Local Valdez, AK, Legend Mike Hamilton Killed From Trauma Sustained in Avalanche on Monday A sad day for Alaska’s heliskiing world: one of its legends, Mike Hamilton, 46, was the victim of a fatal avalanche on Monday, April 25, in Alaska’s Chugach Mountains. Details are currently limited, however, we know from the Valdez Avalanche Center that an avalanche occurred at approximately 5,800′ on a northwest aspect in the Pencil Glacier region, 35 miles south […] Avalanche Martin Kuprianowicz | April 28, 2022 1 Comment
Valdez, AK Report: White Room & Jacques Cousteau Steeps Report from April 9, 2022 Yesterday, we had a big day. We started the day not knowing what the avalanche conditions would be like after 5+ inches of new snow and strong winds. We started it off with some wide-open glacier skiing and mellow spines. After testing the snow and taking in all the information possible, we found good stability, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 13, 2022 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Gentle Spines After 3-Feet of New Snow Report from April 7, 2022 It snowed about 3-feet in the mountains around Valdez, AK on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. We knew that the mountains were going to be full of snow and touchy avalanche-wise when we flew out with Pulseline Adventure on Thursday. We saw many avalanches on all aspects and elevations on our way to our zone […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 8, 2022 1 Comment
Valdez, AK Report: Powder Skiing Through an Ice Cave Report from April 4, 2022 I have 2 friends in town right now and I was truly hoping to show them a good time on Sunday. The weather was moving in, it was clear we were going to have a shortened day, and I was hoping we could find a banger run to start it off. Luckily, we found just […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 6, 2022 1 Comment
Valdez, AK Report: 6 Big Runs in Steep Terrain & Excellent Snow Report from April 3, 2022 I’ve been heli-ski guiding in Alaska with Pulseline Adventure for the 1st time for the past 5-weeks. (Come ski with us! We have openings right now for April 17-23) It’s been unreal. I’ve skied some of the best lines of my life in the past month… Run #5 We guided Travis Rice’s Natural Selection Tour […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 5, 2022 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: My 1st Ever Day as an Alaskan Heli-Ski Guide with Pulseline Adventures Report from March 8, 2022 On Tuesday, I heli-ski guided in Alaska for the first time. I was a tail-guide for the legendary Dan Van at Pulseline Adventures and I learned a ton. I’ve been a mountain guide since 2006 and have always wanted to heli-ski guide but was too busy pursuing a freeskiing career to commit all of March […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 11, 2022 1 Comment
Could You Ski Meteorite Peak in Valdez, AK? When you get dropped off on top of Meteorite Mountain you can see EVERYTHING: the town of Valdez, the oil tankers waiting in the bay, Thompson Pass, and the Chugach Range that’s bending out to the horizon. You can see everything but your line. You can see where you’d put the first turn, then it drops off into nothingness. […] Miles Clark | March 18, 2021 25 Comments
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