Tsunami Alert for Entire Western US Coast Cancelled as Wave Thankfully Fails to Show Up A tsunami watch issued for the entire US west coast after a large earthquake off the Alaskan coast Tuesday morning has been canceled, reports wbtv.com. The quake struck 175 miles southeast of Kodiak, AK. Kodiak officials warned residents to evacuate if they lived in low-lying areas and people reported on social media that the quake was felt hundreds of miles away, […] Steven Agar | January 23, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: 7″ Itch & Cold(er) Recent days of hang-about cloud kindly gifted Alyeska Resort with much appreciated fresh fall and occasional periods of bamboozling fog. Resort specs. report the additional 7 inches to raise upper mtn. snowpack to 112 inches to date. Soupy low viz kept outer areas closed while sifty, super-cold mini-crystals rushed to collect atop otherwise boilerplate groomers. Shoulder piste zones offered soft-topped […] Conditions Report Paulie | January 22, 2018 0 Comments
NASA Needs You! Scientists Asking Backcountry Skiers to Help Measure Snowpack NASA researchers in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska are looking for backcountry enthusiasts who want to aid a science mission, reports ABC News. NASA’s earth science arm is funding research that recruits citizen scientists on skis, snowshoes, and snowmobiles to measure snow depth in backcountry locations of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Their measurements will be incorporated into computer models that […] Industry News Steven Agar | January 19, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: Fresh Fun & Occasional Sun The cream of today’s snow crop at Alyeska Resort was found up high. Recent bouts of high and fluctuating precip. have, in turns, raked and pillowed Mount Alyeska steeps, creating diverse zones of zipper corduroy capped by blaster pow. Outer area, High Traverse is open and beckoning as a jump point to runs marked by deep-spray carves turned tree-pin hot […] Conditions Report Paulie | January 18, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska, AK Conditions Report: Refreshed Scattered voices were heard to rate today’s skiing at Mount Alyeska as the best of the season to date. A dense mass of storm cloud took up early residence atop lift, Glacier Bowl Express, distributing small persistent flakes across the mountain’s faces via erratic, punchy gusts. Naturally, a low viz layer accompanied the incoming weather, adding that special thrill of […] Conditions Report Paulie | January 12, 2018 0 Comments
Alaska just saw its Warmest December Since Records Began Last month was the warmest December on record for Alaska, according to a federal report released Monday, reports the Anchorage Daily News. The average December temperature for the state was 19.4 degrees, 15.7 degrees above the 20th-century average, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s report said, and a massive 2.5 degrees above the previous record in 1985. The report also noted […] Weather Steven Agar | January 11, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska, AK Conditions Report: Cloud Surfin’ Been hunting sugar dunes amidst the cloud layercake that is Mount Alyeska. Arrival of cold temps. and solid skier traffic has loosed the snowpack’s surface layer, creating top to bottom mounds of dry, mini-crystal sugar; suberb for enjoyable groomer cruisin.’ Meanwhile, pow hunters have been hard at work throughout the off-piste zones. Brief dashings of previous day’s overnight flurries have […] Conditions Report Paulie | January 11, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska, AK Received 3 Feet of Snow over New Year | Season Total now 222″ with 83″ Base If you’re missing winter (and let’s face it, the majority of us in North America are), then to satisfy your powder fix you’ll need to head north to Alyeska, AK where they’ve already had 222″ of snowfall so far this season and boast a ridiculous base of 83″. Several fronts hit Alaska in December and brought fresh snow to the […] Conditions Report Steven Agar | January 4, 2018 0 Comments
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