| If you're anything like me, you like to have a great | | | | Longest Run: 7,920 ft |
| time skiing or snowboarding. I'm more into | | | | Snowmaking: 0 % |
| snowboarding, and as quite a few other people, I | | | | Number of Lifts: 14 |
| enjoy going to resorts where there are less people, | | | | 2. Eaglecrest Ski Area - the Eaglecrest ski resort is a |
| and the site is less commercialized. Among the few | | | | community-owned ski resort that is located 12 miles |
| places which still remain this way, you can count the | | | | from downtown Juneau on Douglas island. The ski |
| Alaska skiing and snowboarding resorts. Most people | | | | and snowboard season at Eaglecrest runs from early |
| don't think about going to Alaska because there are | | | | December through mid-April. Most of the terrain is |
| so many ski resorts in North America, so why travel | | | | suitable for beginner and intermediate skiers and |
| so far? That leaves you with opened slopes and half | | | | snowboarders |
| empty lift lines. | | | | Base Elevation: 1,200 ft |
| Let's take a quick look at some of the best of | | | | Summit Elevation: 2,600 ft |
| Alaska's skiing or snowboarding resorts: | | | | Vertical Drop: 1,400 ft |
| 1. Moose mountain, Alaska ski resort - Moose | | | | Skiable Area: 640 acres |
| mountain is over 1250 ft feet of vertical, and has | | | | Annual Snowfall: 300 in |
| both beginner slopes as well as advanced slops. Due | | | | Longest Run: 10,560 ft |
| to the mountain's southern exposure, the area is | | | | Snowmaking: 6 % |
| shielded from the prevailing Northeasterly winds, and | | | | Number of Lifts: 4 |
| thus receives hours of sun each day. This makes the | | | | Uphill Lift Capacity: 2,600 per hour |
| mountain 20-30 degrees warmer than the nearby | | | | Types of Lifts: 1 Tubing Lift, 1 Surface Lift, 2 Double |
| city. | | | | Chairs |
| Base Elevation: 680 ft | | | | Number of Trails: 31 |
| Summit Elevation: 1,987 ft | | | | 3. Alyeska Resort - The Alyeska was voted one of |
| Vertical Drop: 1,307 ft | | | | the best ski resorts in the world by the ski magazine. |
| Skiable Area: 200 acres | | | | This resprt has a great snowboarding park, and it's |
| Annual Snowfall: 70 in | | | | also very suitable for families. |