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