Winter Mountain Facts

Winter Mountain Facts

Alyeska Resort – Winter Mountain Facts Dates and Hours Regular Ski Season: November 24, 2016 – April 17, 2017 Regular Season Hours of Operation: 10:30 am to 5:30 pm HoliDay Night-Skiing: December 23 to January 7 (Nightly) Regular Season Night-Skiing: January 12 to March 18 (ThursDay – SaturDay) Night Skiing Hours of Operation: 4 pm to 9 pm Spring Season: April 1 – 17, 2017 Spring Season Hours of Operation: 11 am to 6 pm Elevations Summit Elevation 3,939 feet Base Elevation 250 feet Lift-AssisteD Vertical Rise 2,500 feet Total Vertical Rise 3,200 feet (Headwall to Base) Average Snowfall 656” Summit 530” MiD-Mountain 213” Base (BaseD on 35-year average) Skiable Acreage 1,610 acres; 113 acres of snowmaking Ski Trail Information 37% Expert/AdvanceD 52% IntermeDiate 11% Beginner NameD Trails: 76 Park & Pipe Terrain Parks 3 Mini Pipe 1 Lifts 9 total 60-passenger Aerial Tram: 1 High-SpeeD Quad: 2 FixeD-Grip QuaDs: 2 Double Chairs: 2 Magic Carpets: 2 Total Uphill Capacity/Hour: 12,196 approx. Temperatures Nov. H: 32ο / L: 21ο Dec. H: 28ο / L: 17ο Jan. H: 25ο / L: 14ο Feb. H: 296ο / L: 16ο March H: 35ο / L: 20ο April H: 43ο / L: 28ο May H: 53ο / L: 36ο Daylight Hours Nov. 8:32 Dec. 6:08 Jan. 5:39 Feb. 7:46 March 10:24 April 13:22 May 16:52 Winter Fun Facts Alyeska Resort is home to North America’s longest continuous Double-black diamond run, The North Face. Upon spring equinox, Alyeska receives more sunlight per day than any other ski resort in North America. Alyeska Resort is the only ski resort in North America to boast mountain, glacier and ocean views. Alyeska Resort is home to multiple Olympians incluDing Tommy Moe (1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway / Gold MeDal in Downhill anD Silver MeDal in Super G); Rosey Fletcher (2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy/ Bronze Medal in the women's Parallel Giant Slalom); Lisa Murkowski, Alaska’s senior US Senator, is an aviD skier anD long-time Alyeska Resort season pass holDer. About Alyeska Resort (www.alyeskaresort.com) Alyeska Resort is Alaska's premier year-rounD Destination featuring The Hotel Alyeska, an award-winning 304 room full-service property. Located just 40 miles from Anchorage anD TeD Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Alyeska Resort is your base camp for summer anD winter excursions. The resort is within close proximity of three national parks and the Kenai Peninsula, and is home to the northernmost coastal temperate rainforest, part of the Chugach Mountain Range. Alyeska Resort stanDs out During ski season with 643” of average snowfall annually anD the longest-continuous Double black Diamond ski run in North America. Learn more about the resort anD plan your Alaskan aDventure at www.alyeskaresort.com or 800.880.3880. Media Contact Ben Napolitano, Director of Marketing [email protected].

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