The North Face at Alyeska Resort, AK | Can You Ski It? [Sponsored By: Alyeska Resort] Tucked into the northernmost rainforest in North America, Alyeska Resort sits above the town of Girdwood Alaska, about 45 miles South of Anchorage in the Chugach Mountain Range. Alyeska is one of those undiscovered gems in the ski world. It’s not the biggest or the baddest and doesn’t have that glitzy pro skier cred the way Squaw or […] D’Arcy McLeish | November 13, 2017 8 Comments
Armed Burglars Arrested In Hilltop Ski Area, Alaska At around 8:50 a.m. Sunday, police were notified of a burglary near the base of Hilltop Ski Area in Anchorage, AK. When they responded to the call, they received gunfire from the suspects vehicle, which then fled. You could say it got real, real fast. The suspects fled up the road to the ski area, and then proceeded on foot. Officers quickly alerted […] Sergei Poljak | December 13, 2016 0 Comments
Dog Killed In Skier Triggered Avalanche in Alaska, Skier (Owner) Takes 1,000′ Ride in Same Avalanche A dog was killed in a D2.5, R3 avalanche in the South Fork Eagle River area by Harp Mountain’s 2 Bowls, Alaska on February 25th, 2016. A skier (we’re guessing the owner) was carried down in the avalanche for 1,000-feet but not fully buried and was uninjured. It’s not often that you hear of this situation, but it is truly unfortunate […] Avalanche Keenan Grady | March 3, 2016 1 Comment
Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, Alaska Conditions Report: New Terrain Opening Every Day! What a difference one week makes as Alyeska Resort in Girdwood, AK, continuously opens up new terrain every day! The last 10 days has blessed us with numerous snow storms, with just enough accumulation to refresh the tracked powder from the day before. Needless to say everything is skiing great. The groomers are soft and carvable and off piste has been filling in more than it ever was last season. December is off to a strong start!! Scott Rich | December 14, 2015 0 Comments
NOAA: 1st Accumulating Snowfall Forecast for Alaska | 6″+ of Snow NOAA’s Alaska branch just announced that they’re expecting the first accumulating snowfall for Alaska tomorrow and tomorrow night. This storm will affect a very large area of Alaska, will drop up to 6″ of snow or more in the higher elevations and will have snow levels as low as sea level by tomorrow night. “REGARDLESS…EVEN THE POTENTIAL FOR SUCH AN EARLY SEASON ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL IS SOMEWHAT RARE. FOR HISTORICAL CONTEXT…THE EARLIEST RECORDED MEASURABLE SNOWFALL AT THE ANCHORAGE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (GREATER THAN A TRACE) WAS THE 21ST OF SEPTEMBER 1996 (A TENTH OF AN INCH OF […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 28, 2015 1 Comment
Japan to Alaska: 2014 Season Review, Part 5 While the storm didn’t exactly deliver as much as we’d hoped, we still caught a couple decent powder days at Alyeska. The skies cleared, and the skiing was good on Turnagain Pass. Back to the top. Miles Clark photo. Backcountry Lee Lyon | May 15, 2014 2 Comments
Japan to Alaska: 2014 Season Review, Part 4 In March, it was time to head for Alaska. We arrived in Anchorage just in time for a good-sized storm. After a couple of endless days of shopping and organizing our van for camping, we headed for Turnagain Pass. Good to be back in Alaska. Unfortunately, new snow and rain crust weren’t getting along so well. We kept walking and stuck to mellower slopes. And eventually stability improved. Thin snow year equals more interesting couloirs. Elevator Shaft. Eekey Popplemayer photo. Then, it was time to head for Valdez. […] Backcountry Lee Lyon | May 14, 2014 5 Comments
“Extremely Unusual Late-Season Snowfall” This Weekend in Anchorage, AK | Up 8” of New Snow Forecasted …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM AKDT SATURDAY… * SNOW…2 TO 8 INCHES. HIGHEST AMOUNTS THROUGH HATCHER PASS. * TIMING…RAIN AND SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW BY THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. This is just fun. The National Weather Service […] Weather SnowBrains | May 17, 2013 4 Comments