[VIDEO] SnowBrains 2020/21 Alaska Highlights: Helicopters, Spines, Powder, & Backflips We spent the entire month of April 2021 skiing in Alaska, traveling around, chasing snow and good times. This was our 13th ski trip to Alaska (damn we’re getting old…). Within 12-hours of landing in Anchorage, we were flying in a helicopter with Triple Point Expeditions skiing some of the highest quality powder we’ve ever laid into in Alaska. After […] Featured Video Miles Clark | November 1, 2021 0 Comments
Thompson Pass, AK: Hot Corn Skiing Submerged in Some of the Best Views on Earth Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from April 21, 2021 We went for a long walk on Thompson Pass, AK on Tuesday. Owen Leeper, Gabby, and I made the voyage with Gabby as our guide. It was hot out. Really hot. Sweat pouring off my chin on the way up. After 3,500-vertical-feet of climbing, we finally got to the […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 25, 2021 0 Comments
Black Ops Valdez Heli-Skiing is Perfectly Situated to Offer Unparalleled Alaskan Skiing Experiences Brought to you by Black Ops Valdez Located in the middle of the eastern legendary Chugach Mountains surrounding Valdez Alaska and Thompson Pass, Black Ops Valdez are in the prime position to offer you the ultimate in Alaskan heli-skiing. With a huge operational area, over 2,500 square miles of the world’s finest mountains and glaciated terrain perfect for skiing and […] Steven Agar | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
Snowkiting at Thompson Pass, AK | Every Extreme Winter Sport Rolled into One [arve url="https://youtu.be/EMBkICUGMPs"] Steven Agar | May 11, 2018 6 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
14/15 Alaska’s Worst Winter… Season Edit The 14/15 season in Alaska was the worst one in the books, and not just Alaska, almost every state was dealing with abnormally low snowpacks. The amazing aspect of Alaska is there’s always snow to be found. Lots of snow. The question is how motivated and how far are you willing to go to find it? Last winter was unseasonaly […] Backcountry Scott Rich | November 4, 2015 2 Comments
Japan to Alaska: 2014 Season Review, Part 6 Please check out all 7 parts of “Japan to Alaska”: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Part 7 *** Things were starting to heat up around Turnagain Arm, so we headed for higher climes. Hatcher. Same run different day. Billy from the Powder Palace. Still good north facing powder on Thompson Pass. Long couloirs, long bootpacks. Phantom, Berlin Wall. Dimond, north side. Lonely turns on the Worthington at the end of April. […] Backcountry Lee Lyon | May 19, 2014 0 Comments
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
Thompson Pass, Alaska | The Bookends Thompson pass is as legendary as reported. Right from the road, you can access some amazing terrain. The Bookends are a bit deep, but they’re a classic. Look how many chutes and mini-faces you could ski… SnowBrains | May 5, 2013 1 Comment
Featured Video
Conditions Report
Backcountry
