Alyeska Resort
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- "Alyeska" redirects here. For the consortium of oil companies, see Alyeska Pipeline Service Company. Alyeska is also the native name for Alaska.
Alyeska Resort is a ski resort that is located in Girdwood, Alaska, approximately 50 miles from the city of Anchorage. Mount Alyeska is part of the Chugach mountain range. It is the biggest ski mountain in the state of Alaska. The Alyeska Ski Corporation was founded in 1954, and the first chair lift and day lodge was opened in 1959. The Roundhouse ski lodge and ski patrol station at the top of the mountain began construction in 1960, and is still standing today.
Currently, Alyeska has six (6) chair lifts and one (1) high-speed tram. Of the 6 chairlifts, one is co-owned by Alyeska and the Tanaka Corporation (Chair 5). Chair 6 is a high-speed bubble-quad, while Chairs 4 and 7 are normal quads. Chair 1 is the oldest chair lift on the mountain, and leads all the way up to the Roundhouse.
Both Chair 1 and the tram end at the top of the mountain. Chair 1 ends at the Roundhouse, while the tram ends in a much newer facility, built for the skiers. The facility contains both a normal skier lodge as well as a 4-star restaurant. At the base of the tram is the Alyeska Prince Hotel.
Mount Alyeska is a fairly challenging mountain, and has a much higher percentage of advanced and expert runs, as compared to most other mountains in North America. It has a small section for the novice, but the rest of the mountain is almost entirely for the intermediate and the advanced skiers.
[edit] External links
- Alyeska Resort official website
