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Girdwood, Alaska –November 15, 2007 – With the 130 inches that fell since November 1, Alyeska Resort mountain crews have been hard at work preparing the upper-mountain for the first opening of the 2007-2008 season. The upper mountain boasts 84 inches of snow pack, while midway has 48 inches, and the base has 22 inches.

Last season Alyeska Resort broke an all-time record with over 283” of snow in the month of December alone. The final snowfall count for the 2006-07 season was 668” making Alyeska Resort one of the few resort to boast over 600” of annual snow.

The early heavy snowfall Alyeska Ski Area has received has created a flurry of activities on the mountain in the past week. Preparations have included extensive avalanche mitigation, prior to the finishing touches of grooming and signage to ensure safety of the guests.

Alyeska Resort Increases Commitment to Stop Global Warming with Denali Green Tags from the non-profit Bonneville Foundation’s SkiGreen Program

GIRDWOOD, AK – Alyeska Resort announced today that it was offsetting the carbon footprint of 100 percent of the energy used by its Tram by purchasing 403,200 kilowatt-hours of annual renewable energy over the next ten years. Alyeska Resort’s purchased the carbon footprint offset through a partnership with Denali Green Tag’s Tour Green Program and Bonneville Environmental Foundation’s (BEF) SkiGreen program which provides clean energy options throughout the State of Alaska. “The Denali Green Tag program affords the resort and its customers an opportunity not only to offset much of Alyeska’s carbon footprint, but to do so in support of renewable energy resources right here at home, more specifically the Fire Island wind project,” commented John Byrne, Alyeska Resort owner. “I would like to thank Larry Daniels, Jason Lott, and Rosey Fletcher for bringing this issue to the forefront.

GIRDWOOD, AK (May 9, 2007) - The Hotel Alyeska is launching a comprehensive three phase multi million dollar renovation that will start the month of May enhancing areas of the hotel and mountain.

The Hotel Alyeska’s 304 guest rooms will receive a comprehensive makeover. Phase I consist of a $3.5 million guest room upgrade including plush new carpets, new Serta’s Presidential Pillow Top Mattress bed packages, light fixtures, desk chairs, Judith Jackson spa amenities, designer shower curtains, and new artwork from Edward Curtis depicting Native Alaska images.

“We are excited about the enhancements to the hotel and mountain”, said Wade Gesteuyala, Director of Rooms at The Hotel Alyeska. “The new rooms renovations will help make the Hotel Alyeska the hotel of choice for business and leisure travelers.”

GIRDWOOD, AK – February 23, 2007 it has been a busy 75 days since John Byrne III purchased Alyeska Resort. Saturday night, Mr. Byrne unveiled his plans for the future expansion of Alyeska Resort at the annual Girdwood 2020 dinner.

Mr. Byrne and his management team have spent every waking moment working with the product from snowmaking and snow safety crews getting the resort open to working through each and every restaurant menu item. Mr. Byrne realized early on from a planning point of view there are two main objectives, to make over the existing Alyeska Resort master plan, and to develop a conceptual master plan for expansion into Winner Creek. “Each objective with the goal of transforming Girdwood into the four season resort we all believe it is capable of,” comments Mr. Byrne.