Valdez, AK, Report: Racing Sluff Down an Alaskan Chute Off The Deserted Glacier Report from April 16, 2023 On Sunday, we were supposed to receive new clients, but our clients from last week were still hungry… The all extended their trip a week. Sunday was cloudy then sunny, we got out there around mid-day. I picked out an aggressive-looking run off the Deserted Glacier from the heli I’d never skied before. After some […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 18, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Ominous Steep Powder in the Valley of the Tusk Report from April 15, 2023 Yesterday we got out early and the clouds were troublesome… We worked what we could then came back to the airport when the weather shut us down. Then, it started to clear again. I ended up out there with 2 of my Tahoe ski buddies and no one else. We skied killer runs off the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 16, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Deep, Spectacular Powder Snow Report from April 13, 2023 Yesterday, we awoke to gray skies and light snow. By 9am, the sun was sneaking into Port Valdez, AK. The weather has been schizophrenic of late and we weren’t sure how long this blue hole would last. We decided to act on it. We called in our guests, fired up the helis here at Pulseline […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 14, 2023 1 Comment
Valdez, AK Report: Popping A Wheelie on Long Powder Spines in Sun & Shade Report from April 8, 2023 Saturday was our last day with 3 world cup skiers (Travis Ganong, Steven Nyman, Marie Gagnon) and our old buddy Jeff with Pulseline Adventure. It was a big powder day and we headed out to a mellow spine zone that always skis like a dream. Travis and I had skied out here the previous year. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Knee Deep Blower Powder Report from April 7, 2023 Last Friday we flew out of the Valdez airport after a healthy amount of new snow with Pulseline Adventure. We flew straight to the Hoodoo Glacier zone and it was deep… Knee deep. The first turns were dreamy, creamy, and real. Sluffs were running fast and far. It was true Alaska skiing. We hit two […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Steep Skiing & Sluff In Our 2014 Shoup Glacier Camp Zone Report from April 5, 2023 On Wednesday we got our into a zone we’d camped in for a month back in 2014. We guided a group of Aussies there while they made a movie called Sugar Mountain. We skied 2 runs we’d skied back in 2014 and it was very neat to be back. We skied 5 runs this day […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 9, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: “Alaskan Velvet” in Big Terrain With 3 World Cup Skiers Report April 3, 2023 On Monday, we went straight for the big terrain with Pulseline Adventure in Valdez, AK. Pencil Glacier Schwan Glacier We skied big lines. Long lines. Fun lines. The snow was a nice recrystallized joy. Especially after the previous day’s challenging snow in many spots. We glided over recrystallized (near surface facets) snow – what I like […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 9, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Skiing Above Lake Tahoe, I Mean, Valdez Harbor With 3 World Cup Ski Racers Report from April 2, 2023 On April 2nd, we skied directly above Lake Tahoe, I mean, Valdez Harbor with World Cup ski racers Travis Ganong, Steve Nyman, Marie Gagnon with Pulseline Adventure. We also got to ski with our good buddies Jeff and Gabe ๐ It was a an all-time crew. The views were horribly good. The snow was a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 6, 2023 0 Comments