Alyeska Resort, Alaska
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Soaring to new levels of dog-bauchery!
Well we’ve had 364 days to get ready for the 3rd annual Ski Patrol Benefit Auction and you’ve had 364 days to prepare for a pre-opening powder skiing extravaganza with your patroller of choice! The costumes have morphed into their final stages and the music set list has been printed. …Read More
Got Snow? We do!!
Hope everyone is having a Happy New Year! If you are a snow junkie, you probably are… We hit the ground running full speed ahead this season and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down! With over 329 inches of snow since November 1st (420″ since October 1), Alyeska Ski Patrollers’ have …Read More
End of Seven Day Ops
More sunshine, warmer temps, and storms with more rain than snow confirm that our season has come to a close. The snowbunnies and ski bums are digging out bikes and rollerblades while varied thrushes sing in the morning and the saw-whet owls fill the night with music. Migration season is …Read More
February Storms in April
The blossoming megastorm hit us as forecasted. Chair Six didn’t open yesterday due to high winds. We were only able to open the North Face from the Sundeck down. It was blowing and snowing so hard that every run was a freshie. We woke the valley up by shooting all three guns today. …Read More
Mardi Gras Redux
Yesterday we talked at the Top of Two about how depressing it is that Steve Jobs and company have invented an app that will read to our children so we don’t have to. Today we skied pow. We finally got a Fat Tuesday after a long, long dry spell. Fourteen …Read More
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