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
Happy Trails: Post-Ski Alyeska, AK is a Hike, Bike Mecca [sponsored by Alyeska Resort] The interlacing trail networks of picturesque Alyeska Resort and surrounding Girdwood Valley are rife with four season hiking, biking opportunities. The Chugach National Forest, of which Alyeska and Girdwood are a portion, offers downhill tracks overlooking hundreds of trail miles to showcase flora, fauna, glaciers, gorges, rainforest, rivers, sea views, summits and abundant wildlife for a […] Featured Article Paulie | May 2, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: Last licks & Weekend finale Today, Thursday, Alyeska Resort reminds us two-fold why we fell in love with snowsport and why we’ve kept at it all our lives. Sun was full, snow was bright and music played while friends and neighbors laughingly shared laps and swapped tales of this 2018 season gone by. Mount Alyeska will CLOSE for skiing access Sunday, April 22nd, but memories of […] Conditions Report Paulie | April 19, 2018 0 Comments
THE SLUSH CUP | Does Alyeska, AK Have The Best Spring Skiing on Earth? [sponsored by Alyeska Resort] Thank goodness for the sun-drenched, corn ski thrills of the bittersweet ides of AK April. The 15-hour spring days don’t hurt either… Forget soft snowpack and UV lens; April at Alyeska Resort means Spring Carnival and its signature weekend event, the oft bamboozling SLUSH CUP. Three-part tradition, and one-part bravado, this annual occasion is an AK […] Featured Article Paulie | April 18, 2018 0 Comments
Avy Savvy: AK X-Gamer, J. Borgstede Talks Avalanche Awareness around Mount Alyeska, AK [sponsored by Alyeska Resort] Ah, Spring; a magical season when eager minds turn to only one thing…Alaska backcountry. At storied Alyeska Resort and core boardshop Blue & Gold, the months of April and March, especially, teem with rippers arriving to answer the steep, deep call of Chugach National Forest and its Turnagain sector. The national forest, of which thirty percent […] Featured Article Paulie | April 5, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: Radiant Like all previous seasonal aspects, there continues two versions to Alyeska Resort‘s 2018 winter song. Early (and late) daytime hours find snow firm to say the least but, much like the Oreo Cookie, the middle is softened, playful fun. With shadow lines in retreat, and full sun lingering longer and longer, the storied faces of Mount Alyeska have quickly set […] Conditions Report Paulie | March 30, 2018 0 Comments
Alyeska AK, Conditions Report: AM Blizzard/PM Blue Bird Alaska’s Alyeska Resort witnessed two halves to one mountainous coin today. Early AM cloud lead to intermitant–then rampant–freshfall which, ultimately, gave way to dazzlingly clear skies, a transformation equating to more than stunning skiing as conditions seem prime for yet another Alyeska gem, Aurora spotting. Snow was fresh, heavy, and quick to turn spring-fling under suddenly balmy blue skies. Outer […] Conditions Report Paulie | March 20, 2018 0 Comments
S-turns; Alyeska, AK Pairs Slopes, Sushi, and Showtime [sponsored by Alyeska] Alaska is a big state boasting even BIGGER lines, drawing snow-faithful from all the world over. Here, both residents and recent arrivals both look to turn up the heat—on and off piste. Alyeska Hotel and Resort, the Great Land’s iconic luxury accommodation and largest commercial ski operation, matches the season’s blizzard pace with diverse (and unforgettable) cuisine-meets-carousing […] Featured Article Paulie | March 19, 2018 0 Comments