Ski Alaska at Beautiful Alyeska Resort

By Emery Noile

For ages, Alaska has been a source of awe and mystery. It's also famous for some of the world's best skiing. Of all the places to ski in Alaska, the Alyeska Resort is among the best. This area gets an average of 631 inches of snow every year, with a 2,501 foot vertical drop and a maximum elevation of 2,751 feet.

The Alyeska Resort offers some of the world's best skiing, but you won't find the slopes overly crowded and you won't have to wait in long lineups to use the lifts. There are nine lifts including two surface lifts, six chair lifts and one cable car line. Most of the 68 trails are designed for use by intermediate skiers, but beginners' and experts' trails are also available.

Night skiing at the Alyeska Resort brings more thrill and adventure to your vacation. At night, you'll see the snow capped mountains, hanging glaciers and those famous Northern Lights. This resort is ranked number nine on Skiing Magazine's list of the top twenty-five killer ski trips.

The season begins at the Alyeska Resort in the middle of November, and runs through the middle of April. This region of Alaska boasts the longest daytime areas in the United States, with approximately sixteen hours of daylight each day during April. Throughout December, though, there are only about seven hours of daylight -- which makes night time skiing necessary if you are going to get in the time that you want to spend on the slopes.

If you enjoy luxurious rooms and fine dining, the Alyeska Prince Hotel is the place to be. There is nightly entertainment available on site, with more nightlife spots located nearby.

If you enjoy tubing, then visiting the Glacier Tubing Park is an absolute must! Featuring two lanes of terrain and a surface lift, everyone in the family will delight in spending time at the tubing park. The Alyeska Terrain Park is a must for snowboarding devotees.

Other winter activities that can be enjoyed in and around the Alyeska Resort include heli-sking, ice climbing, ocean cruising tours, flight seeing, dog sledding, back country skiing, mountaineering, and polar bear watching.

At the Alyeska Resort, the ultimate winter vacation is yours to experience. Brave the elements, then come back to the hotel for some pampering. Get a taste of what Alaska can offer, and what skiing is meant to be!

Alyeska Resort has activities for the entire family to enjoy and countless unique sights and attractions. It really is the ultimate Alaskan ski getaway.

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