Valdez, AK, Report: Vicious Views Skiing Fresh Powder In Sunset Light Report from April 14, 2025 Monday morning started out snowing hard at sea level. Then, the clouds started to part around noon. By 1 pm, we were airborne. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) We started in an old favorite zone and found good snow. As the day wore on, we bumped over to a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 17, 2025 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Chasing Blue Holes, Buzzing Over Glaciers, & Skiing Powder Snow Report from April 12, 2025 Saturday was the last day of my buddy’s week here in Valdez. It had been a rough week with brutal weather. We needed a win. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Mother Nature gave us the nod on day 7 and gave us a lingering blue hole. It wasn’t much, […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 17, 2025 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: All-You-Can-Eat “Sushi Bar” Buffet Report from April 3, 2025 On Thursday, we had our last sunny day of the week with Pulseline Adventure. We wasted it not. Lynn took us straight out to Sushi Bar, and we gorged. Our first two runs revealed creamy, recrystallized snow on sprawling, mellow terrain. Then, she turned it up a notch. Or two. Our 3rd and 4th runs […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 10, 2025 0 Comments
New Patsy Marley Development Project at Alta Ski Area, UT, Raises Local Concern The Alta Planning Commission (APC) recently accepted comments from the public regarding its new Patsy Marley development plan. Locals from the touring community have some concerns about the 26-acre lot that sits at the end of the Albion Summer Road. During the winter, it provides access to the popular Grizzly Gulch backcountry, utilizing the summer road as a trail to […] Industry News Miles Nagel | April 10, 2025 0 Comments
Buffalo Mountain, CO, Backcountry Report: Silver Couloir Report from Sunday, April 7, 2025 Buffalo Mountain sits in the heart of Summit County, Colorado, and is one of the first peaks travelers see as they emerge from the Eisenhower Tunnel traveling west. The prominent mountain has become a staple for local backcountry skiers for several incredible ski descents, including the famous Silver Couloir. As one of the most accessible […] Backcountry Luke Guilford | April 8, 2025 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Heli-Assisted Backcountry Touring Some Classic Alaska Ramps Report from April 2, 2025 On Wednesday, I was assigned to Standby Guide here at Pulseline Adventure in Valdez, AK. This means I spend the day at the airport, ready to assist in a rescue if one goes down. Plans changed when a group of heli-skiers decided to go heli-touring. Boom! I was picked to take them for a walk. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 6, 2025 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: 9 Runs of April Fools’ Day Fun in Some of the Most Gorgeous Terrain Imaginable Report from April 1, 2025 On April Fools’ Day, 2025, we skied 9 runs in good, recrystallized powder snow. “Alaskan Velvet,” if you will. We started the day on the Pencil Glacier, bumped over to the Woodworth, and ended on the Tasnuna. I liked all the runs. I liked all the snow. We skied some steeper stuff like Kozak off […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 5, 2025 0 Comments
1 Man, 1 Camera, and the Quiet Beauty of Europe’s Highest Huts Italian photographer and adventurer Bruno Pisani is quietly building one of the most authentic alpine storytelling platforms on YouTube. His channel, Bruno Pisani Adventure, documents high-altitude exploration through a deeply personal lens—often solo, always immersive. From remote cabin bivvies to razor-thin ridgeline climbs to Europe’s highest mountain huts, Pisani captures the physical intensity and emotional texture of the mountains like […] Backcountry Martin Kuprianowicz | March 24, 2025 0 Comments
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