I discovered Alyeska last season when I was searching North America for resorts that had lots of snow. Today they’re reporting 23cms overnight with a 215cm base. The base is about equivalent to what Fernie has right now. One thing I noticed from poking around their website is that the heli-skiing and cat skiing up(…)
This video was uploaded to youtube last weekend and it captures all the fun and excitement from December 19th when conditions were arguably at their best last week. Craig’s Tumblr Blog described the conditions last Wednesday as, “as good as it gets”. Imagine tons of light and fresh powder with very few people out there(…)
In Norse mythology those who die in combat travel to a great hall known as Valhalla. It brings to mind images of Thor and very cold places packed with the souls of the dead. I’m really not sure what that has to do with skiing but I did like the trailer for their new film(…)
This video is both visually beautiful and emotionally soothing. I was hooked after the first ski sequence where they ripped up the powder while night skiing. Very innovative and very cool! Watch it in full screen mode and you won’t be disappointed. I’ve been watching ski videos from Hokkaido, Japan, for a year or two(…)