on sale at a bargain price of $3.2 million. The mountain, once known as Whittier Mountain, sits on 797 lush acres of New England forest, with most of its nostalgic trails now overgrown. With the demand […] Industry News Kenneth Condon | April 16, 2024 4 Comments
March 2024 Was the Warmest March Ever Recorded As reported by Copernicus Services, March 2024 was warmer globally than any previous March in the data record, with an average ERA5 surface air temperature of 14.14°C (57.92°F), 0.73°C (1.31°F) above the 1991-2020 average for March, and 0.10°C (0.18°F) above the previous high set in March 2016. This is the tenth month in a row that is the warmest on […] Weather Brent Thomas | April 14, 2024 0 Comments
Where Will it Snow This Week? These are North America’s Top 5 Forecasted Resorts for the 10 Days of April 14-23, 2024 It’s not over quite yet. Even though it’s spring, the snow isn’t stopping. It’s always snowing somewhere, and fresh snow is the essence of skiing and snowboarding. Whether you are chasing the deepest conditions or love seeing where the snow is falling so you can live vicariously through others, this list of resorts will be the deepest over the next […] Weather Brent Thomas | April 14, 2024 0 Comments