North American Ski Resorts A-Z

Alyeska (Alaska), USA

Resort height:

 75m

 

Slopes:

 75-1200m

 

Pistes:

 785 acres

 

 

General snow cover

 

4.5/5

 

Snow quality (upper)

4/5

 

Snow quality (lower)

3/5

 

Resort level snow

3.5/5

 

Powder potential

4.5/5

Much like Whistler, Alyeska’s proximity to the ocean means that extremes of temperature are unlikely.

 

At lower elevations, snow quality is variable. Higher up, average snowfall is exceptional, but bad weather can be disruptive.