Alyeska Ski Resort
Alaska, USA
| Resort Statistics | | vertical drop: | 2,500 feet | | summit: | 3,939 feet | | base: | 250 feet | | lifts: | 9 | | trails: | 68 | | longest run: | 10,560 feet |
Snowboarding | | permitted: | Yes | | terrain park: | Yes | | half-pipe: | Yes | | | Snow and Terrain | | annual snowfall: | 720 inches | | snowmaking: | 37% | | skiable area: | 1,000 acres | | easiest: | 11% | | more difficult: | 52% | | most difficult: | 37% |
Other Activities | | x-country: | 50 km | | snow tubing: | No |
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Snow dump raises avalanche peril at Turnagain Pass
December 11, 2008 - A storm that left nearly three feet of fresh snow at Alyeska Resort and a heavy load at Turnagain Pass has triggered fresh avalanche warnings.
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Alyeska: a new season
November 30, 2008 - In December of 1959 when Bud Gibbs first showed up at the base of Mount Alyeska with five friends, he was greeted by eight feet of snow and a little Poma lift -- essentially a T-bar -- that yanked skiers several hundred feet up the 3,939-foot mountain along the route Chair 3 now occupies.
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Trip tracker
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Fresh powder, face plants all part of opening day at Alyeska
November 27, 2008 - Fresh fluffies piled knee-high greeted snow lovers Thanksgiving eve as the Alyeska Resort in Girdwood kicked off its ski and snowboard season.
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Alaska scores a coup with alpine nationals
July 16, 2008 - Alaska pulled off a rare championship double this week when the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association confirmed that Alyeska Resort will host the U.S. Alpine Nationals March 24-31.
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Alaska scores a coup with alpine skiing nationals
July 16, 2008 - Alaska pulled off a rare championship double this week when the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association confirmed that Alyeska Resort will host the U.S. Alpine Nationals March 24-31.
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Extreme skier John Nicoletta died in jump off rock wall
April 15, 2008 - Extreme skier John Nicoletta lost control when he tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall, tumbling to his death in the Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood.
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Extreme skier dies at World Championships
April 14, 2008 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Colorado extreme skier John Nicoletta lost control when he tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall, tumbling to his death in the Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood.
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Extreme skier who started at Sugarloaf dies of fall in Alaska
April 14, 2008 - ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Extreme skier John Nicoletta lost control when he tried to ski off a band of rock called the Headwall, tumbling to his death in the Subaru Freeskiing World Championships at the Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood.
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Questions surround skier's death
April 13, 2008 - Until deadly disaster struck on the slopes above the Alyeska Ski Resort Friday, 27-year-old John Nicoletta had been living the life of a ski bum who drew a royal flush.
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