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Alyeska, AK Report: 609″ of Snow This Season + 2,500-Vertical-Foot Top to Bottom Runs on an Empty Mountain

Report from February 28, 2022 I landed in Anchorage, AK, last night at 9 pm. My 14th ski trip to Alaska 🙂 No ski bag… Luckily, it was on the next flight. Mike was a dreamboat and picked me up at the airport, and I crashed at his house. Delta dropped my bag off at the door at 2 am. […]

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Miles Clark | February 28, 2022
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Alaska Offering COVID Vaccine to Tourists this Summer

Starting June 1st, 2021, the State of Alaska will begin to offer tourists a COVID vaccine in major airports. Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced the program is targeted to boost Alaska’s COVID-struck tourism industry. Governor Dunleavy remarked that airports offering the COVID vaccine are “probably another good reason to come to the state of Alaska in the summer.” The Governor […]

Dominic Gawel | April 21, 2021
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Girdwood, AK Report: Stunning Vistas, Complex Avy Danger, & Blower Powder on Ice by the Sea

Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from April 5, 2021 I went for a long walk and a short ski in Girdwood, Alaska today. There was a good-looking zone with no tracks and great terrain so I put in a skin track up it. It was pretty clear that it was going to be deep dust on crust […]

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Miles Clark | April 6, 2021
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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
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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 […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 5, 2021
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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 […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | February 3, 2021
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Anchorage, AK Gets Snow After Warm November | Storm Breaks 3 Records.

Last Saturday Anchorage saw its first major snowfall of November. Throughout the day, snow showers were reported along the city, leaving several inches of snow on what is its first measurable snow accumulation of the season. Intermittent showers produced a total of 5 to 9 inches of snow in the Anchorage Bowl, with the hillsides seeing even a higher amount […]

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Michael Muchacho | November 18, 2019
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Anchorage Man Killed by Avalanche While Snowboarding Near Crescent Lake, AK

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An Anchorage man has died in an avalanche while backcountry snowboarding near Crescent Lake, reports the Seward Sun. Jeffrey Cheng, a 33-year-old from Anchorage, was overtaken by an avalanche while snowboarding with two friends near the Crescent Lake Saddle Cabin on Saturday, according to a police dispatch. Bryce Fischer and Cody Lourie, both of Anchorage, recovered Cheng from under six feet […]

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AvyBrains | March 12, 2019
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