Alyeska Resort Alaska, US
30 km M trails
757 m vertical
7 lifts
❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ very heavy snow
1,059 cm a season, measured
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Where it is Vancouver — town, pop. 662,248 Alyeska Resort Vancouver Alaska Anchorage — town, pop. 289,600 Eagle River — town, pop. 24,793 Arctic Valley Hilltop Ski Area Skeetawk Alyeska Resort Anchorage Eagle River Within 30 km Girdwood — town, pop. 2,250 Alyeska Resort Alyeska Resort Girdwood Closed today
Season: Nov 28 – Apr 25
26/27 Passes Pass What it grants Blackouts Ikon Pass 7 days no blackout dates Ikon Base 5 days no blackout dates
The mountain 837 m summit
757 m vertical
80 m base
Region Anchorage, Alaska, United States Where it stands trails
30 km median 19 km
66%
vertical
757 m median 324 m
86%
advanced or harder
46% median 28%
94%
novice or easy
8% median 22%
10%
snowfall
1,059 cm median 207 cm · model here 1,011 cm
99%
this resort middle half median model
The right-hand figure: higher than this share of the class. Trails, vertical and snowfall against the 330 North American resorts on a pass; terrain mix against the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km . Snowfall is the model's figure for every resort.
The Season 52% of Dec–Mar days it snows
10 days, longest snowy stretch
model Snow on the ground 100 200 300 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun planned season
Snowfall, season to date model 500 1000 1500 cm Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun planned season
middle half of winters typical (dashed: model) 2025/26 planned season
Snow on the ground: measured at Mt. Alyeska (SNOTEL sensor), 0.4 km away; 18 winters · Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.05 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean · natural snow, a groomed base runs deeper
Terrain
above: this resort · below: typical of the 84 North American resorts of 25 km to 60 km
novice green circle 0.1 km · 1 runeasy green circle 2.2 km · 4 runsintermediate blue square 13.1 km · 34 runsadvanced black diamond 13.7 km · 31 runsother 1 km · 3 runsNorth American grading.
Trail map Sitzmark Run — green circle (novice) Perseverence — green circle (easy) Blueberry Hill — green circle (easy) Chair 3 Road — green circle (easy) Christmas — green circle (easy) Tanaka Cat Road — blue square (intermediate) Corkscrew — blue square (intermediate) Switchback — blue square (intermediate) Upper Race Trail — blue square (intermediate) unnamed run — blue square (intermediate) Hammel Highway — blue square (intermediate) Lower Confidence — blue square (intermediate) Sourdough — blue square (intermediate) South Edge — blue square (intermediate) Confidence — blue square (intermediate) Weir — blue square (intermediate) Main Street — blue square (intermediate) Cabbage Patch — blue square (intermediate) Ego Flats — blue square (intermediate) Klondike — blue square (intermediate) Trapline — blue square (intermediate) Jetway — blue square (intermediate) Lower Vom Imhof — blue square (intermediate) Champagne — blue square (intermediate) Silvertip Face — blue square (intermediate) Lower Race Trail — blue square (intermediate) Rollover — blue square (intermediate) Upper Vom Imhof — blue square (intermediate) Denali — blue square (intermediate) Silvertip — blue square (intermediate) Dogleg — blue square (intermediate) Runway — blue square (intermediate) Klondike Cutoff — blue square (intermediate) Spoon Line — blue square (intermediate) Mambo — blue square (intermediate) Mighty Mite — blue square (intermediate) Alpine — blue square (intermediate) Cheechacko — blue square (intermediate) Jetway — blue square (intermediate) Black Friday — black diamond (advanced) Tram Pocket — black diamond (advanced) South Face — black diamond (advanced) Little Dipper — black diamond (advanced) Prospector — black diamond (advanced) Chili Dog — black diamond (advanced) Steilhang — black diamond (advanced) Home Stretch — black diamond (advanced) Jay's Way — black diamond (advanced) Don's Run — black diamond (advanced) Tanaka Hill — black diamond (advanced) Tiger Trap — black diamond (advanced) Eagle Rock — black diamond (advanced) High Traverse — black diamond (advanced) Gail's Gully — black diamond (advanced) Short Cut — black diamond (advanced) Ballroom — black diamond (advanced) Waterfall — black diamond (advanced) Big Dipper — black diamond (advanced) Jim's Branch — black diamond (advanced) Blue Lagoon — black diamond (advanced) Peel Off — black diamond (advanced) Autobahn — black diamond (advanced) Barnyard — black diamond (advanced) Voluptuous Rolls — black diamond (advanced) Surprise Gully — black diamond (advanced) Citation — black diamond (advanced) Chilkoot Ridge — black diamond (advanced) Max's Traverse — black diamond (advanced) Ptarmigan Gully — black diamond (advanced) White Friday — black diamond (advanced) Wade's Way — magic carpet — 76 m to 84 m Wade's Way — magic carpet — 76 m to 84 m Glacier Bowl Express — chairlift — 415 m to 838 m Glacier Bowl Express — chairlift — 415 m to 838 m Finnland — magic carpet — 96 m to 112 m Finnland — magic carpet — 96 m to 112 m Bear Cub Quad — chairlift — 93 m to 183 m Bear Cub Quad — chairlift — 93 m to 183 m Chair 7 — chairlift — 83 m to 179 m Chair 7 — chairlift — 83 m to 179 m Ted's Express — chairlift — 85 m to 497 m Ted's Express — chairlift — 85 m to 497 m Aerial Tram — cable car — 83 m to 706 m Aerial Tram — cable car — 83 m to 706 m 500 m lift1 cable car4 chairlifts2 magic carpetsruns coloured as on the terrain bar · north is up · OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Full screen ↗ Lifts and runs by name Lifts Wade's Way, Glacier Bowl Express, Finnland, Bear Cub Quad, Chair 7, Ted's Express, Aerial Tram Green circle Sitzmark Run, Perseverence, Blueberry Hill, Chair 3 Road, Christmas Blue square Tanaka Cat Road, Corkscrew, Switchback, Upper Race Trail, Hammel Highway, Lower Confidence, Sourdough, South Edge, Confidence, Weir, Main Street, Cabbage Patch, Ego Flats, Klondike, Trapline, Jetway, Lower Vom Imhof, Champagne, Silvertip Face, Lower Race Trail, Rollover, Upper Vom Imhof, Denali, Silvertip, Dogleg, Runway, Klondike Cutoff, Spoon Line, Mambo, Mighty Mite, Alpine, Cheechacko Black diamond Black Friday, Tram Pocket, South Face, Little Dipper, Prospector, Chili Dog, Steilhang, Home Stretch, Jay's Way, Don's Run, Tanaka Hill, Tiger Trap, Eagle Rock, High Traverse, Gail's Gully, Short Cut, Ballroom, Waterfall, Big Dipper, Jim's Branch, Blue Lagoon, Peel Off, Autobahn, Barnyard, Voluptuous Rolls, Surprise Gully, Citation, Chilkoot Ridge, Max's Traverse, Ptarmigan Gully, White Friday Nearby FAQ Is Alyeska Resort on the Ikon Pass? Yes. The Ikon Pass grants 7 days at Alyeska Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. Is Alyeska Resort on the Ikon Base? Yes. The Ikon Base grants 5 days at Alyeska Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates. How much snow does Alyeska Resort get? Alyeska Resort has very heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 1059 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons. What else can I ski nearby on the same pass? Nothing within 160 km shares a pass with it. Sources Pass terms Ikon Mountain figures OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap Season dates and live status skiresort.info Snow on the ground USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo Snowfall, measured OnTheSnow, 10-season mean Snowfall, model ERA5, ~10 km grid, at mid-mountain Data (ODbL) · Method
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