Alyeska Resort
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Alyeska Resort is a ski resort in Alaska (United States). It has 30 km of downhill runs and 7 lifts. The runs go from 76 to 838 m (762 m vertical).
Base station
76 m (249 ft)
Top station
838 m (2,749 ft)
Vertical drop
762 m (2,500 ft)
Piste difficulty split
- Blue square: 2.2 km (7%)
- Black diamond: 13.1 km (45%)
- Double black: 13.7 km (47%)
Details
- Night skiing: Yes (1 floodlit run)
- Steepest spot: 85% (40°)
- Mostly facing west (28% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.
Lifts: 7
Gondola / cable car: 1 · Chairlift: 4
- Aerial Tram · Gondola / cable car · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 60 · 83–706 m
- Ted's Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 85–497 m
- Glacier Bowl Express · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 415–838 m
- Chair 7 · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 83–179 m
- Bear Cub Quad · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 93–183 m
- Wade's Way · 76–84 m
- Finnland · 96–112 m
On site
- 15 car parks (3 free)
- 5 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 6 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 80 cm, Snow depth 35 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 89 cm, Snow depth 62 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 72 cm, Snow depth 87 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 70 cm, Snow depth 106 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 61 cm, Snow depth 115 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 48 cm, Snow depth 94 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 607 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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