Valdez, AK Report: Popping A Wheelie on Long Powder Spines in Sun & Shade Report from April 8, 2023 Saturday was our last day with 3 world cup skiers (Travis Ganong, Steven Nyman, Marie Gagnon) and our old buddy Jeff with Pulseline Adventure. It was a big powder day and we headed out to a mellow spine zone that always skis like a dream. Travis and I had skied out here the previous year. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Knee Deep Blower Powder Report from April 7, 2023 Last Friday we flew out of the Valdez airport after a healthy amount of new snow with Pulseline Adventure. We flew straight to the Hoodoo Glacier zone and it was deep… Knee deep. The first turns were dreamy, creamy, and real. Sluffs were running fast and far. It was true Alaska skiing. We hit two […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 12, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Steep Skiing & Sluff In Our 2014 Shoup Glacier Camp Zone Report from April 5, 2023 On Wednesday we got our into a zone we’d camped in for a month back in 2014. We guided a group of Aussies there while they made a movie called Sugar Mountain. We skied 2 runs we’d skied back in 2014 and it was very neat to be back. We skied 5 runs this day […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 9, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: “Alaskan Velvet” in Big Terrain With 3 World Cup Skiers Report April 3, 2023 On Monday, we went straight for the big terrain with Pulseline Adventure in Valdez, AK. Pencil Glacier Schwan Glacier We skied big lines. Long lines. Fun lines. The snow was a nice recrystallized joy. Especially after the previous day’s challenging snow in many spots. We glided over recrystallized (near surface facets) snow – what I like […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 9, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Skiing Above Lake Tahoe, I Mean, Valdez Harbor With 3 World Cup Ski Racers Report from April 2, 2023 On April 2nd, we skied directly above Lake Tahoe, I mean, Valdez Harbor with World Cup ski racers Travis Ganong, Steve Nyman, Marie Gagnon with Pulseline Adventure. We also got to ski with our good buddies Jeff and Gabe 🙂 It was a an all-time crew. The views were horribly good. The snow was a […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 6, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Steep Skiing & Spread Eagles During a Secret Event Report from March 28, 2023 Last week, we were lucky enough to witness a very special on snow event. We were guiding a VIP crew who was there to watch the event. Fortunately, between segments of the event, we got the VIPs out for a couple of runs. The first run was steep and featured. The 2nd was mellow and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 4, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK Report: Skiing in Some of the Most Raw, Gorgeous Terrain on Earth – The Schwan Glacier Report from March 27, 2023 Day #2 of our heli-ski guiding season in Valdez, AK with Pulseline Adventure was giggly fun. We skied off the Schwan Glacier deep in the Forest Service terrain. This is some of the rawest, most gorgeous terrain on Earth. Run #1: Big mountain skiing with some exposure in challenging wind-affected snow – long run all […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | April 1, 2023 0 Comments
Valdez, AK, Report: Big Lines in the Shade + Happy Powder in the Sun Off the Pencil Glacier Report from March 26, 2023 I arrived in Alaska on March 21st for my 16th ski trip here and my 2nd season of heli-ski guiding. I went through 4 days of guide training with Pulseline Adventure: Crevasse Rescue Avalanche Rescue Medical Fuel Truck Dispatch Aircraft Safety After guide training, my clients arrived on Saturday and we were ready to roll […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | March 30, 2023 0 Comments
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