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
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
He Did What?! Alaska Teen Runs 26,000 Vert Feet…In 10 Hours Michael ‘Mikey’ Connelly of Eagle River, Alaska set a staggering Alyeska Climbathon record Saturday. The 17 yr-old born and raised mountain runner, logged sub-40-minute lap times to become the first person to complete 13 laps in under 10 hours on Alyeska Resort‘s 2000 vertical foot North Face trail. The win, unofficially timed at 9 hours, 38 minutes was Connelly’s third […] SnowBrains | September 18, 2019 0 Comments
Epic Events + Awesome Snow = April At Alyeska, AK Alyeska Resort rolls out a rowdy carpet with their calendar of notorious April events. Powered by prolonged ski operation hours and the local’s love for all things snow-culture, season finale festivities along the Last Frontier are a ski industry mainstay. And, as Alaska’s leading ski destination, Alyeska Resort enhances its reputation for the steep and deep by adding a line-up […] Featured Article Paulie | April 8, 2019 0 Comments