Alyeska Resort, AK, First Ski Resort to Reach 300″ Snowfall for 2024-25 Season No stranger to receiving the most snow in North America, Alyeska Resort, Alaska, is at it again. Yesterday’s 20″ dump took the ski area past 300″ for the season. The resort has seen 304″ of fresh snow this season and has a 115″ base. Considering it’s still early January, that’s an incredible total—more than most resorts will see all season. […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 13, 2025 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK, Closed Yesterday Due to Safety Concerns Amid Severe Storm Alyeska Resort, Alaska, closed yesterday as a tropical storm brought heavy precipitation and high winds. Resort officials shut down all lifts for January 12, citing safety concerns for guests and staff, as wind gusts exceeded 110 mph. Related: Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Alyeska, AK—Where Mountains, Oceans, and Glaciers Collide in the Last Frontier The storm caused significant damage, with reports of […] Industry News SnowBrains | January 13, 2025 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Alyeska, AK—Where Mountains, Oceans, and Glaciers Collide in the Last Frontier When people think of skiing in Alaska, they tend to think of gnarly backcountry runs fraught with avalanche danger, dropping out of helicopters onto untouched powder, and endless glades for only the most advanced skiers and riders. While that may be true for Alyeska, America’s northernmost winter resort destination, you’re equally likely to find calm groomers that stretch for miles […] Industry News Joseph Kaufmann | July 4, 2024 0 Comments
Dreaming Of Alaska – Winter Is Coming to Alyeska Resort Have you ever dreamed of Alaska? Well, Alyeska Resort could be the perfect ski-in ski-out base camp to head to the land of endless winter adventures. Alaska’s top ski destination, Alyeska Resort, has a steep and deep reputation that is ready for you to explore. Mount Alyeska is home to the world’s longest double black diamond run. The steeps straight […] Featured Article Rouchelle Gilmore | October 30, 2023 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK, Unveils Bold Expansion Plans Including Employee Housing and a Resort Village Alyeska Resort in Alaska unveiled its ambitious expansion plans to the Girdwood community at the Sitzmark Bar & Grill last month, taking a forward-thinking approach to updating the Resort Master Plan developed by previous ownership in 2007. Related: Alyeska Resort in Alaska Joins the Ikon Pass Community for Winter 23/24 Ryan Pomeroy, CEO of Pomeroy Lodging and the driving force […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 6, 2023 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
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
Alyeska Resort, AK | Scenery & Snow That Never Fail To Stun! [Sponsored by: Alyeska Resort, AK] Intriguing because it’s true, ‘Alaska’ alongside ‘Beauty’ seem somehow to read synonymously. And Alyeska Resort home turf, Cook Inlet adds unforgettable pop to that inter-word association. If stunning scenery is the goal, the Great Land—and Alyeska—have got it by the acre. Situated majestically at the head of an already handsome Girdwood Valley, Mount Alyeska is […] Featured Article Paulie | April 4, 2019 0 Comments
5 Unique Facets To Alyeska Resort, AK [Sponsored by: Alyeska Resort, AK] Alaska, by nature, implies an exceptional standard in snow sport. And when considering mountain recreation, The Great Land and its ski/snowboard Mecca, Alyeska Resort rise to a separate level. Yet its’ awesome terrain and legendary snowpack are but portions to the unique facets at home at Alaska’s Alyeska Resort. Easy snow access is a common […] Featured Article Paulie | March 21, 2019 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort | The Radical Hidden Gem of Alaska [Sponsored by:Â Alyeska Resort, AK] Lingering rays of daylight are dipping over Mount Alyeska and Turnagain Arm. The snow-fat slopes are shimmering blood red to royal purple. Inversion layer is advancing across the water. The shifting clouds, slowly covering the sea arm like a blanket, seem to be tucking to bed the radical hidden gem that is Alyeska Resort at Girdwood, […] Featured Article Paulie | February 25, 2019 0 Comments
Insane Big Mountain Terrain For Thrill Seekers At Alyeska Resort, AK [Sponsored By: Alyeska Resort, AK] Welcome to the Show! The full force of winter has arrived to Alyeska Resort. It’s a meteorological signal that locals know well. The season for slashing Alaska powder snow is upon us. Mount Alyeska, and the resort that shares its name has topped the Last Frontier’s ‘must-ski’ hit list for sixty years. Its flanks are […] Featured Article Paulie | January 11, 2019 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK Set To OPEN This Weekend. After a delayed start to the 2018-2019 Season, Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, AK is set to open this weekend. The resort announced Thursday that they will be opening for the season following a significant storm system on Tuesday and Wednesday. Mother nature blessed the resort with 8″ of fresh and it looks like there’s more where that came from.  The mood […] Jason Ringenberg | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK Opening Friday, 14th December Alaska’s biggest ski resort, ALYESKA, opens this weekend 12-14-18 ALYESKA RESORT NEWS RELEASE Friday – Pass Holder Day – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday & Sunday – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We will be uploading/downloading the tram and skiing off Glacier Bowl Express. There is no beginner terrain open this weekend and groomed terrain will be limited, advanced […] Industry News Ryan Hollow | December 14, 2018 0 Comments
Summer gear-shift at (and around) Alyeska, AK Get ready to up-gear as renowned frontier destination Alyeska Resort, and surrounding Girdwood Valley, peddle into summer bike action. Ranked among the Great Land’s premier recreation destinations, Girdwood (and its principle topographical feature) is home to the state’s largest commercial downhill operation in Alyeska Resort as well as emerging NPO, Girdwood Mountain Bike Alliance[GMBA]. The latter appeals with its refreshing, […] Featured Article Paulie | June 1, 2018 0 Comments
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