Watch “Sugar Mountain” – New Alaska Ski Movie – Free Today: This past March & April, I spent 30 days camping, skiing, and climbing with 8 Aussies on the Shoup glacier just side of Valdez, Alaska. We had an incredible experience out there and even had a string of 18 sunny days in a row at one point. WATCH SUGAR MOUNTAIN FREE HERE: SUGAR MOUNTAIN SKI MOVIE We were there to make and adventure/ski film. The boys brought out all the latest equipment including drones and they captured some incredible imagery from that spectacular northern region. Helly Hansen was the main sponsor of this movie and they are hosting the movie on their website for free for the […] Miles Clark | November 26, 2014 0 Comments
30 Days in the Chugach Range, AK “Sugar Mountain” Movie Trailer Last March, I spent a month on a remote glacier near Valdez, Alaska with 8 Australians. We were there to film a ski/adventure movie about camping/skiing/climbing in Alaska and the challenges that come with it. This movie, Sugar Mountain, tells our story. San Francisco, Calif. (October 13, 2014) – Today Lightbox Pictures released the trailer to their third adventure film – Sugar Mountain – ahead of its November 25th release in association with Helly Hansen. Sign up at sugarmountainfilm.com today for an […] Movie Trailer SnowBrains | October 13, 2014 0 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
Valdez, AK | Heli Skiing with Black Ops Words and footage by Andy Brooks: “My name is Andy Brooks and i am a ski guide for Black Ops Valdez […] SnowBrains | March 20, 2014 1 Comment
Huge Avalanche Cleared from Road to Valdez, AK On January 26th, 2014, an avalanche came down onto the only road connecting Valdez, AK to the rest of the world: the Richardson Highway. The avalanche was massive and stopped the Lowe river creating an enormous lake that was 60 feet deep and half a mile long. The Clean Up! How does a massive avalanche get cleaned up? Dozers, excavators, side dumps and lots of hard […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 20, 2014 0 Comments
VIDEO: Valdez, AK = HUGE Avalanche & HUGE Clean Up Two weeks ago, an avalanche came down onto the only road connecting Valdez, AK to the rest of the world: the Richardson Highway. The avalanche was massive and stopped the Lowe river creating an enormous lake that was 60 feet deep and half a mile long. They’ve been cleaning this mess up for the past two weeks and they’ve got a lot left to do. The Clean Up! How does a massive avalanche get cleaned up? […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 11, 2014 0 Comments
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