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
Alyeska Resort, AK Report: Dr. Seuss Tree-Skiing, Beautiful Bootpacks, and 4″ of Light, Dry Powder-Snow Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Report from February 3, 2021 Variety is the spice of life. So we spiced it up today. Tree-skiing, speedy groomers, powdered bootpacks, wide-open bowls—we skied a lot of varying terrain today at Alyeska Resort. I woke up this morning to a reported four-inches of new snow—a lovely refresh compared to the freezing, firm […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 4, 2021 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK Report: Steep, Firm Gully-Skiing on North Face Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Report from February 2, 2021 Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska is not for the faint of heart nor the weak of legs. This place is huge, brutal, and beautiful—not to mention STEEP. It’s my first time here and I got in last night to Hotel Alyeska ready to take on AK. I was […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | February 3, 2021 5 Comments
Photo Tour: Seattle, WA to Anchorage, AK—The Most Scenic Plane Ride in the World(?) Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Co. Photos from February 1, 2021 Face mask on, negative COVID test in hand—I flew from Salt Lake City to Seattle and then to Anchorage, Alaska today. The Seattle to Anchorage leg of the journey could have been the most mind-boggling flight I’ve ever taken. I was staring out the window taking pictures for […] Martin Kuprianowicz | February 2, 2021 0 Comments
New Ski Area in Alaska Set to Debut This Winter A new ski area will be opening in Alaska for the winter 20/21 season. It will be the first new lift-served ski area in Alaska since 1983, and the first new lift-served ski area in the United States since Cherry Peak, UT opened in 2015. The new ski area will be named Skeetawk, which means “where we slide down” in […] Industry News Taylor Stephan | November 5, 2020 0 Comments
Alaska Ski Area Receives 11.5 FEET of Snowfall in 29 Consecutive Days! Data collected by Eaglecrest Ski Area Sunday, January 26 through Sunday, February 16, 2020 Alaska’s Eaglecrest Ski Area has enjoyed 29 consecutive days with snowfall, and the National Weather Service’s Juneau Office is forecasting even more snow for the next seven days! Since January 26, the mountain, which is owned and operated by the City & Bureau of Juneau, has […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | February 18, 2020 0 Comments
Last Frontier Heliskiing, BC: True Adventure On The Edge of Alaska Last week, we spent 4 days with Last Frontier Heliskiing at their Ripley Creek Lodge in Stweart, BC, Canada – one block from Hyder, AK. There are few places on Earth that hold this much raw, natural beauty. We flew through sunny skies, revealing spectacular vistas at every turn. The terrain here is rugged, snow-plastered, and glacier-hewn. We skied 7 different zones that […] Miles Clark | March 26, 2019 2 Comments
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