Valdez, AK, Report: Vicious Views Skiing Fresh Powder In Sunset Light

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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.

We started in an old favorite zone and found good snow.

As the day wore on, we bumped over to a huge, sunset-light-philic glacier that delivered.

High-quality powder snow.

Sugar Mountain. image: snowbrains

Spectacular light.

We skied into the sunset and let the light drip off every fibre of our beings.

I camped for a month on this glacier back in 2016, and being back here rekindled many a kind memory.

Thanks, Alaska!

Photos

Dragon Spines. image: snowbrains
First flower of spring! image: snowbrains
Ready. image: snowbrains
Motley Crew. image: snowbrains
Lovely. image: snowbrains
Waiting for a ride. image: snowbrains
Zig. image: snowbrains
Wind. image: snowbrains
Valdez Glacier. image: snowbrains
Ridge. image: snowbrains
Happy humans. image: snowbrains
Smoke. image: snowbrains
Sunset. image: snowbrains
Big one. image: snowbrains
So much terrain. image: snowbrains
The goods. image: snowbrains
Specks. image: snowbrains
One rouge. image: snowbrains
Silver lining. image: snowbrains
Slash. image: snowbrains
Layers. image: snowbrains
Last light. image: snowbrains
Homeward. image: snowbrains
Port Valdez. image: snowbrains
Valdez. image: snowbrains
Valdez. image: snowbrains
Philip. image: snowbrains
Miles and Ernesto in the guide meeting. image: snowbrains
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