Valdez, AK, Report: Questioning Reality on “Snow Dome” Above The Ocean Report from April 23, 2024 (If you are interested in skiing Alaska in 2025 with Miles please email us at contact@snowbrains.com, thanks 🙂 Yesterday was one for the record books. Well, maybe just for my record book. 6 fun runs with clients in the Little Las Lenas zone. Again, Evan sniffed out good snow which is impressive because it’s tough […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 24, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Sniffing Out Good Snow 9-Days After the Big Storm Report from April 21, 2024 On Sunday, we were on the hunt for soft snow. It hasn’t snowed up here since April 12th. That April 12 storm dropped about 30″ of snow in the range and since then that new snow has been slammed by wind, scorched by sun, and hammered by skiers. But the Chugach Magic has been in […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 24, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report + Photo Tour: The Search for Good Snow on Big Terrain Led Us To “The White Room” Wall Report from April 20, 2024 (If you are interested in skiing Alaska in 2025 with Miles please email us at contact@snowbrains.com, thanks 🙂 The terrain here is hard to understand. It’s so big. It’s too big. It’s supernatural. It’s face-melting. I think these photos show this. On Saturday I flew out with a specialty crew on an evening mission with […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 24, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: What Is “Alaskan Velvet?” Hint: It’s This… And It’s Great… Report from April 16, 2024 On Tuesday, we got out to have a look in a northern zone I’d never been to with Pulseline Adventure. 3 Pigs. It was windy out there. More than expected. We skied 2 runs in good, wind-buffed powder in some high-quality ski terrain. I wanted more, but the wind sent us back to our staging […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 19, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Skiing Through an Ice Cave & Epic Powder on a Heli-Assisted Ski Touring Trip Report from April 14, 2024 On Sunday I got the nod to take a fun group of skiers on a heli-assisted ski tour with Pulseline Adventure. Malou Peterson, Etienne, and Carson. We chose to get dropped off near “Girls” and drop down into the Hoodoo Glacier zone. The first run held happy, fun, blower powder. The second run was right […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 17, 2024 0 Comments
My Ego Led To The Hardest Crash of My Life in Alaska Report from April 13, 2024 On Saturday, I took the hardest fall of my life. It was 100% preventable… On the first run of the day, we found 75 cm (30 inches) of new snow. “The deepest snow of my life!” yelled our buddy Travis Ganong (former World Cup ski racer) after his first run. Related: U.S. Ski Racer Travis […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 17, 2024 1 Comment
Valdez, Alaska, Report: Impeccable Snow & Big Sluff on an Amazing Shoup Glacier Island Report from April 9, 2024 Monday was the 2nd day of my 2024 Alaska heli-ski season. The day started cloudy and slowly started clearing. By 1:30pm, we were in the air. We bumped out to the Shoup Glacier, a place I spent 1 month camping and skiing with a buncha crazy Aussies back in 2014. Huge glacier. Gorgeous zone. We […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 11, 2024 0 Comments
Valdez, Alaska, Report: 9-Runs in Explosive Powder on Phenomenal Terrain on Day #1 Report from April 7, 2024 (if you would like to heli-ski with Miles this April please email us:Â contact@snowbrains.com) Sunday was the first day of my 2024 Alaska ski season. This is my 3rd season heli-ski guiding for Pulseline Adventure and my 16th spring in Alaska. I consider skiing up here a completely different season because there’s nothing else like […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 9, 2024 0 Comments
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