[VIDEO] Huge D4 Avalanche at Alyeska Resort, AK, Was a “30-Year Event” Alyeska Resort, AK, experienced a D4 avalanche on Thursday, May 11th, 2023, on a section of the North Face that the mountain team was closely monitoring. The avalanche crown was between 6-10 feet and likely slid on the November 22nd crust. The snow piled in the kettle ponds on the mountain, causing them to overflow and flood the tram base, […] Avalanche SnowBrains | May 15, 2023 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort in Alaska Joins the Ikon Pass Community for Winter 23/24 One Week Left to Score the Lowest Price and Most Perks, Prices Go Up on April 21, 2023 Alyeska Resort joins the Ikon Pass community, bringing the Alaskan basecamp for adventure to Ikon Pass holders for winter 23/24. Score your Ikon Pass at spring’s lowest prices before April 21, 2023, when prices go up $100 and some promotions end. Ikon […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 13, 2023 0 Comments
Top 7 Bucket List Ski Resorts According to Our Readers On January 14th SnowBrains asked our readers on Facebook, “What resort should everyone visit before they die?” After 211 comments, the results for the top 7 ski resorts are in! Whistler Blackcomb, BC, Canada Coming in with 8 votes, our readers are big fans of Whistler. Whistler and Blackcomb mountains have an ample amount of skiable terrain for all levels. […] Brains Riley McDonald | February 28, 2023 5 Comments
Top 11 U.S. Big Mountain Ski Resorts: Opinion From a Freestyle Skier Lists are inherently wrong no matter how you look at them. There will almost always be something to argue about. So why make them at all? Well…I love a good debate. There are no set factors that I decided to rate each resort on. The majority of this list are resorts that I have had experience skiing and I ranked […] Ryan Flynn | July 15, 2022 30 Comments
[VIDEO] Heli-Skiing at Mount Alyeska, AK, in the 1950s Before the Ski Resort Existed [arve url="https://youtu.be/dVUA96LuzVE"] SnowBrains | June 17, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
North America’s Snowiest Resort, Alyeska, AK, Closed Yesterday After Another Spectacular Season Sunny skies, warm temps, and perfect spring conditions brought a truly spectacular season at Alyeska Resort, AK, to an end yesterday. With sunny skies, warm temps, and perfect spring conditions, the 21/22 ski season came to an end today. Thank you to all the skiers and riders, friends and families who came out to enjoy our hotel, restaurants, and time on […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 16, 2022 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK, Passes 800″ Snowfall For the Season Alyeska has had a dry spell. Which sounds like a weird way to start a post about the insane snowfall they’ve had this season. They’ve been sitting at 792″ for more than two weeks and I’ve been checking their site daily hoping to see the needle jump passed 800″. I’ve had this post written for over two weeks in anticipation… […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 25, 2022 0 Comments
Alyeska Resort, AK, Extends Season Thanks to Most Snow in North America Alyeska Resort in Alaska has had the most snow in North America. 663″ of fresh snow has fallen on the resort so far this season. Related: Alyeska, AK Report: 609″ of Snow This Season + 2,500-Vertical-Foot Top to Bottom Runs on an Empty Mountain And it’s thanks to this crazy amount of snow that the resort announced yesterday that it […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 17, 2022 0 Comments