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
Join SnowBrains & Triple Point Expeditions For Private Alaska Heli-Skiing At Its Finest Brought to you by Triple Point Expeditions & SnowBrains SnowBrains is teaming up with Triple Point Expeditions (TPX) in Alaska to bring you heli-skiing at its finest on: March 20-27th, 2021 April 3rd – 10th, 2021 This trip will sell out. TPX’s 2021 season is already 75% sold out as of June 8th, 2021. We will be featuring the stunning […] Offer SnowBrains | March 4, 2021 1 Comment
Triple Point Expeditions: Why This Alaskan Heli-Ski Outfitters is One of the Most Unique in the Game “Three…Two…One—Drop!” From the top of a jagged, powder-spined peak, someone just dropped into their first Alaskan heli-ski line of the day. And the heli’s waiting at the bottom because they still have potentially 20 more to go before they fly back to base camp. But how?—how is someone able to ski this amount of heli-ski runs in a day and […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | February 26, 2021 0 Comments
Traveling to Alaska to Ski Last Week Was Cheap, Easy, and Safe I safely flew to Alaska last week to ski and it was a lot easier than I thought it would be. The entire trip from Salt Lake City, UT took roughly seven hours and cost $507.18 round trip, even after having purchased flights only three weeks in advance. I flew from Salt Lake to Seattle, WA, then direct to Anchorage. […] Martin Kuprianowicz | February 9, 2021 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Airlifted Out of Alaskan Backcountry After Being Mauled by Bear The Alaska Coast Guard hoisted a skier from the backcountry near Haines on Saturday after he was mauled by a bear. A helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka hoisted the man who suffered injuries to his head and hands after being attacked on a mountain during a backcountry skiing outing. He was flown to Juneau and placed in the care […] Backcountry SnowBrains | February 8, 2021 1 Comment
Alyeska, AK Report: Pristine Powder on the High Traverse Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Report from February 5, 2021 I got to use my powder skis today. Today was day four in a row at Alyeska Resort and it was easily the best day since I got here on Monday. A funky inversion-layer hovered halfway up the mountain today and it was much warmer and sunnier at […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 5, 2021 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK Report: Tough Tree-Skiing, Hard-Charging Bowls, & 3-Minute Tram Rides Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Report from February 4, 2021 Today was foggy and fun. Tough visibility up top made for creative line choices at the mid-to-lower portions of the resort today. I went exploring in some trippy-looking trees off a run called Bear Trap. The snow here was firm, fast, and quite ferocious honestly—you didn’t want to […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 5, 2021 0 Comments
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