ALYESKA
Ski & Snowboard Resort Review
Alyeska, ALASKA, USA offers fantastic skiing and snowboarding opportunities in one of the most scenic resorts in the World. Receiving over 600 inches of snow each season Alyeska remains surprisingly uncrowded throughout the winter season.
Skiing and Snowboarding Terrain at Alyeska
The terrain at Alyeska consists of long liked trails, open powder bowls, steep faces and expert only chutes.
Advanced Skiing and Snowboarding
Most of the advanced terrain is above the tree level on fast steep challenging ungroomed areas. Once up the Alyeska Tramway catch Chair 6 up and turn left down either Christmas or New Years Chutes, they are short and steep. This will get you onto the North Face double black diamond terrain, from here pick your route down, just be on the lookout for hidden cliff drops and lips!
After fresh snowfalls the upper areas of Glacier Bowl and Headwall, only accessible by hiking from Chair 6, are as close to inbounds heli skiing and snowboarding you’ll get.
Intermediate Skiing and Snowboarding
Intermediates have the best of both worlds at Alyeska, with groomed long winding trails, gentle powder bowls and some treed lined terrain. All the intermediate trails are groomed on a nightly basis.
For a long descent from the top of the Alyeska Tramway turn right and head down Main Street to The Weir before cutting into Runway to Van Imhof Drive then down the Lower Race Trail to Chair 4.
Beginner Skiing and Snowboarding
The beginner trails at the mountain base are all serviced by Chair 3 and Chair 7. The trails are wide and flat, perfect for learning on. As confidence grows head to the neighbouring Tanaka Hill trail.
The Alyeska Mountain Learning Center have ‘learn 2 ski & ride’ packages available with 2 hour long group lessons and experienced instructors.
Alyeska Night Skiing and Snowboarding
27 trails are illuminated for night skiing and snowboarding every Friday and Saturday nights from 4.30pm to 9.30pm.Friday and Saturday from 4:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Other Activities at Alyeska
For a day off the slopes try some of the many activities available in and around Alyeska Resort, take a Flight Seeing tour in either a helicopter or small plane, go heli skiing and snowboarding, take an ocean cruise from Anchorage, go dog sledding, ice climbing, mountaineering, cross country skiing or snow shoeing.
The Glacier Tubing Park at Alyeska has 2 lanes and a surface lift and provides hours of fun for the family.
Alyeska Heli Skiing and Snowboarding
Chugach Powder Guides have heli skiing and snowboarding tours through the Chugach Mountain Ranges exploring the giant mountain faces, glaciers, treed areas and gentle bowls. The experienced guides guarantee 16,000 vertical feet will be covered in a day!
Chugach Powder Guides also have day long snowcat skiing and snowboarding tours.
Alyeska Restaurants
The restaurants at Hotel Alyeska source only the best seasonal ingredients and fresh seafood. Teppanyaki Katsura Restaurant takes advantage of the fresh seafood with four course meals consisting of Alaskan king crab and Alaskan Salmon with lobster, beef fillet and New York steaks. The Pond Café is a family favourite open for breakfast lunch and dinner specializing in seafood. The Auroa Bar and Lounge has a sports themed bar as well as a piano bar with views across the resort and stays open late.
Outside the hotel the Sitzmark Bar and Grill located slope side has monster burgers and tasty sandwiches great for a hearty lunch.
At the top of the Alyeska Tramway at 2,300 feet are 2 restaurants the Glacier Express and Seven Glaciers. Glacier Express is a cafeteria style restaurant open only during the day while Seven Glaciers, open for dinner is a fine dining experience with menu options of scallop bisque, crab cakes and Mesquite veal. Wines from across the country are served to complement the local cuisine.
Alyeska Shopping
There are ski and snowboard equipment and hire shops at Alyeska as well as gift and souvenir stores. The Alyeska Hotel has a clothing shop, art shop and a liquor store.
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Your Alyeska Ski & Snowboard Resort Reviews
Simon Muir, UK. April 2006 Well I finally did it. I made it to Alyeska after years of saying I would go I actually did. I stayed at the Alyeska Prince Hotel and was spoilt rotten. The hotel has it's own tramway that I caught each morning straight to the top of the resort before cruising down the piste's around Chair 1. My all time favourite trail was Silvertip, from the top of Chair 6 you can wind across the bowl and all the way down the mountain to the day lodge area and Chair 4. A must do. The resort has really varied terrain, lots for intermediates like me as well as moguls and really steep extreme outback heli skiing areas. It doesn't look very big on the map but in actual fact it is very large. I would thoroughly encourage anyone to go to Alyeska, it makes for a truly memorable vacation.
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