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