6″ of Fresh Snow @ Alyeska, AK Today | Photo Tour: Alyeska ski resort in Girdwood, Alaska received 6″ of new snow overnight. This new snow made the North Face fun, albeit a bit scratchy on the lower half, and upper bowl pretty fun. The new snow was very dry and temperatures were cold today. This combo lead to you feeling the hard “reef” underneath the new pow most anywhere you went. The groomers were great, though as […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 8, 2014 1 Comment
Alyeska, AK Conditions Report: Slushy Goodness Everywhere | Photo Tour: Alyeska ski resort in Girdwood, Alaska got hot, slushy, and fun today. Everything was skiable and speed was your friend. We alternated hitting the North Face (which got softer and more fun as the day went on) and goofing off in the Upper and Lower Bowls. You can find about 15 jumps from top to bottom in the bowls and it’s a riot. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 6, 2014 0 Comments
Alyeska, AK Conditions Report: Springtime on the North Face | Photo Tour Alyeska ski resort in Girdwood, Alaska has gotten 445” of snow this season, and that’s a low year for here. Alyeska averages 650” of snow per year. So, it snows here. But what really captivates you here are the views, the people, and the fact that this place has soul. The Old West hospitality and friendliness that has vanished in many places in the lower 48 is still alive and well in Alaska. People are amiable […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 6, 2014 0 Comments
Alyeska Report: 18″ in Past 24 hrs & “The Best Week of the Season” “This has been the best week of the season so far.” – Pistol Pete, local Alyeskan We woke up today experiencing malaise, long breakfasts, and some annoyance with our cars having been towed last night at the Bear’s Tooth Grill. We got the cars back by 10am and I hit on the road towards Girdwood very mild dry weather in Anchorage. On the way to Girdwood [Alyeska’s home], all it did […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 14, 2014 0 Comments
Rain, Snow, and Sun, a Week in Alaska|Alyeska, AK Conditions Report, Video After a dry start to the season, Alaska is finally starting to come around with a little bit of snow, wet snow, but snow none the less. Last week I managed to make it back up there and shred around Alyeska with some friends and family for some of the deepest days of the season thus far. With a […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | January 21, 2014 0 Comments
Wet Pow and Backflips, Alaska is Starting to go Off|Alyeska, AK Conditions Report With a season snowfall total of 212″, just 4″ below that of Jackson, Alyeska in Girdwood Alaska is having one of its worst seasons on record. After an unusually dry December in Alaska, January is proving to be a lot better, albeit a lot warmer, with snow, and sometimes rain in the forecast for the next week out. And yesterday delivered with 6+” […] Conditions Report Jesse Cassidy | January 15, 2014 0 Comments
SnowBrains’ Top 5 Articles of the Week: April 29 – May 3rd, 2013 {Each Sunday Night we’ll bring you the “5 Most Popular Articles of the Week” here at SnowBrains.com. This will be a chance to look back and which articles gave peoples brain waves the most amplitude.} Top 5 articles of the week: April 29th – May 5th, 2013. #5 – 9,624-Foot Sonora Pass is OPEN | Earliest Opening in a Decade […] SnowBrains | May 5, 2013 1 Comment
Alyeska Ski Resort Vista, Alaska Willie D soaking in the incredible vistas at Alyeska Ski Resort in April 2012. Turnagain Arm is amazing at it switches from full of water to wet mudflats in hours. SnowBrains | April 9, 2013 0 Comments
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