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Alaska Just Saw One of the Most Extreme Snowfall Rates Ever Recorded on Wednesday: 10″ of Snow in 1-Hour

2,678′ Thompson Pass near Valdez, Alaska just recorded 10″ of snow in one hour on Wednesday. That’s 1.7″ of snow every 10 minutes… This powerful storm dropped 15″ of snow in just 90 minutes. In the end, the storm piled up 40″ of snow in 12 hours. This Thompson pass storm ranks amongst the most intense snowfalls ever recorded.  The […]
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The Best Guided Ski Trips on Earth

The Best Guided Ski Trips on Earth provide the combination of exceptionally talented guides with awe-inspiring itineraries.  From backcountry backpacking in the Tetons, to heli-skiing in Russia, to sharing the slopes with Adélie penguins in Antarctica, these companies offer adventures in all shapes and sizes.  Ice Axe Expeditions Details: Specializes in North Pole and South Pole ski adventures. Additional offerings include worldwide guided Heliski […]
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Japan to Alaska: 2014 Season Review, Part 4

In March, it was time to head for Alaska. We arrived in Anchorage just in time for a good-sized storm. After a couple of endless days of shopping and organizing our van for camping, we headed for Turnagain Pass. Good to be back in Alaska. Unfortunately, new snow and rain crust weren’t getting along so well. We kept walking and stuck to mellower slopes. And eventually stability improved. Thin snow year equals more interesting couloirs. Elevator Shaft. Eekey Popplemayer photo. Then, it was time to head for Valdez. […]
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“Extremely Unusual Late-Season Snowfall” This Weekend in Anchorage, AK | Up 8” of New Snow Forecasted

…WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM AKDT SATURDAY… * SNOW…2 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS THROUGH HATCHER PASS. * TIMING…RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. This is just fun.  The National Weather Service […]
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Powder Mountain, UT, Developing Art Park to Become a World Class, Skiable, Art Destination

James Peak, Powder Mountain. Credit: Tristan Sadler

The beloved Powder Mountain ski resort in Eden, Utah—under new ownership by Netflix co-founder and former CEO Reed Hastings—is developing an open-to-the-public art program for large-scale sculpture and land -art throughout the skiable terrain of the mountain and beyond. Powder Mountain, established in 1972, is a nearly 12,000-acre mountainous, multi-season property that is skiable, hikeable, and home to a long […]
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Vail Resorts Named as One of America’s Most Trustworthy Companies for Second Consecutive Year

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Award Comes a Week After Fast Company Names Vail Resorts Among World’s Most Innovative Companies Vail Resorts is honored to be recognized by Newsweek as one of America’s 2024 Most Trustworthy Companies. The award is determined by three public pillars of trust: customer trust, investor trust, and employee trust. Vail Resorts was also named to the list in 2023, and […]
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