Alyeska Resort- One of The Finest
Alyeska Resort is a favored resort for family vacations. Alyeska offers 2,500 vertical feet of terrain. Ideally the Alyeska Resort serves as the base camp for adventures on the Kenai Peninsula before or after your Alaskan cruise or as a part of your Alaska FIT. Girdwood has evolved from a gold mining town into Alaska’s only year-round resort community. Not many other people have the same idea, despite the fact that the Alyeska Resort gets about 782 inches of snowfall annually. Yet snow sport lovers from the lower 48 states perceive Girdwood Alaska to be a place characterized by extreme terrain, sub zero temperatures and perpetual darkness.
Alyeska Resort is a favored resort for family vacations. Alyeska offers 2,500 vertical feet of terrain. Ideally the Alyeska Resort serves as the base camp for adventures on the Kenai Peninsula before or after your Alaskan cruise or as a part of your Alaska FIT. Girdwood has evolved from a gold mining town into Alaska’s only year-round resort community. Not many other people have the same idea, despite the fact that the Alyeska Resort gets about 782 inches of snowfall annually. Yet snow sport lovers from the lower 48 states perceive Girdwood Alaska to be a place characterized by extreme terrain, sub zero temperatures and perpetual darkness.
Other winter activities that can be enjoyed in and around the Alyeska Resort include flight seeing, heliskiing, ocean cruising tours, dog sledding, ice climbing, back country skiing, mountaineering and polar bear watching tours. Another option for extreme terrain at Alyeska Resort is to traverse all the way across the main bowl and drop down into some fresh powder or continue to Max’s steeps. The famous Alyeska Resort in the state gets about 631 inches of snow ever year. It is 2751 feet from the top and 2501 inches vertically.
The season begins at the Alyeska Resort in mid November, and runs through mid April. This area of Alaska boasts the longest daytime areas in the United States, with approximately sixteen hours of daylight each day during April. During December, however, there are only about seven hours of daylight – which makes night time skiing necessary if you are going to get in the time that you want to spend on the slopes.
The Hotel Alyeska and Alyeska Resort features a variety of restaurants for the asorted tastes of its guests. The Pond Cafe is open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Snow-capped mountains, hanging glaciers and dancing Northern Lights make Alyeska Resort a winter wonderland where adventures abound. Alyeska offers 2,500 vertical feet of terrain. There is accommodation located close to the pistes but we would welcome additional information about any hotels or chalets in Alyeska Resort. Conditions are more reminiscent of early spring than they are in December, with several feet of deep soft snow covering all elevations of the mountain.
The Alyeska Resort in stunning Alaska is already offering season passes for the upcoming winter season, allowing visitors to experience everything that only the mountains of Alaska have to offer avid snowboarders and skiers. Numerous pass options are available for children, adults, senior citizens, families, entire seasons, special dates and engagements, ten-day passes, military passes and business passes as well. Though 35 miles south of Anchorage, Alyeska Resort is an easy drive with unlimited picture stops along the scenic Seward Highway, which has an All American Highway designation. Alyeska Resort, located 40 miles south of Anchorage, is Alaska’s premier year-round resort. The 1,400 acres of terrain with 2,500 feet of vertical rise, is serviced by nine lifts including a 60-passenger aerial tramway, and a high-speed bubble lift.
The Alyeska Resort’s glass enclosed 60-passenger aerial tramway attracts visitors from all over the region. It is open year round for those who enjoy the view from the top of Mount Alyeska, hike the numerous trails or dine at two restaurants (one casual, one fancy). No matter what you are looking for, the unique Alaska vacation, a ski vacation or both, you will find it here at Alyeska Resort.
Go to Winter Park Ski Vacations for more information on snow skiing as well as Backcountry Ski Equipment
Posted: December 28th, 2008 under Skiing Chat.
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