Alyeska riding guide - World Snowboard Guide

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Freeriding

Freeriders who know the score, have a damn fine mountain to check out with some very challenging terrain on offer. The double blacks on North Face will give you the chance to go wild at speed, as will the double black listed as Max's. There is also plenty of intermediate freeride terrain with lots of okay red and blue trails both on and off-piste. If you hike to the summit, you can gain access to the Glacier Bowl which has a superb descent down a wide, open expanse of deep snow. For those not content with the easy access slopes there is heli-boarding and snowcats tours in the Chugach mountain range, where you will get to see Alaska as it should be, wild, un-tamed, spectacular, orgasmic.

Freestylers

Freestylers are well catered for here with an abundance of natural hits to get air, such as the nice banks on the Mambo. The resort also has a good terrain park which is furnished with a good set of obstacles. Alyeska 300 foot halfpipe is located on the Don's Gully area off lift 4, and is groomed to perfection with Alaskas only pipe grooming machine providing 10 foot high walls.

Pistes

Alyeska, Glacier bowl

Carvers would be the ones to feel a little left out here, as this place couldn't really be described as a good carvers resort.

Beginners

Beginners don't have a vast area of novice slopes but what is on offer is not bad especially on the lower areas off Lift 3. Avoid this area at the end of the day as it becomes the busy homebound route for everyone coming down off the mountain.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 9
Chair lifts: 6
Drag lifts: 2
Other lifts: 1 Tram
Max people per hour: 10,355
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 68
Total ride area: 1000 acres
Longest run: 1.5miles (2.4km)

Top lift: 838m
Vertical drop: 762m
First lift: 76m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 11%
Red runs: 52%
Black runs: 37%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
1 day $52
1/2day $37
1/2 day and night $45
Season $1029
Lift times:10.30am 9.30pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 20m
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 42%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: 2 hour group $35
1 hour private $60
Snowboard Hire: board and boots $32-35day
Night Riding: : Friday & Saturday 27 trails lit from 4:30 to 9:30 (night only $21)

Other activities

Heliboarding: : 6/7 drops a day from Feb 14 to April 12 $650p
Snowmobiles: 1/2 day to all day trip starts at $150

Further information

www.alyeskaresort.com/
Email:guestservices@alyeskaresort.com

An excellent resort with great freeriding that will please freeriders of all levels. There is a high level of good local facilities within easy reach of the slopes.

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ON THE SLOPES: Very good
OFF THE SLOPES: Very good
MONEY WISE: A bit on the expensive side, but well worth the money.

HALFPIPE: Yes - 1
TERRAIN PARK: Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:Yes
TREE RUNS:Yes

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