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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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May 2016 Shatters Global Temperature Records For The Eighth Month In A Row

According to NASA, May 2016 is the hottest May on record, making it the eighth month in a row to break the monthly temperature record. Despite one of the strongest El Niños ever recorded finally on the decline, the planet continues to warm at an alarming rate. The latest figures that were released by NASA now make it even more certain that […]

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Chris Wallner | June 24, 2016
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Why We Ski the North West| Ode to Rain, and Bottomless Pow, and Spring Skiing

North America has endless terrain options. Except for the Mississippi River Valley you can ski coast to coast. From the weathered Southern Rockies to the rugged Northern Rockies, West past Utah all the way to California, East and North to the tip of Maine, the options are endless. After sampling the goods in various […]

Chaz Diamond | April 1, 2014
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Top 5 Deepest Snowpacks in the Pacific Northwest:

While the beginning of the season was somewhat lackluster throughout the West, things are looking up. Admittedly, Washington or Oregon didn’t have it nearly as rough as California, but it was still strange. Big storm totals in February helped push snowfall totals closer to normal levels. Snow totals are looking a little low for the season […]

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