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Alyeska Resort ratings
Access: 5.0
Accommodation: 5.0
Cheap Rooms: 5.0
Luxury Hotels: 5.0
Snowsure: 5.0

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2011-12-25 | PowderRun, Montafon

25 Dec 2012


Alyeska Resort Ski Resort Guide

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Alyeska Resort Ski Resort Guide

Alyeska Resort, in the United States (Alaska State), is a medium sized ski resort with 9 ski lifts (6 chair lifts, 2 surface lifts) that offers skiers an impressive 762 metres (2500 feet) of vertical descent. Alyeska Resort has 1400 acres of terrain over 68 trails. Alyeska Resort is best suited to intermediate skiers and snowboarders but there is some terrain for beginners and advanced skiers. We have no information about the existence of any cross country ski trails at Alyeska Resort. For snowboarders, there is a terrain park and 2 half pipes. About one third of the trails at Alyeska Resort are covered by snow-making. The closest airport is at Anchorage and the transfer time is only 0.5 hours. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Alyeska Resort.

Resorts close to Alyeska Resort include: Alpenglow (24 km), Hilltop Ski Area (38 km), Klondike Heliskiing (870 km), Eaglecrest Ski Area (878 km), Tulsequah Heliskiing (908 km),

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Trails (Pistes): 68 Halfpipes: 2
Summit: 1201 m Toplift: m
Beg: 11% Int: 52% Adv: 37% Terrain Parks: 1
Vertical Drop: 762 m X-Country: -
Lifts: 9 (6 chair lifts, 2 surface lifts) Snowmaking: 40%
Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1 Slopeside accommodation: Y
Restaurants: 9 Acres of ski: 1400
Bars: - Nearest Airport: Anchorage
Nearest Train: - Tourist Info Phone:: 907-754-1111,
Alyeska Resort Tourist Office Website

Visitor Reviews of Alyeska Resort


John Brawn from United States writes:

Yah, I wouldn't recommend it either. My youngest almost got eaten there! Kidding, but all around seem hungry + moving too fast to be up to any good.

2011-05-08

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  • Season opens: 23 Nov 2011
  • Season closes: 27 May 2012


City Forecasts
Closest to Alyeska Resort

city forecasts
Anchorage, United States 52 km
Butte, United States 55 km
Gateway, United States 59 km
Palmer, United States 61 km
Wasilla, United States 62 km

Surf Breaks
Closest to Alyeska Resort

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Bird Point (Tidal Bore), United States 131 km
Termination Point, United States 402 km
Mill Bay, United States 404 km
Monashka Bay, United States 406 km
Fossil Beach Kodiak, United States 444 km

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Mountain Peaks
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Bird Peak, United States 13 km
Polar Bear Peak, United States 13 km
Eagle Peak (Alaska), Alaska United States 17 km
Indianhouse Mountain, United States 27 km
Ptarmigan Peak (Alaska), Alaska United States 29 km