Alyeska Resort Reviews

• Overall Rating 4
• Family Friendly 3
• Downhill Terrain 5
• Terrain Park
• Nightlife 2

Pros: Alyeska Hotel is superb with most everything

Cons: Go beyond the hotel to eat

Recommended Skill Level: Intermediate
Recommended For: Single/Newlyweds, Empty Nesters
Date Visited: Mar, 2008

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A good sized group of us planned a trip last year that fell in line with the Fur Rendevouz and Iditarod Dog Sled Race start in Anchorage. Alyeska is a relatively short bus ride away. The Iditarod is a chance of a lifetime experience all the way down to enjoying a carnival atmosphere and a reindeer sausage on the streets of Anchorage, and thats the only time of the year they serve a reindeer sausage. On to the resort review!

The experience at Alyeska was great, a lot of the runs are carved out of a huge bowl area as opposed to what a lot of people are used to. Very diverse terrain, and I would say that strong intermediates will have a good time here, being an expert isn't totally necessary but yields more opportunity. Lift lines were very short. If you stay on the hill when the sun starts to go down beware of the flat light in this type of terrain, it can play tricks on you and if you're not looking for markers specifically on cat tracks you could miss a turn.