The Alyeska Ski Resort in Girdwood, Alaska offers some of the best skiing in the world. The area gets an annual average of 631 inches of snow, with an elevation of 2751 feet and 2501 vertical drop. What could be better than no long lift lines, slopes that are not overly crowded and fabulous skiing. There are 68 trails for beginners, intermediates and advanced levels, views of snow-capped mountains, hanging glaciers and the famous Northern Lights.
This ski resort is ranked 9 out of 25 killer ski trips by Skiing Magazine. The season at the Alyeska Resort begins in mid-November and runs through April. The ski resort features the Alyeska Prince Hotel with its elegant rooms, fine dining and nightly entertainment. Besides skiing the resort offers: tubing, snowboarding, flight seeing, helisking, ocean cruising tours, dog sledding, ice climbing, back-country skiing, mountaineering and polar bear viewing.
The Alyeska Ski Resort is the ultimate winter vacation from braving the elements to spa pampering at the hotel. It offers a fabulous family ski vacation. Sign up for Newsletter
